Why queer Democrat Emily Randall says she walked out of Trump’s presidential address
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”
March 5, 2025
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U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”
"There was a lot of darkness and it was a lot of dazzle, but there was very, very little about the things that most affect our lives," the former transportation secretary said.
“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.
The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.
President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress included support of the Equality Act.
Never before has a leader of the Roman Catholic Church addressed a joint session of Congress, and Pope Francis seized the opportunity to express his view on marriage equality.
Why presidents address Congress from the middle tier, and how Trump could speak from the top next year, writes John Casey.
This is President Obama's first State of the Union address.
Beset by unending controversies, the unpopular president will try to turn this ship around.
Staunch Catholic Sen. Dick Durbin is standing up for his friend, the out U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
After a day when pro-Trump rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers finally affirmed the Electoral College vote for the Democratic ticket.
The highest-ranking out official in the Trump administration cast doubt on the election's legitimacy even after a mob stormed the Capitol.
The congressman shredded arguments against Donald Trump's second impeachment.
“I don't think it makes sense for us to tell our people we're gonna play dead and roll over,” Frost told The Advocate.
Jones, known for his strong criticism of Trump, had a more positive reaction last night.
Reporters and commentators such as Van Jones and Chris Wallace are getting blowback from George Takei, Michael Moore, and others.
President Joe Biden's State of the Union event included queer representation with LGBTQ+ people in the first lady's box and inclusive words in the president's speech.
The former vice president is an archconservative and thoroughly anti-LGBTQ+, but many Republicans haven't forgiven his "betrayal" of Donald Trump.