Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Trump names gay man to cabinet-level post, storm brews
President Trump announced on Twitter Wednesday evening that he is appointing longtime Republican gay activist Richard Grenell to serve as the nation's highest ranking intelligence official, but there were hints the appointment might not last more than a few weeks.
Nevada debate slugfest: Warren, Buttigieg score
Democratic presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg appeared to "win" the ninth Democratic presidential debate, in Nevada, after landing tough criticisms against better polling competitors.
Buttigieg “ready,” as focus shifts to his being gay
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday night he's "ready" for attacks on his being gay.
Buttigieg’s historic campaign takes 2d in NH
Openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg made another impressive showing in the race for the Democratic nomination, finishing just behind U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire.
State of the Union: polarizing or forward thinking?
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg called President Trump's State of the Union address "highly polarizing" and said it included "some disturbing efforts...to further divide the American people." Log Cabin spokesman Charles Moran saw it as "forward thinking."
Buttigieg declares victory in Iowa; official results pending
Official results from the Iowa caucuses have not been released, due to a technical glitch, but openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg declared his campaign "victorious."
Iowa Monday: Buttigieg part of a ‘four-way tie’
Openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has defied the odds and finds himself in a four-way tie going into Monday's caucus voting in Iowa.
Appeals court rules Indiana must recognize non-bio mom
The Republican-appointed federal appeals judges ruled January 17 that Indiana cannot refuse to put a non-biological mother's name on the birth certificate of the child her wife gave birth to.
Supreme Court will review religious health care exemptions
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review two appeals decisions that upheld a national injunction against proposed Trump administration regulations that seek to expand the ability of employers to deny coverage for certain procedures by claiming religious, moral, or
How the field looks going around the last turn before Iowa
Here's how the debate, data, and dollars stack up for the top Democratic presidential hopefuls following Tuesday night's debate -the last before Iowa's February 3 caucuses.
