Katie Mcdonough

Six amazing signs from the “Stand with Texas Women” rally

Thousands of Texans turned out on Monday to support reproductive rights -- and get cheeky with some poster board SLIDE SHOW

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:53 PM UTC
Life slideshow, Texas, Wendy Davis

Edward Snowden releases statement from Moscow

The NSA whistle-blower says he left Hong Kong once it "became clear my freedom and safety were under threat"

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:26 PM UTC 20
Life Edward Snowden, Russia

Texas Senate meets, promptly votes to recess until July 9

The opening day of the hotly anticipated second special legislative session lasted all of 30 minutes

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 10
Life Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Erick Erickson, Internet comedian, jokes about reproductive rights

He'll be here all week, folks

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:43 PM UTC 19
Media Erick Erickson, Media, Twitter

Planned Parenthood gets the Tami Taylor seal of approval

Connie Britton has partnered with the women's health service provider on a campaign to "stand with Texas women" VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:03 PM UTC
Life Video, tami taylor

Ohio governor signs budget laced with antiabortion provisions

The two-year budget also includes amendments to defund Planned Parenthood and cut funding to rape crisis centers

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 4:14 PM UTC 21
Life Rape, rape crisis centers

The high cost of giving birth in the U.S.

The U.S. model encourages "more expensive care, rather than care that is good for the mother,” says one expert

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Life birth, Childbirth, Pregnancy

Wendy Davis gears up for round two of Texas abortion battle

Davis and her Democratic colleagues prepare for the second special session on Monday afternoon

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 16
Life Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Phyllis Schlafly: Latino voters “don’t understand” the Bill of Rights “at all”

"You can’t even talk to them about what the Republican principle is,” Schlafy added, referring to Latino voters VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:19 PM UTC 115
Life Video, Racism, GOP, Republicans

Rick Perry says Wendy Davis “hasn’t learned from her own example”

In a bizarre move, the Texas governor tried to use Davis' life story to undermine women's reproductive rights VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 55
Life Video, Wendy Davis

Putin: Law restricting gay rights in Russia is about “protecting children”

Putin says Russia's proposed ban on "gay propaganda" isn't about "sanctions on homosexuality"

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 4:26 PM UTC 18
Life Vladimir Putin, Russia

Claire McCaskill responds to WSJ’s “spirited defense of a convicted sex offender”

The Missouri senator takes down James Taranto over his "disregard for the severity of sexual assault"

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 3:48 PM UTC
Life James Taranto, Claire McCaskill

Wendy Davis: Texas Senate intentionally tried to rig the vote

Davis tells Anderson Cooper that she knows the vote timestamp on the antiabortion bill was changed "intentionally" VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:58 PM UTC
Life Video, Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Louie Gohmert on DOMA: SCOTUS has defied “laws of nature and nature’s God”

A somber Rep. Gohmert told reporters that gay marriage signals the "end of a great civilization"

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 21
Life Louie Gohmert, DoMA, prop 8

SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling may cost Wendy Davis her Senate seat

The Texas legislator shot to national prominence on Tuesday, but a SCOTUS ruling could lose Davis her seat

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:07 PM UTC 85
Life Wendy Davis, Voting Rights Act

Marriage equality fight continues in New Jersey, advocates say

Democrats may renew efforts to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a gay marriage bill following SCOTUS victory

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:05 PM UTC
Life Gay Marriage, LGBT Rights

Watch: Prop 8 plaintiffs get surprise call from president

The two couples behind the Supreme Court challenge received a spontaneous call from Obama -- live on TV VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:48 PM UTC 40
Life Video, Gay Marriage

Twitter is feeling really, really good about the DOMA and Prop 8 rulings

Lots of celebrating happening in under 140 characters following the landmark SCOTUS decisions

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:19 PM UTC
Life DoMA, SCOTUS, Gay Marriage

Meet the Wendy Davis fan club

Famous Twitter users were feeling a whole lot of love for the filibustering Texan on Tuesday night

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 2:26 PM UTC
Media Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Wendy Davis’ marathon filibuster kills Texas abortion bill (for now)

Despite a last-ditch effort to force a vote before the midnight deadline, Davis' filibuster prevailed

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 1:21 PM UTC 10
Life Abortion, abortion rights

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