GOP Senators today banded together today in a concerted but failed attempt to kill the federal judgeship nomination of Alison Nathan, a lesbian jurist whose law...
The Senate has just killed the House’s Paul Ryan budget plan, by a vote of 57-40, just one day after a Democrat won a Republican stronghold...
The GOP attempt to defund Planned Parenthood failed in the Senate tonight by a vote of 58-42. The defunding of “Obamacare” met a similar fate, failing...
Matt Baume’s weekly news video focusing on marriage equality. This week Baume looks at an anti-gay North Carolina caught by The New Civil Rights Movement’s Scott...
With tax cuts, unemployment benefits, the START treaty, the DREAM Act, a Ground Zero workers’ health care bill, continued funding of government operations, not to mention...
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Justin Elzie, the first Marine to come out under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” He served as an openly-gay Marine...
In 36 degree weather, hundreds stood in line for hours in front of the Interior Department well before the requested 7:00 AM invitation time to watch...
The Senate voted successfully for cloture yesterday on the Obama tax cuts deal hammered out between the White House and the Congressional Republicans last week, passing...
Yes, Lady Gaga is taking a road trip to Portland, Maine, to urge moderate Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to stand up to Senator...
At 7:10 PM ET, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced S-4022, the standalone bill to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The bill, under rule XIV, was introduced...
News is flying all over the place. Here’s the latest — Susan Collins, who supposedly is willing to vote for repeal if Harry Reid can figure...
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) in partnership with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) plans to bring a standalone bill to a vote...
Is President Obama working to get the votes to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? There’s possibly a vote tonight. Aubrey Sarvis, the executive director for Servicemembers...
The Republicans claim to care so much about our nation’s troops, yet spend their time voting against funding our military, voting against giving our service members...
Kerry Eleveld of The Advocate just reported that Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) stated, “I am confident that we have more than 60 votes prepared to take...