Joe Kennedy III

Joe Kennedy III

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  'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier

  Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade 

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  NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay

  With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ... 

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  Obama calls Collins, offers support on coming out

  A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins — "I'm gay" — reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from ... 

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  Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement

  Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional ... 

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  New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder

  When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class ...