Rand Paul breaks ground at new office in Austin

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul gears up for a possible presidential run in the heart of the liberal Texas city

• Mar 16, 2015

Clearest sign Obamacare is working?

Although the Affordable Care Act remains controversial, by one key measure the health law is doing its job

• Mar 16, 2015

Rand Paul: GOP letter to Iran should help Obama's negotiations

Republican senator and potential presidential contender insists controversial letter will not disrupt nuclear talks

• Mar 16, 2015

Ted Cruz hones his 2016 pitch as he visits rural voters

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is banking on his hopes that rural New Hampshire voters and Texas share a similarly dour view of government

• Mar 16, 2015

GOP cuts Medicare, food stamps in new budget blueprint

Republicans ofer their budget blueprint this week with the pledge to balance the nation's budget within a decade and rein in major programs

• Mar 16, 2015

Chinese company pledged $2 million to Clinton Foundation in 2013

CBS News investigation finds company with close ties to Chinese government is giving generously to foundation run by Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton

• Mar 16, 2015

2016 and the debt ceiling

The nation's debt limit must be raised again, and the need will become critical this autumn, as the race for the presidency heats up

• Mar 16, 2015

U.S. willing to negotiate with Syria's Assad, Kerry says

Secretary of State John Kerry says that a political solution is the only option to end Syria's bloody civil war

• Mar 16, 2015

Top Democrat: Fire more Secret Service agents

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, says that more people at the agency need to leave in order to effectively overhaul Secret Service culture

• Mar 15, 2015

Cotton: "No regrets at all" over GOP letter to Iran

Freshman Arkansas senator says it was "important we communicated this message straight to Iran" and dismisses notion it was propaganda

• Mar 15, 2015

GOP threatens AG vote over alleged abortion rider in bill

Senate Majority Leader says he'd postpone Loretta Lynch's confirmation over dispute with Democrats surrounding human trafficking bill

• Mar 15, 2015

Kerry won't apologize for "unconstitutional" GOP letter

The secretary of state says he isn't going to take responsibility for Senate Republicans' letter to Iran -- "not on your life"

• Mar 15, 2015

​White House warns Senate again on Iran legislation

Obama's chief of staff: Pending legislation could have "profoundly negative impact" on nuclear negotiations with Iran

• Mar 15, 2015

Kerry: Last chance for Iran nuclear deal

In an interview with CBS News, secretary of state blasts GOP letter to Iran as "unconstitutional, un-thought-out action"

• Mar 14, 2015

Walker responds to flip-flopping accusations

Wisconsin governor criticized recently for changing positions on abortion, right-to-work legislation

• Mar 14, 2015

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