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Murkowski becomes 3rd GOP senator for gay marriage

USA TODAY

Catalina Camia, USA TODAY 11:40 a.m. EDT June 19, 2013. Senator voices support as nation awaits rulings by the Supreme Court on two same-sex marriage cases. murkowski. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP). Story Highlights.

Obama Job Approval Holds Steady , Economic Views Improve

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

In a second term marked by a series of controversies and little legislative success, President Obama's job approval rating has nonetheless remained fairly steady. Currently, 49% approve of the way Obama is handling his new1 job as president while 43% ...

Ann Romney makes surprise political remarks at San Diego meeting

Washington Times

SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2013 – The unassuming blonde woman with her hair pulled back filled out the required form to address the San Diego City Council during the non-agenda public comment period on Tuesday. She stepped to the microphone for her four ...

NJ treason? Students boo Chris Christie after Dallas Cowboys confession

Washington Times

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received a mix of cheers and boos on Tuesday when he told a group of elementary school kids in Parlin, N.J., that he's a Dallas Cowboys fan, CNN reported today. “My favorite football team is not the New York Giants,” he said, ...

Vice President Joe Biden to visit Dartmouth, South Boston for Markey on Saturday

Boston.com

Vice President Joe Biden will campaign for Democratic Senate nominee Edward J. Markey in South Boston and Dartmouth on Saturday, according to a White House official. Democratic sources said on Wednesday that Biden was scheduled to visit the ...

GOP lawmaker explains 'no' vote on budget

Houston Chronicle

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of three Wisconsin Assembly Republicans who voted against the state budget Wednesday said his decision was a difficult one. Rep. Steve Kestell of Elkhart Lake said his "no" vote was because the budget Gov. Scott Walker ...

House committee endorses legislation on youth sentences

San Antonio Express

A House committee vote in favor of legislation to change the punishment for 17-year-old capital murder defendants to mandatory life with parole brought Texas one step closer to resolving the state's sentencing quagmire left in the wake of last year's Supreme ...

President Barack Obama declares federal disaster zone in Michigan after spring ...

MLive.com

President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared parts of Michigan a federal diaster area due historic flooding earlier this year. The counties designated as disaster areas are Allegan, Baraga, Barry, Gogebic, Houghton, Ionia, Kent, Keweenaw, Marquette, ...

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