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Republicans face a balancing act on immigration
Republicans face a delicate balancing act as they embrace an unprecedented shift in their views on immigration reform — and no one better exemplifies ...
Immigration overhaul? GOP, Dem senators vow action
Side by side, leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged Monday to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer ...
Kroft: Obama-Clinton interview request a surprise
With limited time and the unusual nature of a dual appearance with President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, CBS' Steve ...
Abortion opponents march in Washington
Anti-abortion demonstrators from around the country marched through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to protest a landmark ...
GOP senators will oppose VA electoral change
The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of ...
Obama presses liberal agenda as he starts 2nd term
From gun control to gay rights, President Barack Obama's second-term agenda is shaping up as an unabashedly liberal wish list. In less than a week, ...
THE RESET: GOP is pushing state election changes
Around the country, Republicans are trying to change state laws to make it easier for them to win presidential elections. In Washington, Senate ...
Jindal: GOP must stop being 'stupid party'
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called on the Republican Party to "stop being the stupid party" on Thursday as GOP leaders promised fundamental changes ...
Defiant Clinton takes on lawmakers on Libya attack
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the ...
Soul-searching in focus as GOP gathers in NC
Republican soul-searching begins in earnest this week as GOP officials from every state in the nation come together for the first time since their ...
Biden's recent moves stoking chatter about 2016
Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try ...
Clinton retires debt from 2008 campaign
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has paid off the outstanding debt from her 2008 presidential campaign. Campaign finance reports filed ...
Poll: Many say let illegal immigrants stay in US
More than 6 in 10 Americans now favor allowing illegal immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens, a major increase in support driven by a ...
Analysis: Optimistic Obama faces tough to-do list
It's a good thing President Barack Obama considers himself a congenital optimist. There are no easy "gets" as he scrolls through his second-term to-do ...
Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration
Latinos are taking a more prominent role in President Barack Obama's second inauguration, from the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice swearing in ...
Obama's campaign looks to legislative fights
President Barack Obama's campaign racked up 332 electoral votes and helped the president win a second term. Now it hopes to score legislative ...
Big party for Democrats, quiet reflection for GOP
For many Republicans, this is a good weekend to get away from it all. With hundreds of thousands of Democrats traveling to nation's capital for ...
New nonprofit to promote Obama agenda
In an unprecedented move, President Barack Obama's vaunted political organization is being turned into a nonprofit group — funded in part by corporate ...
GOP eyes new election laws
After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to ...
Four years in, shifts in Obama strategy, outlook
Four years ago he was the fifth-youngest president to take the oath of office. Now Barack Obama is 51, his hair more gray, his face more lined.
Obama inauguration playlist: Beyonce, Wonder, fun.
President Barack Obama is preparing for all the musicians set to perform at his inauguration festivities by releasing an official playlist.
Pa. detective: Prankster registered as 'Obama'
A Pennsylvania detective is trying to figure out how a prankster was able to fill out a 2008 voter registration card signed "Barack H. Obama." Butler ...
Ron Paul's GOP legacy growing in states like Iowa
Ron Paul is exiting the political stage, but his legions of followers insist they are only getting started. Libertarian-leaning loyalists of the ...
Obama to take private oath in brief family service
President Barack Obama's private swearing-in will be a brief, sparsely attended ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House. White House spokesman ...