Texas State Senator Wendy Davis had the eyes of the nation during her long filibuster of an anti-abortion bill. Davis tells Chris Hayes about the details of her test of will and endurance. She also said she’d be lying if she told us she didn’t have aspirations to run for a state-wide office in Texas. […]
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis talked with Rachel Maddow about the firebomb attack on her offices and the necessity of standing up to the radical right-wing agenda sweeping through state legislatures across the country. The segment was first aired on March 21, 2012. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
As Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called for a second special session on abortion restrictions, the drama of Tuesday night’s explosive fight in the Texas Senate continued to reverberate. For all you who were not able to watch the events unfold in the Senate chambers during State Sen. Wendy Davis’ filibuster on the omnibus abortion […]
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., reacts to the Supreme Court’s decisions on Prop 8 and DOMA Wednesday. The Minnesota Congresswoman released a statement condemning the Supreme Court in their decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act: Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision […]
Gov. Rick Perry announced there will be a second special session in an attempt to pass a sweeping Texas style abortion ban. It’s back to the drawing board for the SB5 bill. Evidently Wendy Davis pissed him off, and he will NOT allow a woman to thwart the GOP plan to take away a woman’s […]