Rubio gets a chance to turn talk into action

Dickerson: How the senator from Florida is using immigration to get to the big stage

• Jan 30, 2013

Who would benefit if Electoral College is changed?

Why Congress and state voting are so different

• Jan 30, 2013

NRA vs. Giffords' husband at Senate hearing

Judiciary Committee set to hold first congressional hearing on gun violence since Obama announced sweeping proposals

• Jan 30, 2013

Senate confirms Kerry as secretary of state

John Kerry gets formal Senate approval to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state

• Jan 29, 2013

Obama signs $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill

The president has signed into law a $50.5 billion emergency measure for Superstorm Sandy victims

• Jan 29, 2013

Kerry sails through first vote for Secretary of State

Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves Kerry to become top U.S. diplomat; full Senate expected to vote as early as this afternoon

• Jan 29, 2013

McCain on immigration: "We cannot have 11 million people living in the shadows"

Arizona senator answers critics within own party who see new proposal as amnesty for illegal immigrants; says border security is first priority

• Jan 29, 2013

Back on the road, Obama to push immigration reform

President in Nevada today to rally support for immigration overhaul; has a plan ready if Senate proposal falters

• Jan 29, 2013

$50.5B Sandy aid package clears Congress

Sandy measure passed despite opposition from fiscal conservatives worried about adding to deficits; Obama expected to sign it

• Jan 28, 2013

Key senators agree on sweeping immigration reform

Bipartisan "Group of 8" concurs on measures including path to citizenship for immigrants in U.S. illegally, but accord's details sketchy

• Jan 28, 2013

Is now the time for immigration reform?

Immigration reform is not the highest priority for voters, but Democrats and Republicans are seizing the moment in a rare display of bipartisanship

• Jan 28, 2013

Newtown, Aurora, big city police chiefs meet with Obama

In meeting with law enforcement officials, Obama hopes for "robust" conversation about how to reduce gun violence

• Jan 28, 2013

Dickerson: GOP wants a deal on immigration

CBS News political director John Dickerson talks about the politics behind the bi partisan momentum toward sweeping immigration legislation.

• Jan 28, 2013

The beginning of the end of swing states?

Democrats decry "sore loser" GOP proposals to change how electoral votes are allocated

• Jan 28, 2013

Next up in Washington: Immigration reform

President Obama, lawmakers making progress on comprehensive immigration reform

• Jan 27, 2013

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