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Strategist Out of Closet and Into Fray, This Time for Gay Marriage

A change of heart by Ken Mehlman, who ran President George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign, has proved divisive in the battle over a Supreme Court case.    

10:23 PM ET NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS

House Rejects Restoring Food-Stamp Funds

House lawmakers defeated an attempt by Democrats to restore the $20.5 billion that would be cut from food-stamps programs over the next decade under the House ...

9:41 PM ET WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

DOMA and the Supreme Court

If the Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, many federal benefits enjoyed by straight couples will be extended to same sex couples. But ...

6:36 PM ET NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS

U.S. Navy: No Record of Cap’n Crunch Service

The controversy over Cap’n Crunch deepened on Wednesday when the Pentagon said it had no record of a Cap’n Crunch ever serving in the U.S. Navy.

6:10 PM ET WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

Frederick Douglass Statue Is Unveiled in Capitol

A great-great-granddaughter of the abolitionist leader said that her ancestor believed in freedom and equality for “all of us, regardless of our race, gender, ...

5:55 PM ET NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS

Tea Party Protesters Rally Against IRS, Government

Several thousand protesters poured onto the West Lawn of the Capitol Wednesday afternoon to join a tea party rally called “Audit the IRS.”

5:24 PM ET WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

D.C. police seek man in women's stabbings

D.C. police are investigating four seemingly related late-night attacks in Northwest neighborhoods in which a man approached women from behind and stabbed ...

5:05 PM ET WASHINGTON TIMES

Youngest state GOP chairman looks to appeal to 'buffet generation'

When the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party abruptly resigned two weeks ago to take a new job in Washington, GOP activists appointed Matt Moore, ...

4:29 PM ET CNN POLITICS

Gov. Perry on Immigration:Secure the Borders

In Texas Gov. Rick Perry says people will begin to trust Washington on immigration reform once the government makes a serious effort to secure the borders.

3:53 PM ET WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

Elizabeth Warren Opposes Obama’s Nominee for Trade Rep

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, said Wednesday she will vote against President Barack Obama’s nominee for U.S. trade representative.

3:48 PM ET WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)