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High-Tech Companies Pushing For More Concessions In Immigration Bill

High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate.

2013/05/14

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Grassley: Marathon Bombing Raises Immigration Questions

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the events in Boston make clear the importance of understanding gaps and loopholes in the U.S. immigration system.

2013/04/19

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, on April 18, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Napolitano Invited To Testify At Immigration Bill Senate Hearing

A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors.

2013/04/19

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Source: Immigration Bill Could Exclude Many

A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals.

2013/04/12

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly are joined by survivors of the Tucson shooting as they call for Congress and the Senate to provide stricter gun control in the United States during a news conference on March 6, 2013 in Tucson, Ariz. (credit: Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Mark Kelly Buys AR-15 Assault Weapon, Handgun

Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said Monday he recently bought an assault weapon in Tucson to make a point about the ease of background checks for gun owners.

2013/03/12

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Cruz Goes After Holder About Constitutionality Of Using Drones To Target Americans On US Soil

Attorney General Eric Holder and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, got into a heated discussion during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the use of drones against American citizens.

2013/03/06

File photo of former Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. (Photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Giffords Ad Urges Support For Background Checks On Gun Purchases

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases in a new television ad that is to begin airing Tuesday in Arizona and Iowa.

2013/03/05

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Gun Ban Would Protect More Than 2,200 Firearms

Congress’ latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.

2013/02/16

President Barack Obama spoke in Minneapolis today about gun control. (credit: Ben Garvin/Getty Images)

Obama Stands Firm On Gun Control Despite Long Odds

President Barack Obama declared Monday on his first trip outside Washington to promote gun control that a consensus is emerging for universal background checks for purchasers, though he conceded a tough road lay ahead to pass an assault weapons ban over formidable opposition in Congress.

2013/02/04