50 Democrats urge the NFL to rename the Washington Redskins

Senators say the Washington, D.C. football team name amounts to a racial slur

• May 22, 2014

Two more arrests in Cochran photo probe in Mississippi

Authorities previously arrested a conservative blogger, saying he snuck into the nursing home where Sen. Thad Cochran's wife lives to take a picture of her

• May 22, 2014

House snubs Pentagon on defense spending bill

Despite a White House veto threat, the House overwhelmingly passed a $601 billion defense authorization bill

• May 22, 2014

Dems to GOP: Let "Pres. Rand Paul" enact immigration reform

Senate Democrats attempt to call the GOP's bluff after they've said they don't trust Obama to enforce immigration laws Congress may pass

• May 22, 2014

Boehner inches toward calling for VA Secretary Shinseki to resign

"These are men and women who served our country, and we've not just let them down, we've let them die," House speaker says, calling for accountability

• May 22, 2014

Border security concerns raised about new national monument

President Obama declared nearly 500,000 acres in southern New Mexico a new monument, but some worry it could complicate the job of local law enforcement

• May 22, 2014

House passes watered down NSA reform bill

Privacy advocates and some lawmakers express concern that amended legislation won't stop mass government surveillance

• May 22, 2014

Don't call me a racist, Republican senator tells Democrat

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., angrily objected after Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said some oppose Obamacare because president is "the wrong color"

• May 22, 2014

Will Wyoming turn to firing squads for executions?

Shortages of available drugs for lethal injections prompt lawmakers to consider changing state law

• May 22, 2014

Who do Americans blame for the VA scandal?

CBS News poll: Opinion divided, but more fault Veterans Affairs secretary and department itself than Obama or local VA hospitals

• May 22, 2014

What will it take to fix the VA?

With the VA roiled by scandal and expecting an influx of new vets from wars winding down, it needs solutions

• May 22, 2014

Americans' view of Congress: Throw 'em out

A new CBS News poll reveals the lowest-ever percentage of Americans who think members of Congress deserve re-election

• May 21, 2014

Poll: Views on economy highest in six years

Though a majority of Americans still view the economy negatively, positive views are up 6 points since March

• May 21, 2014

House moves to give VA secretary broader firing authority

As firestorm over hospital scandal intensifies, Congress's move is not without its criticism

• May 21, 2014

Democrats join Benghazi investigation to "defend the truth"

Democrats, who say the committee is politically-motivated, aim to make sure Republicans don't twist the facts

• May 21, 2014

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