Policy · 116th Congress
New census data: About 1 million same-sex households in US
The Census Bureau estimates about 1 million same-sex married and unmarried couples are living together nationwide, according to new figures released Tuesday.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ex-Rep. Darrell Issa is not Duncan Hunter’s only problem in California primary
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, who lost to Hunter in the 2018 midterm by 3.4 percentage points and is running again in 2020, led all candidates with 31 percent support.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congressional inaction drives LGBT rights case at Supreme Court
[jwp-video n=”1″] Beyond those competing interpretations, the justices will grapple with whether they should broaden a law beyond its apparent original intent, particularly when Congress has
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court term to be punctuated by presidential politics
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump and the courts Lower courts will decide in the coming months whether House Democrats can obtain Trump’s financial records from accounting firms, get his federal tax records
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Local GOP groups seek to galvanize opposition to Riggleman for officiating same sex wedding
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Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats need rural voters to put Iowa in play in 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Still swinging Iowa may seem an unlikely candidate to be a swing state, but in 2020 it will be a key in deciding who controls the White House, the Senate and the House.
Congress · 116th Congress
Two GOP groups have tried — and failed — to censure Rep. Riggleman for officiating gay wedding
Watch: Riggleman still slings whiskey at his wife’s Virginia distillery [jwp-video n=”1″] But Adams said his committee was also “absolutely committed” to the national Republican Party platform
Congress · 116th Congress
‘A court without a middle’: Supreme Court term signals changes ahead
[jwp-video n=”1″] The justices often wrote separately to express their own views.
Congress · 116th Congress
Judge who said being transgender is a ‘delusion’ nearing confirmation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sharon McGowan, the chief strategy officer and legal director at Lambda Legal, referred to Kacsmaryk as “Jeff Mateer’s doppelganger.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
In 2020, Biden experience could turn out to be baggage
Watch: Joe Biden is running for president, here are some congressional basics [jwp-video n=”1″] “I don’t believe there’s any precedent for a candidate like Biden,” who cast thousands
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court to decide whether LGBTQ people are covered by Civil Rights Act
ICYMI: Huge Crowds, Long Lines, Tight Security: What Capitol Hill Was Like on Ford, Kavanaugh Hearing Day [jwp-video n=”1″] The owner, Thomas Rost, says he is a devout Christian who interprets
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Iowa’s Dave Loebsack will not run for re-election in 2020
Also watch: What race ratings really mean and how we create them [jwp-video n=”1″]
Opinion · 116th Congress
Forget the fundraising money. Democrats are jockeying for a different kind of capital
Bernie Sanders is running for president: Here are some congressional basics [jwp-video n=”1″] This is the week when Joe Biden and his hugs across America have led to the portrayal of the
Congress · 116th Congress
Capitol Hill workplace watchdog issues repeat recommendations to Congress
Explaining time off in the House and Senate [jwp-video n=”1″] The new report also calls for the legislative branch to comply with investigative subpoenas related to workplace safety and health
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Dan Lipinski demurs on LGBTQ bill, Marie Newman pounces
Also watch: From AOC to SNL, plenty of laughs served at the 2019 Congressional Dinner [jwp-video n=”1″] Lipinski’s voting record puts him on the right flank of the House Democratic Caucus
Congress · 116th Congress
GOP Rep. Walter Jones dies at 76
Watch: Walter Jones’ Salute to the Troops [jwp-video n=”1″] Deeply critical of the Bush administration, Jones once said that former Vice President Dick Cheney belonged in hell.
Congress · 116th Congress
Sheldon Whitehouse takes aim at funding disclosure for court briefs
Flashback: Jeff Flake, Chris Coons talk Supreme Court future at Atlantic Ideas Festival [jwp-video n=”1″] But Whitehouse pointed out that the justices routinely accept briefs from special
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Tulsi Gabbard ‘regrets’ past anti-gay activism as she prepares for presidential race
Watch: Now That That’s Over (Mostly) Roll Call Looks Ahead to 2020 [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
How the ‘No Corporate PAC’ Pledge Caught Fire
How We Got Here: The Biggest Surprises in a Campaign Season for the Ages [jwp-video n=”1″] Getting started In 2016, just 6 percent of candidates on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Politics · 115th Congress
Republicans Restart Push for Lower Court Judges
Watch: Just Some of the Noteworthy Moments During Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Process [jwp-video n=”1″]