Immigration Reform Bill Moves to Full Senate

(WASHINGTON) -- The bipartisan Senate "Gang of Eight" held together despite an onslaught of amendments and some efforts to kill its comprehensive immigration reform bill. The Senate Judi... Read More

Rep. Tom Cole: Okla. Needs Help, Not a Funding Battle

(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- Republican Rep. Tom Cole, whose district took a direct hit from a powerful tornado on Monday, said the residents of the tornado-ravaged towns in Oklahoma need help, not a politic... Read More

Gay Marriage Amendment Withdrawn from Immigration Bill Debate

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill survived perhaps its toughest challenge late in the day, as the Senate Judiciary Committee refused to approve an amend... Read More

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Defends Handling of IRS Scandal

(WASHINGTON) -- Treasury Secretary Jack Lew called the unfair scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave some tea party groups “outrageous methods,” adding that while the “conduct... Read More

IRS Official Lois Lerner to Take the Fifth

(WASHINGTON) -- Lois Lerner, the top IRS official who is at the center of the controversy for the targeting of tea party and other conservative groups, will refuse to answer questions at a congress... Read More

IRS ‘Blemish’ Prompts Scorn from Unappeased Senators

(WASHINGTON) -- Douglas Shulman, the former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, said Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” that his agency had improperly targeted conservativ... Read More

First Conservative Group Files Suit Against IRS

(WASHINGTON) -- The first group that claims they were unfairly scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service filed suit Tuesday against the agency in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking damage... Read More

Young Immigrants Make Personal Appeal to Obama, Biden

(WASHINGTON) -- A group of seven young people shared their personal struggles with the immigration system during a meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden on Tuesday. Whil... Read More

Oklahoma Senators Grapple with Past Disaster Aid Opposition

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers have pledged to send aid to tornado-devastated Oklahoma quickly, but the state's Republican lawmakers -- six of whom voted against disaster aid after Superstorm Sandy -- m... Read More

Obama Offers Prayers, Federal Aid to Oklahoma Tornado Victims

(WASHINGTON) -- Offering prayers and assurances to the victims of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma, President Obama on Tuesday said he is instructing the federal government to provide the people... Read More