All posts tagged "U.S. Senate"
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Anti-gay Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore accused of sexually groping 14-year-old girl
The Republican nominee for the upcoming special U.S. Senate election in Alabama is the latest public figure to be accused of sexual indiscretion after a...
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U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning anti-LGBTQ violence in Chechnya
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed, via voice vote, a resolution condemning the violence and persecution directed against LGBTQ people in Chechnya. The resolution is...
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Trump to meet with anti-gay Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore
GOP circling the wagons around Moore, who polls show is underperforming relative to other Republican candidates
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HRC endorses Doug Jones in Alabama Senate race
The Human Rights Campaign has endorsed Democratic nominee Doug Jones in Alabama’s special U.S. Senate election, scheduled for Dec. 12. Jones, a former U.S. Attorney...
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema hopes to become Senate’s second LGBTQ member
Sinema, currently the only openly bisexual person in Congress, is seeking Republican Jeff Flake's seat
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Candidate who said homosexuality should be illegal wins GOP Senate primary runoff
Alabama Republicans chose a twice-suspended former State Supreme Court Justice as their nominee for the election to fill the seat once held by Attorney General...
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Republicans block Gillibrand-Collins amendment to defense bill
Senate Republican leaders blocked a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense bill that would have stopped the Pentagon from implementing the bulk of President Trump’s...
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Civil rights groups oppose nominee for Assistant AG post at Justice Department
Letter to U.S. senators warns that Eric Dreiband's record on civil rights is antithetical to the post he's seeking
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Donald Trump throws support behind anti-gay Arizona U.S. Senate challenger
President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ward, who’s challenging Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) in a Republican primary in 2018,...
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Chuck Norris endorses anti-gay Senate candidate Roy Moore
Famous actor and conservative political activist Chuck Norris has recorded a robocall on behalf of anti-gay judge Roy Moore, who’s seeking the Senate seat once...
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Civil rights leaders urge U.S. Senate not to confirm anti-gay judge
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has written a letter urging the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Damien Schiff, a legal...
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45 U.S. senators urge Mattis to nix Trump’s proposed trans military ban
A bipartisan group of 45 senators has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis urging him to advise President Tump against implementing...
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Health care bill protesters arrested during sit-ins at Republican Senate offices
At least 20 health care activists with pre-existing conditions were arrested during sit-ins at Republican senators’ offices on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, with the numbers...
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Senate paves way for confirmation of anti-LGBTQ judge to 6th Circuit
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted for cloture, or to end debate, on the nomination of a lawyer who has demonstrated deep-seated animus towards members...
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U.S. Senate introduces resolution recognizing June as “LGBTQ Pride Month”
Resolution recognizes LGBTQ contributions and vows to push for greater equality measures
