Almost 50 House Republicans joined Democrats to pass legislation on Tuesday that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enshrine marriage equality into federal law. Why it matters: The legislation, approved 267-157, is part of Democrats’ response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade last month and conservative Justice Clarence Thomas’ signaling that … Read more
Several House Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), were arrested by Capitol Police Tuesday at a protest on the House steps against the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the federal right to abortion. Other members who were seen being detained by officers included Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Bonnie Watson … Read more
Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was roundly mocked on social media Tuesday after she put her arms behind her back to imitate being handcuffed following her arrest at a pro-abortion demonstration outside the Supreme Court. The Bronx and Queens Democratic lawmaker was gently escorted away by a Capitol Police officer — along with fellow city Rep. Carolyn Maloney … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that comes as Democrats coalesce around an election-year message intended to rally voters who are outraged or deflated by the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Although Democrats already control … Read more
Republicans haven’t won a gubernatorial race in New York in two decades. Lee Zeldin, a conservative congressman from Long Island, wants to change that. After beating out three opponents in the GOP primary on Tuesday, Zeldin will now face off against Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who became the state’s first female governor last year … Read more
CNN+ may have flopped but CNN? got off to a boffo start Monday afternoon with its exciting new game show, “What the Puck Is Kamala Harris Talking About?” Harris might have guessed what she’d be asked to talk about, and she was: CNN’s Dana Bash wanted to quiz her about Roe v. Wade, or rather, … Read more
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong passionately told fans that he plans to leave the United States after the Supreme Court overturned its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. “F–k America. I’m f–king renouncing my citizenship. I’m f–king coming here,” he declared Friday during the rock band’s concert in London. Thousands of fans screamed in support … Read more
Olivia Rodrigo gave a big “f–k you” – literally – to the Supreme Court justices during her set at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday. The singer brought out Lily Allen on stage to perform the latter’s hit song “F–k you,” dedicating it to the five Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade on … Read more
For anyone concerned with the havoc associated with guns in this country, Thursday was a day of highs and lows. The Senate, after decades of inaction, passed a bipartisan gun-safety bill by a vote of 65–33. And the Supreme Court, in its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, struck down a New York … Read more
Some liberals are blaming the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after the court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case that federally protected a woman’s right to an abortion on Friday. Ginsburg notoriously decided to not retire during the Obama administration when she could have been replaced with a liberal justice, only to … Read more