Tonight, Stephen Colbert took to the Report to (through ironic satire, natch) blow holes in both the argument for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the claims by John McCain and others that the policy doesn't encourage witch hunts. Watch inside.

The gays sure enjoy heckling Barack Obama at fundraisers when they're angry. Last night, for the third time in six months, a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" protester did just that, in New York. And another heckler yelled about "AIDS funding."

Tonight, Jon Stewart opened with a segment about yesterday's Senate failure to bring to the floor a vote that would have repealed the archaic, discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Stewart asked: are we run by assholes? Indeed! Video inside.

Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss' office has confirmed the "all faggots must die" comment left on a gay rights blog originated from his office. Now the search is on for the culprit. The homophobic butler did it in the kitchen.

Apparently, John McCain—who helped block a vote to repeal DADT today—doesn't like explaining himself. When The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld and Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner asked McCain questions about the policy this afternoon, he got quite testy. Video inside.

Someone left a nasty comment on gay rights blogger Joe.My.God's popular site. It read: "All faggots must die." Joe posted the IP address and asked readers to trace it. Turns out it came from a Georgia Republican Senator's office.

Singing activist Lady Gaga has been campaigning tirelessly against "don't ask, don't tell." But the rider for her concerts states all "political banners" are banned. Guess Gaga is the only one who gets to express an opinion.

Well, so much for that. Senate Republicans' filibuster against a defense authorization bill — including a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal and the DREAM Act — was successful. The final vote was 56-43, with 60 votes needed to move forward.

It's a big Senate votin' day! Two acts favored by the Democratic base — the immigrant-friendly DREAM Act and a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell — are included in today's defense bill. But will Republicans successfully filibuster?

"We are not asking you to agree with... homosexuality—we're asking you to do your job, to protect the Constitution," says Lady Gaga in a new message to the US Senate about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Watch inside.

Look how Senator Kiki Gillibrand responded to a Tweet from Lady Giggles about Don't Ask Don't Tell. "Thanks for your political interest. Also, are you available for a sleepover next Saturday night? My mom will be making pizza bagels." [Twitter]

Sen. Harry Reid will include a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the latest Defense Authorization bill! This isn't the easy battle to choose during election season, but did Lady Gaga's reassurances on Twitter help get it in there?

A federal judge declared the U.S. military's anti-gay "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy unconstitutional, because it violates the First Amendment rights of gays. Not only that: She ruled that the policy has a "direct and deleterious effect" on the military.

Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach has been fighting for the right to stay in the Air Force for more than two years following a false criminal report that led to his outing.

Today we looked at an annoying Don't Ask, Don't Tell questionnaire that was handed out to soldiers. One commenter responded vociferously in what we can only imagine is deft parody.

Advocacy group Servicemembers United got a hold of a survey the Pentagon circulated to 400,000 troops which asks obnoxious questions about how soldiers would react if they had to shower or share a tent with a gay person.

Two Washington Examiner reporters set up Grindr—the iPhone app that "connects" gay men based on proximity—traveled to the Capitol, White House, and Pentagon. Where were men looking for men the most? In the press corp, naturally.

What's the best part of Lady Gaga's Larry King Live interview tonight? It's not her talk about lupus, Michael Jackson, or "don't ask, don't tell." It's her fabulous variation of the CNN host's famous uniform. They're practically twins!

The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."

The conservative Family Research Council yesterday said that a repeal of DADT will lead to soldiers having unwanted gay sex and that "homosexuals in the military are about three times as likely to commit sexual assaults as heterosexuals are."