Michelle Obama: Meeting Mandela "surreal"

First Lady says she's still trying to process meeting South African civil rights hero

• Apr 1, 2013

Storied Easter egg tradition rolls into its 135th year

35,000 people from all 50 states expected to attend White House Easter Egg Roll

• Apr 1, 2013

GOP warns against "haste" after immigration deal

Lead Democrat says "every major policy issue has been resolved," but Republicans say agreement is only a starting point

• Mar 31, 2013

Pastor slams religious right at Obamas' Easter service

First family attends an Easter service at St. John's Episcopal Church; sermon briefly veers into political territory

• Mar 31, 2013

GOP sen.: Pro-same-sex marriage Republican candidate "inevitable"

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., predicts there will soon be some who will go against the GOP platform on marriage

• Mar 31, 2013

Business, labor resolve dispute on immigration bill

CBS News confirms "agreement in principle" reached on guest-worker program that had been holding up sweeping immigration reform

• Mar 30, 2013

GOP: Building Keystone XL a "no-brainer"

In weekly addresses, GOP Rep. calls on president to approve controversial oil pipeline, Obama extends Easter, Passover greetings

• Mar 30, 2013

Rep. Don Young uses slur to refer to migrant workers

Young, an Alaska Republican, described migrant farm workers as "wetbacks," says he "meant no disrespect"

• Mar 29, 2013

Iowa Rep. invokes "Trail of Tears" in March Madness message

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, apologizes after comparing a basketball team's loss to the forced relocation of Native Americans during the 1890s

• Mar 29, 2013

Obama unveils plan for attracting private investments for public works

Talking jobs and the economy in Miami, Obama lays out a proposal he says will create new construction jobs and modernize the nation's infrastructure

• Mar 29, 2013

Former law-and-order candidate accused of stealing nuts

Dale Peterson arrested for the second time in six months, this time for eating cashews he didn't pay for

• Mar 29, 2013

Sanford dogged by past affair during debate

In a debate between GOP candidates for S.C. House seat, Sanford's opponent targets him on "trust" issues, calls him "compromised candidate"

• Mar 29, 2013

Economy on tap as Obama visits Florida

Even as he campaigns for stronger gun laws and comprehensive immigration reform, the president reminds voters that he's working on jobs, too

• Mar 29, 2013

Potential 2016 presidential candidates talk gun control

Joe Biden and Marco Rubio pushed their opposing views on guns this week

• Mar 29, 2013

Chief Justice Roberts a victim of credit-card fraud

Supreme Court spokeswoman said someone got hold of one of John Roberts's credit card account numbers

• Mar 28, 2013

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