Senate to vote on Tommy Tuberville's anti-trans athlete bill
A companion bill is being fast-tracked in the House as well.
January 13, 2025
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Humble ‘first millennial’ Jimmy Carter honored with glorious, funny state funeral
The Advocate reports from inside Washington National Cathedral for the 39th president’s state funeral.
January 9, 2025
John Thune, South Dakota Republican senator with a poor LGBTQ+ rights record, elected as majority leader
Thune, a senator from South Dakota, has differed with Donald Trump at times but now says he's committed to Trump's agenda.
November 13, 2024
Mitch McConnell Suffers Frightening Episode During Press Conference
The Republican leader suddenly stopped talking and stared off into the distance during his weekly press conference.
July 26, 2023
Will Democrats lose control of Senate before they even get it?
Democratic U.S. senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered what may have been a stroke on Wednesday, imperiling the scheduled Democratic takeover of the Senate.
December 13, 2006
A January 6 House committee member on the threat of Trump's pardoning 1,500 insurrectionists (exclusive)
“We’re proud of the work we did on the committee. We’re not going to be intimidated by anybody. This fight is far from over," U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren tells The Advocate.
January 23, 2025
Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas AG Ken Paxton announces U.S. Senate bid
The very MAGA Paxton will challenge incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary next year.
April 9, 2025
Mitch McConnell Suffers Concussion After Fall, Remains Hospitalized
The Republican Senate minority leader is 81 years old.
March 9, 2023
Here’s why Republicans are poised to dismantle marriage equality
It’s a perfect storm of a conservative court, the Project 2025 ethos running the next administration, and anti-LGBTQ+ congressional leaders, writes John Casey.
December 8, 2024
3 to Go: Another Senate Democrat Is For Marriage Equality
With a change of heart by one South Dakota senator, there are now three Democrats in the Senate who oppose marriage equality.
April 8, 2013
BREAKING: Senate Approves ENDA on Initial Vote
For the first time in U.S. history, the Senate approved the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, by a bipartisan vote of 64-32, sending the legislation to the House of Representatives.
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November 7, 2013
More GOPers Denounce Roy Moore, While Trump Lambastes His Opponent
Democrat Doug Jones "would be a disaster" as a U.S. senator from Alabama, Trump tweets, but more and more leading Republicans say Moore would be.
November 26, 2017
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters, Against Alabama Voting Maps
Alabama currently has seven congressional districts, with six represented by Republicans.
June 8, 2023
Trump's Final Act: Tear Down American Democracy Itself
In order to save face -- and get his creditors off his back -- the grifter-in-chief will stop at nothing.
November 10, 2020
Second day of debate on federal marriage ban ends in Senate
Debate in the U.S. Senate over the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage wrapped up on Tuesday with 26 senators chiming in.
June 6, 2006
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
The announcement was tucked away in the Congressional Record.
January 7, 2025
Senator Warns of Dangers Posed by Trump's NASA Nominee
Senator Patty Murray of Washington says Rep. Jim Bridenstine is not the person to take us into the future. Read her letter to the Senate's Science Committee below.
October 26, 2017
How Antigay Are Romney's Potential Veeps?
Rating the pro-gay (but mostly antigay) records of Mitt Romney's VP short list.
July 17, 2012