Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow justice by the neck  —  Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week, according to at least three knowledgeable sources.

Report: Hugo Chávez in Critical Condition In Cuban Hospital  —  Hugo Chávez extended stay in a Cuban hospital is because he is in critical condition, according to a report in El Nuevo Herald.  —  The Venezuelan president, who was last seen in public June 9 and last heard from on June 12 …

Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann in lead; Cain third; others find little traction  —  Illustration by Mark Marturello/The Register  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann sit atop the standings in the year's first Des Moines Register Iowa Poll on the Republican presidential field.

The GOP Will Pay a Grave Price  —  New York Republicans are responsible for passing gay marriage.  The party will pay a grave price.  —  Here is what we know.  In state after state, Democrats who control a chamber in support of their base have prevented votes favorable to marriage: Iowa, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania.

Pelosi demands a seat at the table in final talks on the debt-ceiling  —  House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will demand a seat in the table for the final talks on the national debt limit, putting a strong liberal voice in the room.  —  Pelosi and House Democrats were left …

Bill would freeze Obama administration's power to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants  —  The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is crafting a bill that would temporarily freeze the Obama administration's power to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.

Behind N.Y. Gay Marriage, an Unlikely Mix of Forces  —  In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors.  —  Over tuna and turkey sandwiches …

How Did the Empire State Building ‘Go Rainbow’ So Quickly?  —  Less than an hour after the New York legislature passed a marriage equality bill 33 to 29 during a late session on Friday, Twitter started filling up with messages about how the Empire State Building had “gone rainbow.”

The Surprising Road To Equality  —  I grew up in the Village in New York, so to me LGBT equality has always been a given, including on the marriage issue as it arose in the 1990s.  But if you asked me ten years ago, I would have been very surprised at the direction the road to equality has taken.

GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN TO ATTEND PREMIERE OF THE UNDEFEATED AT PELLA OPERA HOUSE IN PELLA, IOWA  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 25, 2011)- Victory Film Group VictoryFilmGroup.com and ARC Entertainment announced today that Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will attend the premiere …