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Why Republicans think Obama's back is against the wall on 'sequester'

President Obama has spent the past week trying to put Republicans on the defensive over the sequester. But many Republicans believe the pressure is on him.

Behind-the-scenes deal pushes immigration reform closer to reality

Decoder Wire Which gun control measures are gaining momentum in Congress? (+video)

Immigration reform: White House drafts 'backup plan'

Behind the maneuvering over immigration, both parties look for advantage

Can a kinder, gentler Eric Cantor 'rebrand' Republicans?

Behind gun control debate, questions of what's practical, constitutional (+video)

Video: Sen. John McCain and Chuck Hagel tangle over Iraq

Opinion The fall and rise of Chuck Hagel: a good sign for US-Israel relations

Gun control: inklings of a compromise in the Great Gun Debate (+video)

Immigration reform: a bid to attract workers who will boost the economy (+video)

Senate confirms John Kerry, a foreign-policy buff who has Obama's trust

Decoder Wire Immigration reform 101: How would Senate plan actually work?

US firms encouraged by bipartisan immigration reform

Immigration reform: 'This will be the year,' bipartisan Senate 'gang' says (+video)

Obama's second inauguration may be smaller, but will still sparkle

Google launches free Wi-Fi network in New York

Chuck Hagel: why Obama is using political capital on Pentagon pick (+video)

Immigration reform: Is 'amnesty' a possibility now?

NRA’s LaPierre doesn’t back down from ‘crazy’ guns-in-schools proposal

Decoder Wire What counts as a tax hike? Not Boehner 'fallback' plan, says antitax group

Investors shun gun stocks in wake of Sandy Hook

John Boehner's fiscal 'Plan B': What is it for and can it pass?

The Monitor's View A bridge for action after Sandy Hook shootings

Sandy Hook school shooting: Democrats speak up on gun control