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President Barack Obama arrives at the White House in Washington on May 5, 2013 upon his return from Columbus, Ohio. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

AP: Obama ‘Owes’ Hispanic Voters Following Re-Election Campaign

This may be the year Congress decides what to do about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. After years of gridlock, there are ideas whizzing all around Washington.

2013/05/06

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Rubio: Immigration Bill Will ‘Struggle To Pass’ In Senate

Sen. Marco Rubio has some serious doubts as to whether the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill will hold up in the House or the Senate.

2013/05/02

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GOP Faces Senate Recruitment Woes In Key States

Republicans are struggling to recruit strong U.S. Senate candidates in states where the party has the best chances to reclaim the majority in Washington.

2013/04/27

Bill To Fund Government Operations Sails Through House Vote, Obama Set To Sign Into Law

The House has passed a huge stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through the end of September, sidestepping any threat of a government shutdown.

2013/03/21

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Ryan: New GOP Budget Resembles Last Year’s Plan

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said Wednesday that the balanced-budget blueprint he’s releasing next week will look a lot like the plan Republicans passed last year.

2013/03/06

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Miller: Turning Schools Into Armed Fortresses Not The Answer Post-Newtown

The top Democrat on the House education committee says any discussion about school safety needs to be coupled with “common sense strategies to keep guns out of the hands of those who intend harm.”

2013/02/27

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Biden to Dems: Don’t Let Politics Foil Gun Control

When Democrats in 1994 passed an assault-weapons ban, then lost control of both the House and Senate months later, members of both parties said it was no coincidence.

2013/02/07

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New PAC Stirs GOP Rivalries, Renewed Tea Party Angst

Republicans’ struggles to redefine their party are intensifying, as tea party insurgents and establishment Republicans vie to control congressional primaries, and GOP leaders try to expand their focus beyond the deficit.

2013/02/05

File photo of President Barack Obama speaking about immigration reform yesterday in Las Vegas. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

House Members Negotiate A Proposal On Immigration

A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration legislation similar to proposals by Senate negotiators and President Barack Obama, including a pathway to legal immigration status for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.

2013/01/30