The White House has released President Barack Obama's response to the cloture vote taken earlier this morning in the U. S. Senate.

The White House today issued this statement from President Barack Obama regarding the Defense Department report released earlier today on the impact of repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell":

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced late Wednesday that he will bring the Defense Authorization bill containing the provision for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to the Senate floor for a vote before the scheduled Congressional adjournment in early December.

The Justice Department on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and to keep the policy in effect while a lower court considers the constitutionality of the military's ban on openly gay service members.

Five progressive bloggers sat down with President Obama on Wednesday and individually asked questions pertaining to the current political climate looking towards the impending midterm elections, and the administration's outlook on issues concerning voters.

Whatever the reason, I found, in my personal opinion, that the following video released by the LGBT activist group GETEqual would cause offense as it did in my case. As it was rude in its presentation it became ultimately ineffective.

The Obama administration is coming under fire for its defense of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by successfully petitioning the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week for an emergency stay of U. S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillip's injunction issued last Tuesday against the policy.

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week joined the thousands of Americans that have come together as part of the It Gets Better Project to share [...]

On the last possible day they could do so, the Obama administration filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, even though Obama has previously said he opposed the law.

Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, spoke at the annual national dinner of the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday evening to address the recent suicides within the LGBT community related to anti-gay bullying.

The ruling in U.S. District Court in Boston on Thursday, in which Judge Joseph Tauro declared the "Defense of Marriage Act" as "unconstitutional," has left the Obama administration pondering its next move -- under the careful watch of gay rights advocates.

Two openly gay U.S. Army National Guard soldiers who were arrested for handcuffing themselves to a White House fence, have subpoenaed President Obama to defend them in court, citing they were following orders to lobby him for gay rights.

President Obama hosted a reception at the White House to honor LGBT Pride Month, and vowed to push ahead with his gay rights agenda, assuring the audience that he remains committed to repealing DOMA and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

President Obama is taking another step to expand the rights of gay workers by allowing them to take family and medical leave to care for sick or newborn children of [...]

President Obama on Wednesday extended a wider range of benefits to the same-sex partners of eligible federal workers, including access to medical treatment, relocation assistance, credit unions and fitness centers. [...]