DOMA and Prop 8: Here’s what it all means
Today's big Supreme Court decisions on marriage are complicated -- here are the legal and practical implications
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:32 PM UTCPolitics DoMA, Proposition 8
Jillian Rayfield
Politics DoMA, Proposition 8
Supreme Court strikes down DOMA
The Court also held that Prop 8 sponsors had no standing to appeal the ruling that the law is unconstitutional
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 2:10 PM UTC 143Politics Supreme Court, DoMA, LGBT Rights
GOP senator “cannot imagine” Congress passing Voting Rights fix
Only Congress can act to counter the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a key part of the law
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 1:16 PM UTC 14Politics Bob Corker, Tennessee
Cory Booker releases his first campaign ad
"Washington ducks our problems. I won’t," he says in the ad VIDEO
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 1:07 PM UTCPolitics Video, Cory Booker, New Jersey
Anthony Weiner takes the lead in a new poll
Weiner is now ahead in the Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 1:02 PM UTCPolitics Anthony Weiner, Democrats
House GOPer: Without DOMA there’d be sham marriages
Rep. John Fleming argued that straight people would pretend to be gay and marry "only for practical reasons" VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 9:23 PM UTC 33Politics Video, House Republicans
States jump to implement Voter ID laws after SCOTUS ruling
Now free from federal oversight, states are scrambling to push through restrictive voter registration laws
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 53Politics Texas, Greg Abbott, Supreme Court
Patrick Leahy pledges “immediate action” on Voting Rights
"I could not disagree more with this result or the majority’s rationale," he said
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 5:10 PM UTCPolitics Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
SCOTUS strikes down key part of the Voting Rights Act
The Court ordered Congress to fix Section 4 of the landmark law banning racial discrimination at the polls
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 2:41 PM UTC 24Politics Voting Rights, Race
New Jersey lawmakers poised to ban ex-gay therapy
Though Chris Christie has not yet said whether he'll sign the bill into law
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:10 PM UTCPolitics Chris Christie, New Jersey
Louie Gohmert: Sex-ed reminds me of the Soviet Union
"Mankind has existed for a pretty long time without anyone ever having to give a sex-ed lesson to anybody" VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:52 PM UTC 19Politics Video, Sex Education
Could SCOTUS ruling actually endanger affirmative action policies?
The policy's advocates are hailing the Court's decision -- but there might be a long-term downside
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:07 PM UTCPolitics Supreme Court
Rick Santorum is the new CEO of a Christian film company
"Dallas can become the Hollywood of the faith-and-family movie market," Santorum said of his new venture VIDEO
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 8:54 PM UTC 18Politics Video, Rick Santorum
Palin slams Rubio as an “amnesty supporter”
As he pushes immigration reform, Marco Rubio's approval rating is also tanking among Republicans
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 5:19 PM UTC 12Politics Sarah Palin, Marco Rubio
SCOTUS sends affirmative action back to the lower courts
The Court did not rule on the merits of the policy itself, but ordered a new hearing on the case
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 2:57 PM UTCPolitics Supreme Court
Donald Trump is heading to Iowa
In his first ever trip, Trump will speak to religious conservative activists
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 1:10 PM UTCPolitics Donald Trump, 2016 Elections
Social conservatives: We’ll defy a SCOTUS ruling in favor of gay marriage
A coalition of conservatives say that "the Supreme Court has no authority to redefine marriage"
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 1:01 PM UTC 39Politics Supreme Court, DoMA
Ted Cruz’s father says he bribed an official to get out of Cuba
The elder Cruz said a lawyer friend "basically bribed a Batista official to stamp my passport"
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 9:17 PM UTC 51Politics Ted Cruz, Immigration Reform
Maine Gov.: Dem legislator will “give it to the people without providing Vaseline”
Paul LePage added that the lawmaker should "let someone with a brain come down here and do some good work"
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 7:43 PM UTCPolitics Paul LePage, Maine, Republicans
Rand Paul immigration amendment would gut pathway to citizenship
The measure would force undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to apply for citizenship using standard channels
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:48 PM UTC 10Politics Immigration Reform, Rand Paul
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