"White House Condemns Ban on Pride Flags at US Embassies in New Spending Bill"

The White House criticized congressional Republicans for including a provision in the government funding bill that effectively bans LGBTQ Pride flags from being flown over US embassies, calling it inappropriate and pledging to work with Congress to repeal it. The measure permits only certain flags to be flown over embassies, but does not restrict what flags can be flown elsewhere on embassy grounds or in offices. The White House spokesperson also noted that the administration successfully prevented over 50 other policy provisions targeting the LGBTQ community that Republicans had sought to insert into the legislation.