• Senate to Tackle Same-Sex 'Marriage' Ban

  President Bush and congressional Republicans are aiming the political spotlight this week on efforts to ban gay marriage, with events at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.

• Bush Endorses Amendment to Protect Marriage

  President Bush on Saturday backed a resolution to amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

• Faith-Based Prison Program Ruled Unconstitutional

  A judge on Friday ruled that a Bible-based prison program violated the First Amendment's freedom of religion clause by using state funds to promote Christianity to inmates.

• Bush to Promote Gay Marriage Amendment

  President Bush will promote a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Monday, the eve of a scheduled Senate vote on the cause that is dear to his conservative backers.

• Ga. High Court to Expedite Gay Marriage Appeal

  Georgia's highest court said Tuesday it would expedite its review of a ruling that struck down the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage. The court will hear arguments in the case on June 27.