A second Republican senator says he will back former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Pentagon chief.

The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control.

The 77th session of the Nevada Legislature begins Monday with pomp and ceremony before lawmakers buckle down to tackle politically charged issues that will set spending levels and policy priorities for years to come.

Oakland officials have introduced a municipal identification card that will double as full-fledged debit card.

Hillary Rodham Clinton formally resigns as 67th secretary of state.

Nevada Assembly leaders say they will appoint a select committee next week to investigate Assemblyman Steven Brooks to recommend if he should serve in his seat as the 2013 begins.

Nevada Sen. Dean Heller was one of 12 Republicans to vote in favor of legislation to raise the U.S. debt ceiling now on the way to President Obama's desk.

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88.

A lawyer representing a Nevada lawmaker accused of threatening a state Democratic Assembly leader says his client has been released from a hospital.

President Barack Obama says he's looking for immigration reform to be completed within six months.

The husband of wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says that while curbing gun violence is a complex problem, it is no excuse for inaction by lawmakers.

A Senate aide says wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be a surprise witness at Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on how to curb gun violence.

A private survey shows U.S. businesses increased hiring in January compared with a revised December reading.

The Obama administration is upping the threshold for an official response on petitions, from 25,000 signatures to 100,000.

Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

The top Democrat in the Senate says that lawmakers should redouble efforts to replace looming across-the-board cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs with alternative spending cuts and tax hikes.

President Barack Obama's plane has touched down in Las Vegas for a visit focused on immigration reform.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still left in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, says he plans to leave the Obama administration.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be the next secretary of state.

Key Democratic and Republican senators are pledging to get a wide-ranging immigration bill through the Senate by summer even as they point to numerous pitfalls ahead.

The White House is praising an agreement on immigration reform reached by senators from both parties, calling it an important first step.

The online hacking group Anonymous says it is "declaring war" on the U.S. Government after hacking the federal sentencing commission's website overnight.

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he will not seek re-election in 2014.

Congressman Paul Ryan is cautioning fellow Republicans to pick their fights carefully during President Barack Obama's second term.

An investigation has found the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection hid $3.6 million in collected legal settlements rather than depositing it into the state's general fund as required.