The Latest Breaking News from Tammy Baldwin

"I’m still very confident that the bill will pass," says the bill's chief sponsor, Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, a blow for the legislation that comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, said he expects there will be enough support from his party to pass a marriage equality bill this month.

Most Republicans have withheld how they plan to vote.

As the Senate contemplates legislation to protect same-sex marriages, there has been a sharp shift in Republican support for the issue

Baldwin, the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, is leading the charge to secure the 10 Republican votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority to pass a bill codifying marriage equality.

Many see it either as a waste of time or want to focus on other topics.

Republican former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson announced Monday that he won't run again in a bid to take on the Democratic incumbent in the battleground state

Immigration provisions in a House bill to increase US global competitiveness, absent in Senate plan, may still make it into final version.