Sen. Rubio says immigration deal needs tough terms
A bipartisan deal on immigration legislation would need tough enforcement and even stricter penalties for those who came to the United States ...
GOP senator would broaden gun checks, no records
A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the transactions ...
APNewsBreak: Immigration bill could exclude many
Bipartisan immigration legislation emerging in the Senate could prevent hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally from ever becoming ...
AP Source: Senate plan to stiffen border security
A bipartisan group of senators finalizing a landmark immigration bill has agreed to require greatly increased surveillance of the border and ...
Boost for background checks: Senators compromise
Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum ...
GOP senator says he'll support judicial nominee
An influential Republican senator said Wednesday that he intends to support President Barack Obama's choice to fill a vacancy on the federal appeals ...
Senate showdown vote on gun curbs set for Thursday
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting ...
Raucous debate on immigration to get under way
Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill hope to finish their work this week, opening what's sure to be a raucous public debate over measures ...
Senators work on deal expanding background checks
Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks ...
Dem, GOP senators work on background check deal
Two influential senators, one from each party, are working on an agreement that could expand background checks on firearms sales to include gun shows ...
Rubio claims pivot point on immigration overhaul
Whatever immigration deal might be claimed by labor and business, or by Democrats and Republicans, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is serving notice it ...
Senators caution immigration deal not final
Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a ...
Business, labor get deal on worker program
Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration ...
Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown
President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on ...
Obama: 'Shame on us' if Newtown is forgotten
President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to remember the children gunned down in America and not "get squishy" in the face of powerful forces ...
Obama: Immigration bill could pass by summer
President Barack Obama pressed for swift action on a sweeping immigration bill Wednesday, saying last-minute obstacles are "resolvable" and predicting ...
Senators tour border, say immigration bill near
A bipartisan group of senators crafting a sweeping immigration bill vowed Wednesday that they would be ready to unveil it when Congress reconvenes in ...
Business as usual for Menendez amid investigations
Beyond the investigations, it's business as usual for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. The new Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman presides over ...
Senators close in on immigration deal
A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill ...
McCain and Schumer heading to Arizona border
Four senators working on a sweeping bipartisan immigration bill plan to travel to the Arizona border next Wednesday to view conditions there as they ...
Reid: Background checks will be in Senate gun bill
Democrats who vowed a crackdown on guns after the horrific Newtown, Conn., school shooting are touting prospects for Senate passage of expanded ...
Senate Gang of 8 close on immigration deal
A bipartisan group of senators is nearing agreement on a comprehensive immigration bill that would put illegal immigrants on a 13-year path to ...
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