Senate works through the weekend to finish last-minute business

As lawmakers prepare for a final vote on a massive spending bill, they have some nominations and other work to finish

• Dec 13, 2014

Obama "proud" to welcome troops home from Afghanistan

As U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ends, president urges Americans to keep service members' sacrifices in mind during the holidays

• Dec 13, 2014

Patients outraged after losing doctors under Obamacare

Insurance companies are restricting the numbers of doctors patients can see by selling "narrow networks"

• Dec 12, 2014

No Senate vote yet on $1.1 trillion spending bill

It will be Monday at the earliest before the Senate votes on government funding bill ​passed by the House

• Dec 13, 2014

Obama: NFL "behind the curve" on domestic violence

President says the Ray Rice controversy has raised awareness, demonstrated the need for clear guidelines on the issue

• Dec 12, 2014

The major bills Congress will leave unfinished this year

The final days of the 113th Congress are focused on a massive spending bill, leaving other key issues on the table

• Dec 12, 2014

EPA's McCarthy denies GOP "doomsday scenarios"

Speaking with CBS News, Gina McCarthy said Republican rhetoric that emission rules will destroy the economy are well-worn and unfounded

• Dec 12, 2014

House passes spending bill to avert a government shutdown

The bill, which barely squeaked by, now heads to the Senate

• Dec 12, 2014

Congressional staffers walk out to protest killings by police

Capitol Hill staffers raised their hands in the air in support of demonstrations nationwide over the deaths of unarmed black men caused by law enforcement

• Dec 11, 2014

CBS News, NY Times, KFF survey: Who are the Americans who aren't working?

CBS News, the New York Times and the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed Americans who aren't working to find out why Americans aren't working, how they're making ends meet and what it would take to get them working again

• Dec 11, 2014

Dianne Feinstein vs. the CIA

The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman or her staff took to Twitter to rebut the CIA director's speech defending his agency

• Dec 11, 2014

Potential 2016 candidates divided on Senate's CIA torture report

Most of the big names have stayed quiet, but those who have weighed in have offered sharp differences of opinion

• Dec 11, 2014

Senate Committee votes to approve war against ISIS

The war authorization, approved by a partisan vote, isn't expected to get through the full Senate this year

• Dec 11, 2014

CIA director: True value of enhanced interrogation "unknowable"

John Brennan, the spy agency's chief, talked about the Senate Intelligence report for the first time since its release and answered reporters' questions

• Dec 11, 2014

Left, right agree: Spending bill stinks

As Congress nears a $1.1 trillion agreement to keep the government afloat, complaints are coming from all sides

• Dec 11, 2014

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