Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) — one of the key champions of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal in the Senate — announces his Senate retirement: Live...
It can sometimes feel a little awkward to celebrate a victory achieved by something not happening. But even though the Supreme Court's decision not to...
For updates to this story, visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot blog.On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request by Bishop Harry Jackson and others...
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request by Bishop Harry Jackson and others to hear their case seeking an initiative on marriage equality...
The defense was no surprise on Jan. 13. The Department of Justice had announced in October its plans to appeal the July decisions striking down...
''LGBT.'' The ''T'' is silent. No sooner did the gavel make contact with the podium repealing DADT than our national organizations were talking up marriage...
The D.C. Democratic State Committee elected, on Jan. 6, School Board member Sekou Biddle to fill the At-Large City Council seat left by Kwame Brown,...
Maryland state Sen. Allan H. Kittleman (R-Carroll, Howard) raised eyebrows last week by announcing that he would be introducing a civil-unions bill for Maryland couples....
At a little before 5 p.m. today, Jan. 8, President Barack Obama addressed the nation regarding today’s shooting of more than a dozen people, including...
Chick-fil-A, Inc has offered the following on Facebook as a reply to the increasing controversy over their restaurants’ support of anti-gay groups: ”To our Facebook...
On Jan. 5, Ohio Republican John Boehner was sworn in as the speaker of the House of Representatives. Boehner, who received a 0 percent score...
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Some thoughts at the start of the 112th Congress: 1. Congressional sessions do not end the day after the election. Prior to ratification of the...
Ted Olson, on a conference call today with reporters, defended the litigation decisions made by his team in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the challenge to Proposition...
Six months ago today, as the hearings for the nomination of then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court got under way, my editors and...