Cantor signals shift on immigration, backs Dream Act principles

House Majority Leader now says children brought into the country illegally should have a pathway to citizenship

• Feb 5, 2013

Christie: Not "overly self-consumed" about weight

N.J. governor says he's constantly fighting weight battle and his doctor warns him his "luck is going to run out relatively soon"

• Feb 5, 2013

Obama says no to new taxes, yes to ending Boy Scouts' gay ban

In pre-Super Bowl interview with CBS News, president changed his position on raising tax rates and gave opinion on Scouts' ban on gays

• Feb 5, 2013

Report: Budget deficit $845 billion this year

A new analysis shows the federal gov't budget deficit is slightly better than last year's $1.1 trillion shortfall

• Feb 5, 2013

Ad attacks McConnell on gun control

Liberal group running ad in Senate Republican leader's home state, attacking him for opposing "common sense reforms"

• Feb 5, 2013

Despite decades of effort, immigration reform still eludes Congress

Congress begins immigration reform hearings today, intent on avoiding the pitfalls of the past

• Feb 5, 2013

Graham urges Obama to "reconsider" Hagel nomination

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says Hagel is a "good man," but "clueless" about U.S. defense policy; Hagel appears on track for confirmation anyway

• Feb 5, 2013

Strom Thurmond's mixed-race daughter dies at 87

Essie Mae Washington-Williams, daughter of the one-time segregationist senator, kept her parentage secret for seven decades

• Feb 5, 2013

N.Y. gov. wants some Sandy-hit areas emptied

Gov. Cuomo wants to buy some Sandy-ruined homes to make land permanently uninhabited; similar plan failed in La. post-Katrina

• Feb 5, 2013

Cantor: Americans just want their lives to work

House majority leader says upcoming address to fellow Republican won't represent ideological shift, but will focus on communicating ideas

• Feb 5, 2013

Obama: Don't let pro-gun lobby block "common sense" gun laws

Continuing push for comprehensive new gun laws, Obama urges voters to "keep the pressure" on Congress to enact popular reforms

• Feb 4, 2013

Obama takes his gun control push on the road

In Minnesota, the president will continue his call for stricter gun laws

• Feb 4, 2013

Panetta says politics at play in Hagel questioning

Defense secretary says "the political knives" came out when former Nebraska senator appeared before a Senate committee for a confirmation hearing

• Feb 2, 2013

Biden suggests direct Iran talks are possible

Vice president says Iranian leadership must be "serious," discusses Syrian civil war with Russians, Syrian opposition

• Feb 2, 2013

Gov. O'Malley: Ravens "want to win" for Ray Lewis

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley shares his Super Bowl hopes for the Baltimore Ravens, addresses changes to gun laws on "CBS This Morning"

• Feb 2, 2013

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