Support for gay marriage has reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, “marking a dramatic change in public attitudes on the subject across the past decade,” pollster Gary Langer reports. Fifty-eight percent of Americans surveyed now say...
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Wayne MacKenzie, left, and Clayton Zook admire their wedding rings after exchanging vows January 1, 2013 at Black Walnut Point Inn on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
Gay Marriage: Public Support Rising
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A student during spring break on South Padre Island, Texas.
Washington Daybook: Not Quite Spring
Lawmakers, like college students, are looking forward to Spring break, with two weeks away from Washington to relax and celebrate Easter and Passover with family and constituents. But first, that small matter of keeping the government funded past next week....
Read more »Landmark Ruling: Venue for Budget Talk
In Washington, even the golden anniversary of a landmark court decision marks an occasion to rail about the budget cuts that are hitting federal agencies. Attorney General Eric Holder did just that today, using the 50th anniversary of Gideon Vs....
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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, wearing the red jersey, riding in the Pelotonia with his son Will Portman, right in this file photo. Portman said his views on gay marriage began changing in 2011 when his son, Will, then a freshman at Yale University, told his parents he was gay and that it wasn't a choice but "part of who he was." Portman said he and his wife, Jane, were very surprised but also supportive.
Portman’s Signal of Political Evolution: Hello, Columbus
Written with Mark Niquette in Columbus, Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, voicing support for same-sex marriage with a personal note that his son is gay, joins a bipartisan movement toward a recognition of rights that many Americans are...
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, right, talks with Rep. Ander Crenshaw before the start of a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 14, 2013 in Washington.
Trial, Bankruptcy Delays: Justices Warn of Long-Term Budget Cuts
It’s not only juries that get sequestered. The automatic budget cuts working their way through the federal government will undermine the work of the judiciary if left in place for more than a few months, according to two Supreme Court...
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President Bill Clinton during a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, in this file photo.
Bill Clinton’s Mea Culpa on DOMA
Bill Clinton always has had an eye for history. For the most part, he has been a few steps ahead of it. His forging of a middle-ground in political life propelled him to the White House, where his willingness to...
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Darcia Anthony, left, and Danielle Williams react after participating in a wedding ceremony at City Hall in Baltimore, on Jan. 1, 2013.
Republican AG’s: Marriage for States
The fact that dozens of prominent Republicans are petitioning the Supreme Court to declare a constitutional right for same-sex marriage doesn’t mean that plenty of Republicans aren’t telling the high court something else. “We believe states ought to have the...
Read more »Campaign Finance Reformers Cheer Court for What It Doesn’t Do
Advocates of stronger campaign finance regulations haven’t had much to cheer about when it comes to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Republican-appointed majority voted, 5-4, to overturn decades worth of legislation and precedents in its Citizens United decision in 2010, and then...
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A same-sex couple during a sit-in protest after same-sex couples were denied marriage licenses from the San Francisco county clerk on Feb. 14, 2013.
Democratic Chair to Supporters: Get Obama’s ‘Back’ on Gay Marriage
So far, President Barack Obama has gone little further than voicing his own personal support for same-sex marriage, although the platform he gave it in his second inaugural address was significant. Impending arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over the...
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U.S. Marines 2nd Batallion, 1st Marines Regiment with Female Engagement Team Sargeant Savanna E. Malendoski, center, and Sargeant Patricia A. Aquino, left, talk to Afghan villagers during a visit to a village in Gamser, Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.
When Will Women Be Drafted for War? — When Congress Says So
So women will go to war. But when will they be drafted? The Defense Department’s decision to lift the ban against women on the front lines of combat leaves open the question of the draft. Men were drafted for the...
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