Illinois GOP Senator Mark Kirk officially voiced his support for same-sex marriage on Tuesday, making him the second Senate Republican to do so.

Regina Griggs, executive director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), has said that personal situations should not get in the way of defending traditional marriage, responding to Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman's decision to embrace same-sex marriage because of his gay son.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) quickly issued a statement over the weekend regarding the Gang of Eight's immigration reform plan after his colleague, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), said all members have agreed on a proposal.

The Kentucky legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear's veto of HB 279, known as the religious freedom bill that faced staunch opposition from LGBT groups, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.

With support for redefining marriage to include same-sex couples appearing to grow, Republican operatives are debating whether the party's position could shift on the issue.

At an Easter Sunday service attended by President Barack Obama and his family, the pastor in his sermon accused politically conservative Christians of being misogynist, racist and anti-immigrant.

Big business and labor finally resolved a dispute over a low-skilled worker program that was a major obstacle in the ongoing efforts for a sweeping immigration reform bill. However, Fla. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's office cautioned that Congress still has a long way to go.

The White House put out the talent line-up and the roster of celebrity attendees for the 135th annual Easter Egg Roll to be held Monday. The announcement came Friday, the day President Obama talked about Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection in his Easter message.

As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in two cases involving gay marriage, some "friend of the court" briefs are asking the court to consider social science studies that supposedly confirm there is no difference in the well-being of children raised by gay couples and children raised by a mother and a father. Those studies, though, may be deeply flawed in their methodology and the conclusions drawn from their data.

George Will is among the conservative pundits who've come out against the Defense of Marriage Act, citing the legislation is an overreach of congressional powers, and is an issue best left to the states to decide.