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 […]
Senator Davis took to the floor the Texas Senate at 11:18 a.m. in pink tennis shoes to begin what she hoped would be a nearly 13 hour filibuster of the bill. As the day went on, Davis’ filibuster caught fire on Twitter, and by the evening it was trending worldwide. The excitement peaked at 11:58 […]