Senators participate in mock swearing-in ceremony in Washington
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (L) participates in the re-enactment of his swearing-in with Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chambers on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 6, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 Tuesday night to send U.S. immigration reform legislation to the Senate floor.
A top U.S. Senate Republican said Sunday President Barack Obama is cultivating "a culture of coverups and intimidation" regarding recent political scandals.
The Internal Revenue Service has canceled a Friday softball game with a team from the office of a Republican senator critical of the federal tax agency.
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.
Ranchers and residents along the Texas border with Mexico say the rush of illegal immigrants into the United States is "out of control."
Conservative U.S. senators hope to kill immigration reform with "poison pill" amendments that divide the bipartisan bill's authors, lawmakers and aides said.
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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U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, following withering criticism from Republican leaders, apologized Friday for using the term "wetback."
Republicans ripped the Obama administration when earlier this month it brought the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden to New York for trial instead of to Guantanamo and a military commission.
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