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 Watch USDA Releases New Rules for Snacks Sold at Schools Starting next year, new federal rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will regulate the kinds of food and beverages sold at schools in order to lower the amount of fat, salt and sugar in kids' diets. Ray Suarez gets… Continue watching
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 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
Jun 26 Watch How Does Court’s Decisions on Gay Marriage Impact State and U.S. Law? The Winners and Losers in Court's Decision on Gay Marriage… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Gay Rights Advocates Score Supreme Court Victories on Same-Sex Marriage Gay Rights Advocates Score Supreme Court Victories on Same-Sex Marriage… Continue watching
Jun 26 15 Federal Benefits Same-Sex Couples Can Now Look Forward To By Elizabeth Shell American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Mollie Wagoner embrace after hearing that the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that has prevented gay couples from receiving a range of benefits. Photo by… Continue reading
Jun 26 Valley Fever: 10 Things CDC Says You Should Know Valley fever is on the rise in the southwestern United States, including Arizona's Sonoran Desert. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Are W. It was a Thursday morning in March that Al Rountree called his boss to say he was… Continue reading