(CNN) -- In a sign the White House is scrambling to keep President Obama's defense secretary nominee afloat in the confirmation process, Vice President Joe Biden is making calls to Republican senators about former Sen. Chuck Hagel, according to a senior Democratic source.

(CNN) -- The Illinois Senate will vote Thursday -- Valentine's Day -- on whether to legalize same-sex marriage.

Although the description and behavior of the man who was killed are consistent with Dorner, officials "cannot absolutely, positively confirm it was him," McMahon said.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama's proposal to hike the U.S. minimum wage to $9 an hour would still leave the lowest-paid American workers trailing their counterparts in several other major industrial countries.

The family of Customs Enforcement agent, Jaime Zapata filed a $75 billion lawsuit alleging that the U.S. government and others were negligent and responsible in his death.

Just a month after reveling in the glory of a national championship, four members of the University of Alabama football team have been arrested after a pair of campus robberies.
 

Sen. Marco Rubio continued to poke fun at himself Wednesday morning after his now-famous sip of water made a big splash during his Republican response to the State of the Union.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama is expected to once again call for billions more in federal spending on roads, bridges, rail and other infrastructure projects in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (CNN) -- Gun violence has inextricably joined Michelle and Barack Obama with a family from their Chicago neighborhood, and the president will give them a place of prominence during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.

(CNN) -- NASA put its newest Landsat satellite into orbit on Monday, extending a long-running program that has been beaming back dramatic images of Earth for more than 40 years.