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She will be the first woman of color and first out LGBTQ+ person on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, but she had to endure some Republican grilling to get there.
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense deflected most of the substantive questions he was asked.
The legislation would circumvent Trump's ban on transgender service members, which SCOTUS allowed to go into effect.
A Democratic challenge to Gen. Peter Pace indicates that uniformed officers no longer are exempt from the partisan fire on Capitol Hill once reserved for civilian policymakers.
The vice president was the first woman to give the school’s commencement address.
Because of this, a lawsuit challenging the ban can go forward, Judge Marsha Pechman rules.
The former Transportation secretary and Democratic star laid into Trump administration officials.
Donald Trump's defense secretary is embroiled in another scandal. The gay former transportation secretary won't let him forget it.
Opinion: There is no defense for the secretary’s unconstitutionality, his danger to national security, and his discriminatory "warrior" ethos, writes John Casey.
The moderate Maine senator is loudly endorsing noted homophobe and alleged racist Jeff Sessions for attorney general.
Democrats and Republicans are coming together to intiate an inquiry into Russia's cyberattacks.
The bill is the first one with LGBTQ+ provisions to be unanimously approved by both houses of Congress.
“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.
These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.
