California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called lawmakers “girlie men” prompting criticism from Democrats that the remark was sexist and homophobic.

California’s attorney general has been ordered to “take immediate steps” to get a court ruling to put an end to same-sex marriages in San Francisco.

US congressman Gary Condit is emerging from a self-imposed media blackout following Chandra Levy’s disappearance, trying to revive his political career and clarify his relationship with the missing former Government intern.