Tag Archives: Senate
Sinema wins, Cicilline and Maloney seek leadership roles
Bisexual U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema was declared the winner of the U.S. Senate seat from Arizona Monday night. She'll be part of the largest contingent of LGBT members of Congress in history.
Kavanaugh confirmation likely to prompt shift to state courts
LGBT legal activists think the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court will likely mean a shift of strategy, focusing more on state courts than federal ones. But anti-LGBT legal activists will probably seek to escalate their
Four critical Senate races, few LGBT PACs
For Democrats, the hardest part of capturing the Senate majority will be hanging onto to four seats they already hold.
Senate confirms Grenell as ambassador to Germany
After eight months, the U.S. Senate confirmed openly gay Republican Ric Grenell to serve as President Trump's ambassador to Germany.
Gorsuch now looms over upcoming LGBT battles
Neil Gorsuch's evasive responses to questions about how he much respect he would give precedents in major LGBT Supreme Court decisions left LGBT legal activists with much to be worried about with upcoming cases.
LGBT Guide to Watching Election Night Unfold
When might the U.S. know whether it has elected its first woman president? When might the country know which party will take control of the U.S. Senate? Will the LGBT community pick up a new seat in Congress? Will Republican
Senate changes hands and GOP wins governor’s office in three blue states
Republican candidates won enough U.S. Senate seats Tuesday night to take over the majority in both chambers of Congress, but in an even more stunning victory, Republicans took over the governor’s offices in three strongly Democratic states –Illinois, Maryland, and,
