LGBT Debate Shackles Trump Harassment Police

A political dispute over LGBT and religious rights is threatening to handcuff the Trump administration agency that enforces harassment and discrimination law in the midst of the #MeToo era.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission won’t have enough members for a quorum if the Senate doesn’t break a logjam on nominations for three EEOC seats before the end of the year. That could leave the agency—which has stepped up harassment enforcement and training efforts over the last year—without the authority to green light new policy decisions, certain big ticket lawsuits, and significant spending.

At the center of the debate is Chai ...