How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown
Trump's USDA has refused to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits, and Congress remains gridlocked.
October 31, 2025
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This week, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump showed how disease and despotism walk hand in hand
Opinion: When tanks replace syringes, the deterioration of our health and democracy will follow, writes John Casey.
June 11, 2025
Opinion: Cowards like ‘moderate’ Sen. Susan Collins prove that the U.S. Senate is now Trump’s Duma
Collins, Murkowski, Cassidy, and Tillis were supposed to be a bulwark against Trump, but now they’re his comrades, writes John Casey.
February 14, 2025
Republican senators push for 'transparency' on trans youth care studies
A doctor in California has delayed publishing her study for fear it would be misinterpreted by opponents of care for transgender youth.
December 10, 2024
Republican Sen. Rand Paul Opposes Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort
Paul says the Graham-Cassidy health care bill isn't a real repeal of Obamacare.
September 21, 2017
A Marriage Equality Proposal
An Illinois state representative talks about the proposed marriage equality bill and her own marriage proposal.
January 10, 2013
Illinois Governor Signs 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Ban Into Law
Illinois joins California, New Jersey, Oregon, and D.C. in banning use of the discredited, harmful practice on minors.
August 20, 2015
Illinois, Virginia Seek 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Bans
Bills to ban the use of such therapy on minors failed in both states last year, but lawmakers are trying again.
January 20, 2015
Illinois Sends Conversion Therapy Ban to Governor
Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn't said if he'll sign the bill, but its backers are optimistic.
May 29, 2015
Watch Bernie Sanders Stop a Republican Senator From Fighting a Union Leader
Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien nearly came to blows, but Sen. Bernie Sanders intervened. Yes, really.
November 14, 2023
These 18 Republicans Urged Trump to Discriminate Against LGBTs
Will the president sign an executive order legalizing bias? The senators hope so.
April 5, 2017
The 13 (Mostly Antigay) Senators Who Voted Against Sec. Pete Buttigieg
The senators who voted against confirming Buttigieg as transportation secretary were almost exclusively from the South.
February 2, 2021
Robert 'Froggy' Kennedy Jr. ribbits lies, conspiracy theories, and gibberish, garbling our public health
Opinion: Throughout his bizarre life, and especially at Thursday's Senate Finance Committee hearing, Kennedy has proved that he is the proverbial "Toad of Toad Hall," writes John Casey.
September 6, 2025
LGBTQ+, Other Civil Rights Groups Enraged by Trump Acquittal
Only seven Republican senators joined Democrats and independents in voting to convict, so the vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority.
February 13, 2021
After this strange and challenging American summer, what will fall have in store for us?
Opinion: From free speech crackdowns to questions around Trump’s health, to late night comedy, here’s what to watch for as autumn approaches, writes John Casey.
September 20, 2025
Out CDC vaccine chief resigns, saying ‘enough is enough’ with Trump and RFK Jr.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is one of the most respected LGBTQ+ public health officials in the U.S.
August 27, 2025
Has Supreme Court Made Marriage an Election Issue?
The issue is now clearly back in the political arena, but Republicans seem to want to avoid it.
October 7, 2014
Latest Obamacare Repeal Crashes and Burns
Republican Senators Susan Collins, John McCain, and Rand Paul voted against the Graham-Cassidy proposal, making Republicans unable to pass the bill with a majority vote.
September 25, 2017
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
August 29, 2025
WATCH: Illinois Celebrates Marriage Equality Signing
There was plenty of joy in the air today as Gov. Pat Quinn signed marriage equality into law in a Chicago ceremony.
November 20, 2013
Australian MP: Same-Sex Marriage Is 'Decadent'
Australia's Agriculture Minister says marriage equality could harm trade relations with Asian counties.
July 7, 2015