The wife of Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate former President Donald Trump, was a producer of a documentary on Michelle Obama in 2020 and has an extensive record of producing left-wing films.
The Senate vote on codifying same-sex marriage is unexpectedly delayed. Its expected voting date was November 17th, the last legislative day prior to Thanksgiving.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints indicated support Tuesday for legislation that would require states to recognize same-sex marriages performed under other states’ laws and repeal any federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, despite previously supporting efforts against same-sex marriage legalization.
U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to advance the so-called Respect for Marriage Act (H.r. 8404), which "provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages” and revokes provisions that define marriage as between a man and a woman.
The court on Monday declined to hear another challenge to a federal ban imposed under President Trump on devices called "bump stocks" that enable a semi-automatic weapon to fire like a machine gun.
