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The U.S. Senate's Gang of Eight fended off poison-pill amendments meant to derail a bipartisan immigration reform bill supporters say is gaining steam.
Sen. Durbin says preserve basics of immigration reform plan
A leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate said the bones of an immigration reform bill will remain in place despite some anticipated tweaks.
U.S. intelligence: Syrian regime used chemical weapons
U.S. intelligence believes Syrian President Bashar Assad's military has used chemical weapons in that country's civil war, the White House said Thursday
Durbin calls gun background check proposal appealing
A top U.S. Senate Democrat said Sunday the latest proposal on expanding background checks for gun sales will appeal to enough senators to pass.
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A Senate Republican Sunday said President Obama must break the news to the U.S. public that Medicare will have to be scaled back to save it.
Senators developing a bipartisan immigration reform bill say they've agreed on how to give legal status to the 11 million illegal immigrants already in America.
Senate confirms Brennan as CIA chief
The U.S. Senate voted 63-34 Thursday to confirm John Brennan as the next director of the CIA.
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White House blasts GOP on Hagel filibuster
U.S. Senate Republicans "put political posturing" over national security in blocking President Obama's nominee for defense secretary, the White House said.
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Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson