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Awkward: GOP Pol Votes Against Same Sex Marriage Bill Days Before Gay Son's Wedding
Politics may not be personal for Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, the GOP House member from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, who voted against same sex marriage this week in Congress days before his son's gay wedding.
Liz Cheney Braces for Primary Loss as Focus Shifts to 2024
Liz Cheney's unrelenting criticism of Trump from a Capitol Hill committee room represents the centerpiece of an unconventional campaign strategy that may well lead to her political demise, at least in the short term.
Out Sen. Baldwin Calls Out Marco Rubio For Saying Gay Marriage Vote is a 'Stupid Waste of Time'
Out Wisconsin Sen.Tammy Baldwin reportedly had some choice words with Sen. Marco Rubio after he called the gay marriage vote a "stupid waste of time."
Where Do Senate Republicans Stand on Protecting Marriage Equality?
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to protect marriage equality in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent revocation of women's rights. Will the Senate follow suit?
Trump, Pence Campaign For Rivals in Ariz. Governor's Race
Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, held rival campaign events in Arizona on Friday, turning the governor's race into a broader referendum on the Republican Party's future.
'Don't Say Gay' Invoked Against Abortion, Contraception Education in Miami Schools
On Wednesday, the Miami-Dade School Board decided against adopting sex education textbooks that discuss those two topics.
Pressure on Senate GOP after Bill Protecting Marriage Equality Passes House
The Senate unexpectedly launched a new push Wednesday to protect same-sex marriage in federal law after a surprising number of Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in the House.
Trump, Pence Rivalry Intensifies as they Consider 2024 Runs
Former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump will hold dueling events in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state.
Watch: Ted Cruz Says Supreme Court's 2015 Marriage Equality Ruling 'Clearly Wrong'
Sen. Ted Cruz echoed two of the Supreme Court's most conservative justices with remarks he made July 16 to the effect that the Court was "clearly wrong" in striking down barriers to marriage equality in 2015.
House to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage, Push Back Against Court
The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, confronting a Supreme Court that sparked concerns about established rights by overturning Roe v. Wade.
No Major Problems with Ballot Drop Boxes in 2020, AP Finds
The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S.
Is Madison Cawthorn Hollywood Bound?
Ex-congressman and Trump supporter Madison Cawthorn has been keeping a low profile since he lost in a primary battle in May. But after being spotted on trip back from L.A., there is speculation he might work for Fox News.
Wisconsin GOP Lawmaker Slams U.S. Embassies Flying Pride Flag
An anti-LGBTQ+ Republican representing Wisconsin says that people in countries around the world will think gays are the reason for American prosperity.
Parroting Trump, GOP Primary Losers Cast Doubt on Elections
Running on a platform that denies President Donald Trump's defeat two years ago, some GOP candidates, having lost primaries, now insisting that those primaries were rigged.
Ocasio-Cortez Navigates the Expectations that Come with Fame
As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being a celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents.
Out Lawmaker Suspended from TikTok Defends Twerking Video
Sen. Tiara Mack, a 28-year-old Providence Democrat, is Black and queer and dismissed any criticism of the 8-second clip as "misogyny, classism and racism" in a phone interview Wednesday.
Conservative Anti-Gay Pastor Jesse Lee Peterson Accused of Hiding Gay Past
The conservative pastor and influential political pundit Jesse Lee Peterson is accused of hiding several past gay relationships.
Move Over, Catherine! Gay Porn Star Billy Herrington Could Receive Statue in Ukraine
Adult male star Billy Herrington could replace a statue of Russia's Catherine the Great after a petition to remove the figurehead received more than 26,000 signatures in Ukraine.
Watch: Out Queer Lawmaker Unapologetic about 'Twerk Out the Vote' Video
When an out queer Rhode Island lawmaker — who is also a woman of color — posted a viral video of herself twerking in a bikini, trolls unleashed a torrent of racism and misogyny. She's pushing back.
4 Days in January: Trump Push for Capitol Coda to 2020 Vote
It would have been something never quite before seen in America — a defeated president, Donald Trump, standing at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with a mob of supporters, some armed, contesting the election outcome.