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The Senate takes another stab at gun violence when it returns to Washington. SRN's Wally Hindes reports:

President Obama will attend the unveiling of a statue of the first African-American woman at the U-S Capitol this coming week. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

House G-O-P leaders say they've done their job to avoid the sequester. Now - they say - it's up to the Senate. SRN's Wally Hindes explains.

An influential group of Republican Senators is calling on President Obama to withdraw his nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

They're often at odds, but, business and labor groups are now on the same page with at least one element of immigration reform. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

How bad are America's roads and bridges? Not so bad - according to a new study. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

Embattled Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel's picked up some important G-O-P support.

Political troubles and rumors of personal indiscretions are taking a big toll on a powerful New Jersey Senator. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's attempt at a political comeback has hit a bump in the road. SRN 's Wally Hindes reports.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is blasting the President's push for higher taxes as part of a plan to avoid the sequester. SRN News Congressional correspondent Wally Hindes reports.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's accusing the President of "false choices" in his calls to avoid the sequester. SRN News Congressional correspondent Wally Hindes reports.

Hundreds of thousands of the Pentagon's civilian employees could face furloughs if the sequester becomes reality. SRN's Wally Hindes has more on the story.

Jesse Jackson Junior has pleaded guilty to mis-using 750-thousand dollars in campaign funds. SRN's Wally Hindes has more on the story.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has left no doubt about what he considers the capital of Israel. SRN's Wally Hindes has more on the story.

The Supreme Court has narrowed an earlier immigration ruling that protected some criminal suspects from risking deportation. SRN's Wally Hindes has details.

A seven year downward trend in traffic fatalities is over. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

We escaped Friday's asteroid fly-by without incident, but, what if one was headed directly at us? SRN's Wally Hindes reports one influential member of Congress is asking that question.

One member of Congress says it's time to bring back the draft, and extend it to women. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

With only two weeks to go until what some say will be devastating automatic budget cuts take effect, House Speaker John Boehner says it's up to the Senate and the President to come up with a plan to avoid the so-called sequester. SRN Congressional Correspondent Wally Hindes has more on the story.

House Speaker John Boehner will not support the Presidents' call to raise the federal minimum wage to nine dollars an hour. SRN's Capitol Hill Correspondent Wally Hindes has details.

The Senate Armed Services committee has voted to send the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense to the full Senate. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

On a strictly party-line vote, the Senate Armed Services committee has voted to send the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense to the full Senate.

Word of the targeted killings of U-S citizens in drone strikes has prompted new calls for Congressional oversight. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Junior could be headed to jail under a plea agreement reportedly worked out with federal prosecutors. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.

Two former governors and two former Cabinet secretaries are forming a bipartisan group to push for overhauling the nation's immigration laws. SRN's Wally Hindes reports.