The two Democratic members of a bipartisan Senate immigration group who sit on the Judiciary Committee are refusing to say whether they’d vote to add protections for same-sex couples to the measure. “I’m not going to get into speculatives,” Sen....
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Lead by Mayor Michael Hancock, Anna and Fran Simon are the first couple to take part in a civil union ceremony at the Webb Building in Denver , on May 1, 2013.
Schumer: Same-Sex Marriage ‘Conundrum’ for Immigration Bill
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Senator Tim Johnson, a Democrat from South Dakota and chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, speaks to reporters following a hearing in Washington, D.C.
Tim Johnson Latest Senate Democrat to Back Same-Sex Marriage
Then there were three. Retiring Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota became the 52nd Democratic senator to endorse same-sex marriage today. That leaves only three members of the party’s caucus — Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and...
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Sen. Heidi Heitkamp during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 21, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Final Four: Gay Marriage Draws Two More Democrats, Four Left
It’s down to the Final Four. Freshmen Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana announced their support for same-sex marriage this morning, leaving just four Democratic senators who haven’t publicly endorsed it. Donnelly, a Catholic and...
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, greets Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2013.
Mark Kirk on Same-Sex Marriage: Now There are Two Republicans
Rob Portman of Ohio was the only Republican senator to speak out in support of gay marriage. Until today, when Mark Kirk of Illinois joined him. Kirk, who recently returned to the Senate after recovering from a stroke, said in...
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Marriage equality supporters wave flags and signs as they rally in front of the Supreme Court before oral arguments in the United States v. Windsor case, which will test the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act on March 27, 2013.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 84
That’s the percentage of members of Congress in 1996 who voted for the Defense of Marriage Act barring same-sex couples from claiming federal benefits available to other married couples. President Bill Clinton signed the measure into law after 342 of...
Read more »Pelosi ‘Very Confident’ Supreme Court Will Overturn Marriage Law
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said she was “very confident having heard the debate” that a majority of the nine justices would vote to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. “On the basis of what I heard, the questions of...
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People walk on the beach in Tijuana, Mexico, beyond the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego, California, on March 21, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Border Patrol
Immigration policy is the main subject of discussion at events hosted by the Migration Policy Institute, the Economic Policy Institute and the Small Business Majority in Washington today. Meanwhile, Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake will host Democratic...
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Gay pride flags at the U.S. Supreme Court on March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Wednesday’s Supreme Court Gay Marriage Arguments Live Blog
2:36 p.m. That’ll do it for today’s live blog. The court could issue its decisions in this week’s gay marriage cases at any time. But it’s likely to follow past practice, holding its most contentious cases until the end of the...
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Justin Kenny of Akron, Ohio holds a modified Stars and Stripes flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 52
That’s the percentage of Americans who have a favorable view of the Supreme Court, according to the Pew Research Center. That compares with 31 percent who have an unfavorable view of the high court, according to interviews conducted March 13-17....
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This photo provided by the office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman shows, from left to right, son Will Portman, wife Jane Portman, Sen. Portman, daughter Sally Portman, and son Jed Portman.
Will Portman ‘Proud’ of Dad’s Same-Sex Marriage Support
Will Portman, son of Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, says his father waited to publicly support same-sex marriage partially because Will was hesitant to put his sexuality in the national spotlight. Will, a junior at Yale University, writes about coming out and his father’s...
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