Will Baucus retirement hurt Dem efforts to keep Senate control?

Baucus is the sixth Democratic senator to forgo reelection in 2014 - only two Republicans have announced they're retiring

• Apr 23, 2013

Montana Democrat Max Baucus to retire

Six-term moderate senator faced a challenging re-election battle in 2014

• Apr 23, 2013

Napolitano: Immigration bill makes America more secure

Amid Republican calls to delay immigration reform in light of Boston bombings, homeland security secretary says bill would actually boost nation's security

• Apr 23, 2013

Poll: George W. Bush's approval rating matches Obama's

More than four years after leaving the White House, George W. Bush's public image is now as strong as his successor's

• Apr 23, 2013

Two weeks before special election, Sanford attempts to revive flagging campaign

Sanford likens opponent to Pelosi in new attack ad; releases full-page ad defending trespassing charges

• Apr 23, 2013

Boston Marathon bombing tragedy seeping into immigration debate

Both sides of immigration debate accused of politicizing the tragedy for political gain

• Apr 23, 2013

Why Obama couldn't turn 90 percent into 60 votes

John Dickerson: The type of president who could cajole the Senate to support gun control would never have been elected

• Apr 23, 2013

Senate moves closer to backing online sales taxes

Bill empowering states to collect taxes from more online retailers finds support -- and opposition -- on both sides of the aisle

• Apr 23, 2013

Obama will host Senate women at W.H. dinner Tuesday

In outreach effort, the president will open the White House to a bipartisan group of 20 women senators

• Apr 22, 2013

Sen. Leahy: Don't "exploit" Boston to "derail" immigration

Committee hearing on immigration reform gets heated, with some shouting from one Republican senator

• Apr 22, 2013

Weiner back on Twitter, the epicenter of his prior downfall

As former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., weighs a mayoral bid, he returns to the medium that caused his political demise

• Apr 22, 2013

Obamas to attend memorial for Texas explosion victims

The president and first lady will travel to Texas for a service honoring those who were killed and injured in deadly explosion at fertilizer plant

• Apr 22, 2013

How FAA cuts may affect your travel plans

A closer look at airlines most affected by cuts, how measures are already impacting travel, and how airlines and pilots are attempting to delay furloughs

• Apr 22, 2013

Is there any hope for a bipartisan climate change bill?

Some calling for congressional action on climate change are holding out hope that some conservatives could eventually join the cause

• Apr 22, 2013

Vet group targets Sanford: He "abandoned his post"

In new ad, pro-Democrat veteran group accuses Mark Sanford of having "betrayed" the people of South Carolina

• Apr 22, 2013

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