John Dickerson on State of the Union: Hurry-up offense

President Obama feels confident and emboldened heading into the State of the Union...and so does the Republican-controlled Congress

• Jan 20, 2015

Likely GOP candidates flock to Koch Brothers' summit in California

Several potential presidential contenders hope to impress Charles and David Koch, billionaire industrialists and conservative mega-donors

• Jan 20, 2015

Anthony Salvanto: Wide open for the GOP Presidential nomination - and voters want it that way

CBS News poll shows voters want choices for 2016

• Jan 20, 2015

Harry Reid returns to Congress after exercise injury

The top Senate Democrat is back in D.C. after breaking ribs and bones in his face, but he won't attend the State of the Union

• Jan 20, 2015

WH chief of staff: Obama focused on helping middle class

Denis McDonough also says if the president needs to veto bills that don't help the middle class, he will

• Jan 20, 2015

How did Obama fare with his 2014 State of the Union to-do list?

The president made the most progress on matters that didn't require him to go to Congress

• Jan 20, 2015

Major Garrett: Welcome to the first premeditated Twitter State of the Union

The White House aims to recreate its congressional echo chamber in the #hashtag world

• Jan 20, 2015

U.S. delegation travels to Cuba, but skips meeting with Castro

The group of U.S. lawmakers met with Cuba's foreign minister, who told them the country welcomes the lightening of relations between the two nations

• Jan 19, 2015

CBS News' Mark Knoller recalls the Obama State of the Union speeches

Tuesday night marks the president's sixth State of the Union speech and ninth speech to a joint session of Congress

• Jan 19, 2015

What to expect from the State of the Union

​CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett goes through the key points the President is expected to announce

• Jan 19, 2015

Obamas commemorate MLK Day at Boys & Girls Club

The first family participated in a community service project in Washington, D.C. to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy

• Jan 19, 2015

U.S. plans to set up embassy in Cuba

The U.S. and Cuba hold high-level talks this week on normalizing relations

• Jan 19, 2015

Supreme Court reviews campaign finance rules in judicial races

In 30 states, state and local judges are barred from personally soliciting campaign contributions, but the high court could change that

• Jan 19, 2015

Alan Gross among guests in First Lady's box at State of the Union

The White House announced guests who will be seated with the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden and Valerie Jarrett at the State of the Union address

• Jan 19, 2015

Obama revamps the State of the Union

By teasing out the agenda he'll put forward in the annual speech, the president could be setting a new precedent

• Jan 19, 2015

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