Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced her support for gay marriage on Wednesday — the third Republican in the Senate to do so. Sens. Mark Kirk of Illinois and Rob Portman of Ohio previously gave their public thumbs-up to same-sex marriage. Mrs. Murkowski explained her views, via a posting on ...

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is the third Republican senator to support gay marriage. In a passionate statement released Wednesday, Murkowski said that our nation's current laws consign same-sex couples to "a second-class existence." She also argued that marriage equality is "a personal liberty issue":  I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights ...

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) became the third sitting Republican senator to support marriage equality on Wednesday, just days before the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases that could expand marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. Murkowski joins 53 senators, including Republicans Rob Portman (OH) and Mark Kirk (IL), and all [...]    

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is now a supporter of gay marriage, the Washington Post's Aaron Blake says he has learned from the Human Rights Campaign, a pro-gay rights lobby group. Murkowski's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Murkowski would be the third Republican senator to support gay marriage. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) ...

The Senate voted today overwhelmingly, by a margin of 82-15, to move ahead with the immigration reform bill (S. 744). Now floor debate and new amendments can proceed, increasing the chances of the bill’s survival now that it avoided procedural roadblocks. It was a fairly bi-partisan vote, with 30 Republicans voting yes. They include: Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), ...