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The decision makes Maine the second state to disqualify Trump from office, after the Colorado Supreme Court handed down its own stunning ruling that removed him from the ballot earlier this month.
State law would now require candidates to release five years of tax returns to appear. President Trump has yet to do so.Â
As the North Carolina legislature moved last fall to put a brutal antigay amendment on the May 8 primary ballot, Rep. Brad Miller, a Democrat representing parts of Raleigh and Greensboro, decided not only to speak out against the damaging measure, but also concluded that it was time to step up and support a congressional bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
Hillary Rodham Clinton stunned Barack Obama in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, defying polls and pundits to resurrect her bid for the White House. John McCain won the Republican race, completing a remarkable comeback and climbing back into contention for the U.S. presidential nomination. Clinton's victory Tuesday capped a comeback of her own from last week's third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and raised the possibility of a long battle for the party nomination between Obama, the most viable black candidate in U.S. history, and Clinton, seeking to become the first woman to win the U.S. presidency. ''I felt like we all spoke from our hearts, and I am so gratified that you responded,'' Hillary Clinton said in victory remarks before cheering supporters. ''Now together, let's give America the kind of comeback that New Hampshire has just given me.''
He's disqualified because he took part in an insurrection, says the ruling, which Trump is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
If she prevails in November, Durkan will be the first lesbian to lead the city and the first woman to do so since the 1920s.
A North Carolina congressman who opposes a state anti-gay marriage amendment will now cosponsor federal legislation to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Nikki Haley, the last Republican standing against Trump, was defiant when she addressed her supporters.
"I understand that my words had caused hurt," the politician said, referring to the use of "it" and "man in a dress" for trans people.
Alex Walker made headlines with a scatological video launching his campaign against the anti-LGBTQ+ Republican, but he has much to say on the issues as well.
Klobuchar's exit comes a day after Pete Buttigieg's and represents a consolidation of moderates in the Democratic race.
The businessman inches closer to clinching the nomination.
He will face LGBTQ-supportive Democrat Sherrod Brown in November. Meanwhile, trans woman Arienne Childrey won her primary for Ohio House.
One of two groups competing to put a same-sex marriage ban before California voters in 2006 has bowed out of the fight for now, saying the timing and political climate are not right to get such a measure passed.
This February, Justin Goddard felt compelled to write an open letter to gays and lesbians. Naturally, he sent it to us.
Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson told New Hampshire voters Monday that efforts in some states to recognize same-sex marriage are a ''judge-made controversy.''
The billionaire former mayor of New York City is now openly discussing his potential aspirations for 2016.
