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Rubio's push on immigration overhaul is getting him all kinds of attention. But some of it, he probably would be just as happy without.

California lawmakers say they will seek consensus as they look for ways to reduce gun violence. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, they heard from…

California lawmakers will consider new legislation designed to keep the state in sync with the federal health law. As Pauline Bartolone reports from…

There’s a push in the California legislature to provide tax relief for struggling homeowners who are forced into short sales. As Marianne Russ reports…

NPR's Ken Rudin recaps the week in politics, from the new proposals for immigration policy, to the Senate testimony on gun control legislation. Kathie Obradovich, political columnist for the Des Moines Register, about the retirement of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and the politics of Iowa in 2014.

Military service is compulsory for most Israelis, but the exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews is a highly charged issue. The national debate may soon come to a head as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to form a government with parties on both sides of the issue.

Looking at 29 mass shootings since 1999, researchers found most happened at a work place and were perpetrated by men aged 17 to 48.

The Boy Scouts of America may drop its ban against gay members and leaders, just a dozen years after winning the right to maintain the policy at the U.S. Supreme Court. A lawyer who has written extensively about gay Americans, discrimination and the Scouts discusses what might be going on.

The Syrians say two workers have been killed and five injured at a military facility. The attack is likely to escalate concerns in the volatile region.

Patrice Motsepe made his fortune in the mining business and said he wanted his fortune to benefit the millions of South Africans who have remained poor after white-minority rule ended in 1994.