All posts tagged "republican party"
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Chris Christie’s gay rights gamble
There are multiple reasons why social conservatives have never quite warmed to Chris Christie. On Monday, he gave them another. After vowing to challenge the...
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At Values Voter Summit, signs of a morphing Republican Party
There was no surer sign that even the most conservative wings of the Republican Party are aware change is afoot in the United States than...
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With Democrats and mainstream America on board, marriage fight turns to GOP
Follow @JustinCSnow When the decision came down from the Supreme Court striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, there was no call...
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp files constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
A handful of House Republicans are seeking to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage just days after the Supreme Court handed down two...
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Lisa Murkowski third Senate Republican to support same-sex marriage
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced her support for marriage equality today, becoming the third Senate Republican to support the right of same-sex couples to marry. ...
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House Republicans seek to expand “conscience clause” in defense bill
House Republicans are again attempting to adopt protections for religious liberty in the military that would open the door to discrimination in the wake of...
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Michele Bachmann announces retirement from Congress
Rep. Michele Bachmann announced early Wednesday she will not run for re-election in 2014. In a nearly nine-minute YouTube video posted to her website, the...
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Virginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket
Nearly 8,000 Virginia Republican officeholders and activists gathered Saturday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to select the party's candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and...
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LGBT-rights groups double-down on same-sex couples in immigration reform
Amid reports that comprehensive immigration reform could be derailed if protections for binational same-sex couples are included in the final bill, LGBT-rights activists are demanding...
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Log Cabin Republicans issue warning on LGBT exclusion
Log Cabin Republicans are making their message to party leaders clear: Support equality for LGBT Americans or risk extinction. In an ad published in Politico...
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RNC approves anti-gay marriage resolution
The Republican National Committee reaffirmed the GOP’s official opposition to marriage equality with a unanimous vote on Friday, despite pushback from pro-gay conservatives. During Day...
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Social conservatives seek to reaffirm GOP opposition to same-sex marriage
The Republican Party continues to grapple with marriage equality as members of the Republican National Committee meet in Los Angeles for their spring meeting this...
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Former GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe voted for marriage equality
Former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe revealed she now supports marriage equality in an interview Friday with CNN. Snowe, who retired last year after three terms...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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From the Supreme Court Forward
When Edith Windsor exited the Supreme Court after nearly two hours of arguments March 27 on the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of...
