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A U.S. envoy says Brittney Griner was eager to talk to everyone on the plane taking her away from captivity.
Author: Amy B Wang
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House to vote on landmark legislation to protect same-sex, interracial marriages
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The Senate passed an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act last month in a bipartisan 61-36 vote.
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GOP lawmakers largely silent after Trump suggests ‘termination’ of Constitution
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Trump’s posts represent an escalation in his attacks on American institutions — one that scholars say must be heeded as a sign of how far he is willing to go to regain power.
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McCarthy says Republicans will investigate Jan. 6 committee’s work
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McCarthy vowed Republicans would launch their own inquiry into “why the Capitol complex was not secure” on the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win.
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Senate poised to pass bill to protect same-sex, interracial marriages
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The bipartisan measure would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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Pence, other Republicans issue rare rebuke of Trump over dinner with Fuentes and Ye
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Trump’s former vice president is the highest-profile Republican to criticize the meal with someone known to espouse antisemitic views.
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Democrats press for assault weapons ban, other gun laws after new mass shootings
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“The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. Just sick,” President Biden said after recent mass shootings at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs and a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va.
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Senate poised to advance same-sex marriage bill
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The Respect for Marriage Act would enshrine marriage equality into federal law. Democrats have warned that same-sex marriage and other rights could be at risk after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Schumer sets up Senate vote on same-sex marriage bill
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The Respect for Marriage Act would enshrine marriage equality into federal law and was negotiated among a bipartisan group of senators.