Fear And Hopelessness As Five Families Prepare To Lose Unemployment Benefits
On Saturday, an estimated 1.3 million Americans will stop receiving unemployment benefits amid the latest standoff in Washington. Here are five of them.
On Saturday, an estimated 1.3 million Americans will stop receiving unemployment benefits amid the latest standoff in Washington. Here are five of them.
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The head of the Human Rights Campaign tweeted “thanks” to the Utah Attorney General’s Office — which is defending the state’s ban on same-sex couples marrying — on Thursday night. “He’s owed our thanks for his general incompetence,” an HRC staffer said of the acting attorney general.
After a year of scandal, the former mayoral candidate ponders his next move. “Who knows, maybe I have a third book of ideas in me!”
President Obama signed the $607 billion Defense Authorization bill Thursday in Hawaii. The defense law includes few reforms to the military sexual assault complaint process.
The GIF that keeps on giving.
Odd sequencing: CNN talks to Greenwald, then talks to Dershowitz about Greenwald — after Greenwald left.
A Christmas Eve order from the 10th Circuit. Update: State officials say they will ask the Supreme Court to step in.
Bill de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, opens up on dealing with mental illness and drugs and alcohol abuse in a new video she posted to YouTube Tuesday. Reporters had been sniffing around the rumors, but the de Blasio family decided to get in front of the story.
The happiest time of year.
With no decision from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals at the end of the day Monday, more same-sex couples will be heading to clerks’ offices Tuesday to get married.
People now have until the end of Dec. 24 to sign up for plans that start Jan. 1.
“He was pleased to participate in a plan as a show of support,” a White House official said, of President Obama’s selection of a bronze-level health care plan. Obama will continue to receive care through the military.
Can CNN’s versatile host make the Sunday political talk show something we might regret not watching?
Congress is so magical!
Updated: State officials in Utah have filed an appeal, are seeking a stay from the 10th Circuit, and the plaintiffs have opposed the request for a stay.
How has it taken so long to see this?
“[U]nder the Constitution of the United States, Ohio must recognize on Ohio death certificates valid same-sex marriages from other states.” Update: State officials will appeal the ruling.
The Kentucky senator has a few problems with Washington.
Snowden would never trade information for asylum, says his lawyer.
Meet The Press will never be the same.
Who knew!?
A top Democrat is ready to go on offense over economic inequality — if not to speak those words. “There’s no way [the GOP] can sort of escape it.”
Although the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the emergency request, the trial court in the Utah marriage case is due to hear arguments Monday on the state’s request to stop marriages during the appeal of the case. The same-sex couples’ lawyers respond: “The State Defendants’ trivialize Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights when they argue that a stay ‘at most’ would lead to a delay in their ability to exercise those rights.”
Ron Paul said his son will “probably” run for president. His son insists he isn’t so sure.
“[Utah officials’] Emergency Motion for Temporary Stay poses no emergency.”
“Some same-sex couples have been married.” State lawyers say the trial court judge isn’t moving quickly enough on a similar request and that same-sex couples’ marriages conducted during this time, if the decision is later reversed, “may be void.”
“The State’s current laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry and, in so doing, demean the dignity of these same-sex couples for no rational reason.” Update: Same-sex couples are marrying Friday night in Salt Lake City, but “[t]he state is requesting an emergency stay pending the filing of an appeal,” according to a statement from the office of the acting attorney general.
The president specifically mentioned two LGBT members of the delegation.