UPDATED 12:35 PM EST, February 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to strengthen the principal federal anti-domestic abuse law, spreading its protection to gays, lesbians, immigrants and Native American women.
A vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act sets up a possible showdown with the House, which last year rejected a more ambitious approach.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the final vote could come either Thursday or Friday.
