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Colorado Senate panel defeats bill allowing teachers to carry concealed guns
A Colorado Senate committee defeated a bill Monday that would have allowed teachers to carry concealed weapons to school even as hundreds of K-12 educators packed a free firearms-training class.
Tea Party leader denounces immigration bill as GOP suicide
Lashing out at the bipartisan immigration framework that lawmakers floated Monday on Capitol Hill, the leader of Tea Party Nation said that Republicans are committing "political suicide" and "paying Democrats for the privilege of killing themselves."
N.J. Gov. Christie vetoes minimum wage increase, offers another
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Monday to raise the state's minimum wage by $1.25 per hour, countering with scaled-back plan to phase in a $1 increase over the next three years.
New Heritage head DeMint tops think tank's Hill scorecard
The right-leaning Heritage Foundation released a new congressional scorecard Monday that showed that the group's newly-recruited boss shared the top spot in the last Congress when it came to sticking to basic conservative principles.
New border security relies heavily on drones to hunt illegal immigrants
The immigration overhaul framework top senators released Monday relies heavily on more drones to patrol the border with Mexico as a key way to control the flow of illegal immigrants.
Perdue leads poll for Georgia Senate seat
Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue tops a new poll asking Peach State voters whom they want to replace retiring Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss
A principled pol passes on congressional health and pension benefits
A freshman Republican congressman said Monday he will reject both the House health plan and his lawmaker's pension, saying he came to Washington to get work done, not to take taxpayers' money.
Obama, Biden talk guns with police chiefs at White House
President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden met with police chiefs and sheriffs from around the country to talk about gun violence Monday.
Ryan: Bill Clinton would have solved fiscal crisis already
Rep. Paul Ryan thinks President Obama could learn a thing or two from one of his predecessors in the White House, Bill Clinton.
Feinstein: The NRA is 'venal'
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who has emerged as the leading proponent in Congress of tough new gun regulations in the wake of last month's Newtown, Conn., school shootings, defended her proposed assault weapons ban on Sunday.
DeMint to GOP elders: Game over, pals. Insists conservatives must drive agenda
Sporting his new hat as the head of the Heritage Foundation, former Sen. Jim DeMint said Saturday that conservatives should not rely on the GOP establishment to deliver the movement's message. He said it is time to take matters into their own hands.
Obama calls Clinton one of the nation's greatest secretaries of state
CBS is touting some of the highlights of this Sunday night's "60 Minutes" interview with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a rare side-by-side sit-down with the two former rivals.
Gov. Walker: Conservatism thriving in states
Despite taking their lumps in the November election, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Saturday that Republicans should be "optimistic" about the future because the conservative movement is thriving on the state level.
Thune: Senate budget key to reining in 'out-of-control' spending
Echoing other Republicans who in recent days have hammered the Democrat-led Senate for its failure to approve a budget, Sen. John Thune said Saturday a spending blueprint is the key to bringing the growth of the federal government under control.
NRA VP LaPierre to appear at Senate Judiciary hearing next week
Wayne LaPierre, vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, is scheduled to appear as a witness before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Sen. Patrick Leahy announced.
