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Adopted son of two gay men to Justice Roberts: My family is ‘valuable’ and ‘worthwhile’
10:52 PM on 3/20/2013
In a poignant letter, a 12-year-old boy made a personal appeal to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court about family and marriage. Read More
Reid drops assault weapons ban: ‘I want something that will succeed’
4:23 PM on 3/19/2013
The controversial assault weapons ban will no longer be included in a major Democratic legislation. Read More
First Word: Rand Paul backs path to citizenship
12:51 PM on 3/19/2013
Tea Party-backed Sen. Rand Paul endorsed a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, the latest conservative leader to speak out on immigration reform. Get a look at the headlines. Read More
NRA mocks congresswoman whose husband died in mass shooting
7:38 PM on 3/18/2013
Gun violence turned Democratic Rep. Carolyn McCarthy into a widow after her husband was killed during a 1993 shooting rampage. But according to the NRA, she has “no idea what [she's] talking about” when it comes to gun violence. Read More
Hillary Clinton embraces marriage equality, says ‘views have been shaped over time’
5:58 PM on 3/18/2013
A long-time supporter of civil unions between same-sex couples, Hillary Clinton came out in full public support of marriage equality. In a video, she argued LGBT Americans “deserve the rights of citizenship." Read More
First Word: GOP’s ‘autopsy’ report released
12:07 PM on 3/18/2013
The results are now in from the Republicans' so-called "autopsy" report, going deep what went wrong in the 2012 presidential campaign. Among its findings, voters view the GOP as a "scary" party filled with "stuffy old men." Read More
Responses to Portman’s reversal on gay marriage: Respectful, critical–and from his son, proud
9:21 PM on 3/15/2013
Republicans reacted cautiously to Senator Portman's change of heart on gay marriage. Many said his views should be respected as personal; a few denounced him for "selfish" ideological inconsistency. Read More
‘Being Biden’: The Veep gets his own show
8:43 PM on 3/14/2013
While Honey Boo Boo and the Housewives still reign as the queens of the small screen, the vice president will now offer a glimpse into his own world in Washington. Read More
Republican identity crisis on display at CPAC
4:29 PM on 3/14/2013
As the Republican Party at large continues to slog through its identity crisis, the Conservative Political Action Conference reconvened Thursday for its annual meeting in Washington. Read More
Fighting for the legacy of boxing champ Jack Johnson
11:07 PM on 3/12/2013
He was once the most famous African-American in the world. Now President Obama has an opportunity to pardon him for a racially-motivated prosecution. Read More
Sen. Chris Murphy asks NASCAR to drop NRA sponsorship
7:42 PM on 3/11/2013
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy wants NASCAR to give gun lobbyists the red light, asking the car racing association to reconsider allowing the NRA to sponsor one of its races. Read More
Obama jokes about sequester: ‘My joke writers have been placed on furlough’
2:13 PM on 3/11/2013
At the annual Gridiron Dinner, President Obama dished out some one-liners on the sequester and took a Marco Rubio-style water break. Read More
First Word: Budget battles ahead
11:52 AM on 3/11/2013
President Obama plans to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week to keep negotiations alive. Meanwhile, Paul Ryan is still talking about repealing Obamacare. Read More
UN diplomacy is serious–but not always sober
11:00 PM on 3/8/2013
A good stiff drink might help with the peace process. But one United Nations official requested that his colleagues refrain from boozing – at least until after meetings. Read More
First Word: Economy adds 236,000 jobs
2:26 PM on 3/8/2013
Promising signs of economic growth from the Labor Department, in spite of drama created by lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Read More
‘Paranoia’ on the Senate floor: Highlights from Rand Paul’s filibuster
11:20 PM on 3/7/2013
In his latest Rewrite, Lawrence O'Donnell shared a highlight reel of the some most nonsensical things the senator mentioned during his verbal marathon. Read More
Oh really, banks are ‘too big to jail?’ Elizabeth Warren isn’t having it
7:00 PM on 3/7/2013
During a Senate Banking Committee hearing, the new Democrat on the block from Massachusetts questioned why banking institutions, such as HSBC, have been allowed to get off so easy with the Justice Department. Read More
First Word: Obama and Ryan do lunch
12:54 PM on 3/7/2013
President Obama's charm offensive with Republicans continues. Get a sneak peek at stories The Last Word staff is following now. Read More
The Bill O’Reilly rules of anger management
11:33 PM on 3/6/2013
Take a deep breath and count backwards from 10. Lawence O'Donnell weighed in on Bill O'Reilly's 'anger issues' during his Rewrite segment. Read More
