Tucson's healing moment
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson community awaited President Obama's visit with hope of a positive message that would help us cope with what is now Tucson's darkest moment in the city's history.
New START ratified, 71-26
The 71-26 vote marked a significant foreign policy achievement for the Obama administration during the lame-duck Congressional session.
New START hangs in the balance
Senate Republicans appeared increasingly determined to use the nuclear treaty as a political football in their drive to block all possible administration initiatives.
DREAM Act lives on, supporters say
DREAM Act supporters, both in Congress and at the grassroots, vowed to continue the fight for justice.
Tax cut deal: “A tremendous sacrifice” says Solis
"Right now we've made a tremendous sacrifice," Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said. "There's no pleasure in us giving the high income tax bracket these cuts."
25,000 Ohioans sign to "protect, preserve" Social Security
Dozens of senior activists rallied at the Cleveland AFL-CIO headquarters Monday to "Protect, Preserve and Pass Along Social Security and Medicare" and to "protest the continuing assault on retirees."
Republican stalling on START is recipe for gridlock
If the Senate decides to vote on the new START treaty with Russia, it will likely garner enough votes for passage, an expert with a top Washington think tank predicted.
House GOP freshman: I want my government health care, now!
"This is the only employer I've ever worked for where you don't get coverage the first day you are employed," the right-wing GOP representative-elect said.
How Connecticut bucked the nation
Two weeks before election day, an unnamed outside Republican business group poured $1 million into vicious ads attacking Democratic incumbent Rep. Chris Murphy in the 5th Congressional District, claiming he voted for "Viagra for sex offenders."
Obama signals he will push Congress for action on economy
President Obama signaled this weekend that he will push for action on the economy during the lame duck Congress this month.
