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U.S. Senator Rob Portman has sent a letter, listing endorsements for his Neighborhood Safety Act to Ohio Governor John Kasich.

Some Republicans claim they haven't thought about the merits of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would make it illegal to fire someone for being gay.

Cindy McCain, the wife of Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, won a huge award on Monday for her support for the LGBT community.

Murkowski says she believes same-sex marriage will encourage family values. She says she supports the right of all Americans to marry the person they love.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so.

With a backlog of almost 1 million unprocessed benefit claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs, it is shocking that over 250 of the department's employees are on "official time," doing no work for veterans.

The senators and their aides caution that plans remain fluid, but that they hope to have a plan in place by the end of Wednesday to present to bipartisan sponsors of the immigration bill and Senate Democrats.

U.S. flags flew at half-staff on Friday in memory of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who was honored by fellow astronauts and other VIPs as a "brave, reluctant hero."

The internal war between House Oversight Committee chair Darrell Issa and ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings blew up again Tuesday, when Cummings released the full transcript of a five-hour interview with the conservative Republican IRS screening manager who said the very first Tea Party case was flagged by one of his own staffers, and denied any ... (more)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who helped push the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell to a surprise victory in 2011, is hopeful that federal Defense of Marriage Act will be repealed by the end of the year.

There is much talk in Republican circles these days about growing the party, especially after the results of the 2012 election.

A Granite State GOP fundraiser hosted by U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and featuring her fellow Republican Senator Rob Portman was picketed by gun control advocates.

Jamison and Jennifer Diehl, with their son John, 11, and dog Trigger, were adopting a Russian boy, 6. Their plans went on hold in December when Russia banned adoptions by U.S. citizens.

Republicans have an opportunity for a get-out-of-jail moment with the fastest-growing slice of the U.S. electorate, Hispanics.

A workplace employment check tucked inside the Senate's immigration bill has some concerned it would create a national ID system and another massive database containing the private information of most Americans that is ripe for abuse.

The average Ohio college student graduates with $28,683 in student-loan debt. And unless Congress acts before the end of the month, their debts will grow a lot larger.

It's pretty common knowledge that CNBC is a very pro-business cable TV show, excluding the fact that they also air the show "American Greed".

"In Republican world, it is a very different world than the rest of us are living, when it comes to The Gay," Rachel Maddow said in a blistering segment taking the mainstream GOP to task for their ossified position on homosexuality.

Rachel Maddow reports on the Republican Party and gay rights, noting that the GOP is about to have to make some tough decisions regarding their positions, highlighting the "brutal" questioning of Marco Rubio this week on his homophobic positions on ENDA and immigration.

An anti-abortion rights activist dressed as General George Washington and an anti-abortion rights activist dressed as Confederate General Robert E. Lee stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during the March for Life, January 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Depending on whom you ask, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., represents either the best or the ... (more)