An 84-page report from the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit that is part of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Research Division, believes that DHS uses language that is “insulting, demeaning, dehumanizing, offensive, embarrassing, or othering or otherwise make individuals feel uncomfortable, marginalized, disrespected, or unsafe.”
Although California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has publicly supported Israel following Hamas’ attack, he has privately raised funds for organizations involved with anti-Israel protests, a report from the Washington Free Beacon found.
Representative Julie Brownley from California (D) is leading the charge to remove gendered words from federal law, replacing the terms with gender-neutral language.