Jun 28 Immigration Bill Has Long Road Ahead By Christina Bellantoni Immigration reform supporters leave the Senate chamber in the Capitol after watching passage of the Senate immigration reform bill on Thursday. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call The next chapter in the immigration debate won't be so easy. Senators sat… Continue reading
Jun 27 Hey, Batter Batter! Press Defeats Congress in Charity Softball Game Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Amy Walter, co-captains of their teams, shake hands before the Congressional Women's Softball Game. All images courtesy of Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com. There were a lot of great things about the Bad News Babes victory… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch New Battlegrounds Ahead in Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage A day after the high court released rulings on gay marriage, Jeffrey Brown talks to Winnie Stachelberg of the Center for American Progress to learn how it will impact federal benefits for same-sex couples. Then New York Attorney General Eric… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Senate Passes Landmark Immigration Reform Bill Bipartisan Senate Majority Passes Landmark Immigration Reform… Continue watching
Jun 27 Gwen's Take: (Re)Defining Equality It wasn't that long ago that President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act. He did it quietly, literally in the dark of night. Less than three years earlier, he'd signed off on another law gay rights advocates… Continue reading
Jun 27 Family Separated by Immigration Woes, Waiting for Reform NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez spoke to a family faced with the challenges of having mixed immigration status in the United States. He spoke to them, an immigration reporter and a lawyer in a Google Hangout Thursday. Crystal Mendez met her… Continue reading
Jun 27 Obama: States Should All Recognize Marriage By Christina Bellantoni The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington sings the National Anthem in front of the Supreme Court Wednesday. Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images Gay couples across the country celebrated a pair of blockbuster rulings as the… Continue reading
Jun 27 The Social Security Payoff to the Supreme Court's DOMA Decision By Laurence Kotlikoff After Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling invalidating a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, married same-sex couples will be eligible for the same federal benefits as heterosexual married couples. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Elvert Barnes. The Supreme Court's… Continue reading
Jun 27 The Social Security Payoff to the Supreme Court's DOMA Decision By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff After Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling invalidating a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, married same-sex couples will be eligible for the same federal benefits as heterosexual married couples. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Elvert Barnes. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Federal Agencies Move to Comply With Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA President Barack Obama, while on a trip to Senegal, praised the Supreme Court decision striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits to same-sex couples. Heads of several federal agencies welcomed the decision… Continue watching