WASHINGTON -- Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, Senate staffers in same-sex marriages have been told they can extend their federal benefits to spouses and stepchildren. Thousands of Senate staffers got an email Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management notifying them what happens now that the high court ruled that legally married couples can't be denied federal benefits. Same-sex marriage is legal in Washington, so there's likely a fair number of Capitol Hill staffers who will, for the first time, be able to extend benefits to their families. "On June 26, 2013 the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is...
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