5/8/2013 Gay rights plan seen as threat to immigration bill Religious leaders: Including gay rights proposal could cost their support for immigration bill read full article...

5/8/2013 Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands Senate rejects firearms on Army Corps of Engineers lands in win for gun control supporters read full article...

5/8/2013 Republicans delay vote on Perez for Labor post Senate Republicans use procedural move to delay committee vote on Perez for Labor secretary read full article...

5/8/2013 SKorean leader: Nuclear-armed North unacceptable South Korean leader wants to build trust with North Korea, won't accept nuclear-armed neighbor read full article...

5/8/2013 Panel votes to limit submissions for gun checks Committee seeks judge's order before names of mentally incompetent vets sent to database read full article...

5/8/2013 House members push bill on military sexual assault House members push bill to essentially strip officer authority to overturn convictions read full article...

5/7/2013 GOP: Stronger borders or immigration bill will die Stronger borders or no immigration overhaul: Republicans say bill must ensure tougher security read full article...

5/7/2013 A look at US government's cuts in mineral payments A look at the federal government's cuts in mineral payments to 35 states read full article...

5/7/2013 Western senators seek to restore minerals payments US senators from Wyoming, New Mexico plan bill to try to restore states' minerals payments read full article...

5/7/2013 Reid remark draws call for apology Republican suggests Reid apologize for calling Sen. Ted Cruz a schoolyard bully read full article...