5 key takeaways from the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance
JD Vance is in denial about a lot of things, including about the January 6 insurrection.
October 2, 2024
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As Trump plans to invade Chicago, Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker implores us to think about ‘What comes next?’
Opinion: In a searing speech responding to Trump's threat to invade Chicago, Pritzker sounds an alarm, hoping to wake up a country that is sleepwalking its way into an autocracy, writes John Casey.
September 3, 2025
Op-ed: Life and Love On The Border
Even with the Supreme Court striking down part of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, there are thousands of LGBT immigrants who want to be Americans.
August 1, 2013
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: Won't Send Guard Troops to Mexico Border
The governor says Trump's plan to militarize the border is wrongheaded and a distraction.
April 5, 2018
AOC Confronts Head of Homeland Security on 'Rape Memes' About Her
She suggests in a congressional hearing that Homeland Security has a dehumanizing culture that is permeating the federal agency.
July 19, 2019
Google Sued for Anti-Trans, Antigay Discrimination by Former Employees
The former employees claim that Google fired them for their gender identity or sexual orientation after they called the company out for working with border agencies during the Trump administration.
November 30, 2021
Brian Sims to Marsha Blackburn: Stop Lying About Dems Causing Shutdown
"From one elected official to another: Stop Lying. It's gross," the gay Pennsylvania lawmaker told Tennessee's Republican senator-elect.
December 23, 2018
Advocacy Groups Warn White House of Risks to LGBTQ+ Refugee in Potential Asylum Policy Overhaul
A united front of LGBTQ+ and immigrants' rights organizations recently condemned potential changes to asylum regulations.
December 27, 2023
Trump Will Declare State of Emergency to Build Border Wall
Trump is "prepared" to sign a spending bill to prevent a federal shutdown, but he will also declare a national emergency.
February 14, 2019
LGBTQ+ Migrants Caught in Deadliest Border Crossing Ever
A Texas sheriff says he finds the bodies of migrants almost every day, and 2022 could be the deadliest year yet for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border.
August 26, 2022
Trump's Homeland Security Pick Fears Women in Combat Will 'Lower Standards'
Marine Gen. John Kelly has decades of battle experience -- and strong views about women in combat and the Guantanamo Bay military prison.
December 7, 2016
Marjorie Taylor Greene Uses Gay Club Mass Shooting to Lie About Drugs
And, naturally, to argue against gun control.
November 20, 2022
DEM DEBATE: Issue-Focused, Sometimes Contentious
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton faced questions about supposed immigration flip-flops, Donald Trump's character, and even the possibility of indictment.
March 9, 2016
Trump Dumps ICE Director Involved In Death of Trans Woman
Senators challenged Ron Vitiello in December over the death of a trans migrant in ICE's care. His nomination is now withdrawn.Â
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April 5, 2019
25 HILARIOUS responses to Republican Katie Britt's creepy State of the Union rebuttal
Her speech may have made our skin crawl but the memes are solid gold!
March 9, 2024
UPDATE: Gunmen Open Fire at Cancun Resort Popular With LGBTQ+ Guests
A group organized by the LGBTQ+ travel company Vacaya sheltered in place with others during the shootout, which was apparently between rival drug gangs.
November 5, 2021
Migrant Caravan Includes LGBT Asylum-Seekers
Anti-LGBT violence is widespread in Honduras, the home country of many of the migrants.
April 9, 2018
Obama Endorses LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform
Obama would like to see the bill include a provision for same-sex partners, but lack of it will not be a deal-breaker, he said Friday.
May 4, 2013
Op-ed: With Immigration, Their Fight Is Our Fight
The LGBT community's battle for equality is intrinsically tied to the current war over the issue of immigration.
July 24, 2014
Marco Rubio: Immigration Reform Shouldn't Include Gay Couples
A provision establishing rights for same-sex partners 'kills the bill,' the Florida senator says.
June 13, 2013
How a Federal Government Shutdown Will and Won't Affect You
As House Republicans continue to dither and blockade, here's what to expect.
September 29, 2023