Rubio: Conservatives on board with immigration reform

Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says conservatives in Congress are prepared to back a version of his bipartisan immigration reform bill, despite a "deeply flawed" conservative study

• May 9, 2013

Prince Harry visits military families at the White House

The 28-year-old royal, who has served two tours in Afghanistan, kicks off his latest U.S. trip in Washington, D.C.

• May 9, 2013

Lieberman: Boston bombings could have been "prevented"

Before marathon bombings, Massachusetts police had no knowledge of Tsarnaev brothers

• May 9, 2013

NYC weighs giving immigrants the right to vote

Hundreds of thousands of New York City immigrants could be allowed to vote in local elections under new proposal

• May 9, 2013

Republicans boycott vote on EPA chief nominee

GOP stymies committee vote on Gina McCarthy saying the Environmental Protection Agency "stonewalled" their requests for transparency

• May 9, 2013

Graham: Illegal immigrants come to U.S. from "hellholes"

GOP senator attempts to cast immigration debate as economic issue but has to clarify, "I wasn't slandering Mexico"

• May 9, 2013

GOP congressman raffling off assault weapon

Texas Republican Steve Stockman holds web contest to win a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle

• May 9, 2013

A year after Obama "evolved" on marriage, gains for gay rights

President's support for same-sex marriage helped give the issue momentum in Washington and around the nation

• May 9, 2013

Obama, House Dems hash out agenda over dinner

Themes discussed at the powwow included immigration, gun control, deficit reduction and the budget

• May 8, 2013

House passes measure to offer alternative to overtime pay

Senate unlikely to take up GOP initiative that would give workers the choice between overtime pay and paid time off

• May 8, 2013

Sanford, ex-wife settle trespassing case

One day after winning a special election to return to Congress, the former S.C. governor and his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford, settled a trespassing case out of court

• May 8, 2013

Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands

Amendment allowing individuals to carry guns on land under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers fails in the Senate

• May 8, 2013

Benghazi "whistleblowers" question U.S. reaction to Libya attack

In emotional testimony, diplomatic officials convey personal accounts of Libyan attacks; say State Dept. tried to prevent personal testimony with Congress

• May 8, 2013

Immigration amendments hit on security, Obamacare and more

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee file hundreds of amendments to the comprehensive immigration reform bill

• May 8, 2013

Report: Administration considers easing Internet wiretapping

FBI worries that web communication is too difficult to monitor, but tech companies and Internet freedom advocates raise concerns about innovation, privacy

• May 8, 2013

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