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Rep. Mark Pocan: Is it just coincidence that Trump is following Project 2025 outline?

Pocan grilled Russell Vought, one of the creators of the far-right policy blueprint, in a congressional hearing.

MAGA executive blames Richard Grenell, not homophobic speech, for Kennedy Center firing

Floyd Brown called homosexuality a “punishment” and said that Republican legislators are intimidated by gay staff members who live to work all day and have sex all night.

Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

The short answer is Stonewall, but there's more to Pride history.

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The mysterious life of Justice David Souter, an enigma who confounded conservative Republicans

Opinion: The late Supreme Court justice said little, revealed less, but did help shape the conscience of the law, particularly in a key LGBTQ+ rights case, writes John Casey.

Activists stack coffins in front of State Department to protest PEPFAR cuts (in photos)

The gutting of the global HIV-fighting program could bring back "the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic," says the Human Rights Campaign's Matt Rose.

More AIDS activists arrested when protesting global funding cuts

Eleven were arrested outside of a U.S. House committee meeting.

For Presidents' Day, 10 political movies and TV shows to give us hope in a trying time

These films and series show that just sometimes, the good people win.

Trump's foreign aid freeze will stop AIDS funding under PEPFAR — a program that's saved millions

Unless there is a waiver, this will stop lifesaving treatment for millions of people in developing countries.

The Electoral College: Why do we have it and how does it — or doesn't it — work

Here's why presidential candidates have to concentrate on a handful of swing states and why the winner of the popular vote doesn't always become president.

Donald Trump threatens Liz Cheney with guns 'trained on her face:' The full context

Trump said during an onstage discussion with disgraced Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Liz Cheney would not be a "war hawk" if "guns are trained on her face."

After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star

Obama is set to speak tonight, and after 20 years of being the party’s leading voice, he will ostensibly be passing the torch to someone else who will take his place as the Democrats’ top star, writes John Casey.

GOP VP picks Quayle and Palin were harmless, while JD Vance is poisonous

Republicans' history of picking novices as vice-presidential nominees continues with Trump’s choice of JD Vance, who is Quayle and Palin on steroids and amphetamines.

The country did a complete 180 on a once-divisive issue starting 20 years ago

The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts. Well, times have changed.

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, champion of 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal, dead at 82

Lieberman, who was Al Gore's running mate in 2000, leaves a largely pro-LGBTQ+ record.

Biden sacrifices LGBTQ+ Pride flags at U.S. embassies to pass 'critical' spending bill (exclusive)

The Biden administration has agreed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags from flying at U.S. embassies in order to fund numerous health initiatives, including the AIDS relief plan.

Out State Dept. official Ned Price to be deputy to U.N. ambassador

Price's "judgment and expertise will be a tremendous asset," said Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

​Dr. Fauci Calls Out Homophobic Lawmakers: 'The Antigay Attitude of People Is as Bad' As He's Ever Seen

On World AIDS Day, the world’s foremost authority on the disease says it’s time for us to be "very, very, very aggressive on pushing back" against the dangers caused by the extreme right.

20 Years Ago Today Massachusetts Made History by Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality

The ruling from the state's Supreme Judicial Court made Massachusetts the first in the nation with equal marriage rights.

George W. Bush Calls Out Republicans Trying to End HIV Program PEPFAR

The former president urged Congress to continue funding PEPFAR, a program that was created under his presidency that’s saved more than 25 million lives.