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• Obama: 'Now Is the Time' to Fix Immigration Laws

  

  President Obama called on Congress to make good on plans to overhaul the immigration system and offer a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. He said that if Congress is unable to act quickly, he will propose legislation and demand lawmakers vote on it.

• Employers encouraged by proposal to fix US immigration chaos

  "We are encouraged by the momentum on these important issues," said Microsoft general counsel and executive vice president Brad Smith. But Smith said Microsoft needs to see the details of the legislation, which has not yet been crafted, and that it hopes the reform will expand the so-called H-1B visa system for highly skilled workers.

• Separate path for farm labor in US Senate immigration plan

  WASHINGTON, Jan 28- Agricultural laborers would be on a separate path to U.S. citizenship than other undocumented workers in the immigration reforms proposed by eight senators on Monday that cited the importance of feeding America.

• Senators Unveil 'First Step' Plan on Immigration Reform

  

  A bipartisan group of leading senators unveiled an agreement Monday on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.

• Obama Wants Immigration Overhaul

  

  President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration system that would include a path to citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, The NYT reports.

• UPDATE 5-'Argo' scores sweet Golden Globe victory with two top awards

  *Jodie Foster comes out publicly as gay. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan 13- Iran hostage drama "Argo" scored a sweet double victory at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, winning best movie drama- the night's top prize- and best director for Ben Affleck on a night that left front-runner "Lincoln" with just one trophy.

• 'Homeland' captures TV drama Globes, 'Girls' gets comedy nods

  * "Girls" creator Lena Dunham wins best comedy actress. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan 13- Post 9/ 11 psychological thriller "Homeland" was the big winner of the Golden Globe awards for television drama on Sunday for the second season running, while brash newcomer "Girls" and its struggling New York 20- somethings took home top comedy honors.

• UPDATE 4-'Argo' bests 'Lincoln' at Golden Globes

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan 13- Iran hostage drama "Argo" and musical "Les Miserables" were the big winners at the Golden Globes on Sunday, while presumed front-runner "Lincoln" received just one trophy.

• UPDATE 3-'Django Unchained' steals early 'Lincoln' thunder at Golden Globes

  *Anne Hathaway wins for "Les Miserables" performance. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan 13- Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway took home Golden Globes on Sunday, while Quentin Tarantino's quirky slavery Western picked up two early awards that could undermine the fortunes of front-runner "Lincoln."

• MEADS continues work toward missile test despite US funding cuts

  *Italy and Germany helped fund program. Officials with Lockheed and the MEADS International consortium, which includes partners from Italy and Germany, on Monday said they were "cautiously optimistic" that U.S. lawmakers would reach a compromise to allow funding for the final year of development on the missile defense program.

• INSIGHT-'Fiscal cliff' fracas: From smiles to distrust to rancor

  WASHINGTON, Jan 4- It began so optimistically. On Nov. 16, after their first "fiscal cliff" session with President Barack Obama, the four leaders of Congress had stood in the driveway of the White House shoulder-to-shoulder for what is a rare photo these days, Republicans and Democrats together, smiling.

• US Avoids Calamity in 'Fiscal Cliff' Drama

  

  The United States averted economic calamity on Tuesday when lawmakers approved a deal preventing huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world's largest economy off the "fiscal cliff" into recession.

• House May Send Revised 'Cliff' Bill Back to Senate

  

  The House may send an amended "fiscal cliff" bill back to the Senate. Speaker Boehner said the GOP had concerns about a "lack of spending cuts."

• Senate eyeing two-month delay of automatic spending cuts -McCain

  WASHINGTON, Dec 31- A possible deal between Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden to avert the "fiscal cliff" would include a two-month delay in automatic federal spending cuts that were due to begin this week, Republican Senator John McCain said on Monday.

• Sequester Could Be Delayed About 2 Months: Sen. McCain 

  

  CNBC's Melissa Lee reports Senator McCain is indicating the sequester could be delayed for about 2 months, according to Reuters.

• UPDATE 2-Combative Obama knocks Republicans, says fiscal deal in sight

  WASHINGTON, Dec 31- President Barack Obama, in remarks that needled Republicans and resembled a victory lap, said on Monday an agreement with Congress to avoid a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts was in sight. There are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that Congress can get it done. "

• WRAPUP 4-U.S. fiscal deal stalls as clock ticks to deadline

  WASHINGTON, Dec 30- Efforts to prevent the U.S. economy from tumbling over a "fiscal cliff" stalled on Sunday as Democrats and Republicans remained at loggerheads over a deal that would prevent taxes for all Americans from rising on New Year's Day.

• U.S. defense bill bans funding for joint missile program

  *White House warned measure could harm ties with allies. WASHINGTON, Dec 18- House of Representatives and Senate negotiators on Tuesday defied the White House and passed a defense budget bill that bans funding for the final year of a joint ground-based missile defense program with Italy and Germany.

• UPDATE 2-US Senate OKs Russia trade and rights bill, angering Moscow

  *Lifts Cold War-era trade restriction on Russia. WASHINGTON, Dec 6- The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation to punish Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to expand U.S. trade with Washington's former Cold War enemy.

• UPDATE 1-US Senate approves Russia trade, rights bill

  *Lifts Cold War-era trade restrictions on Russia. "The Senate's historic bipartisan vote today moves us closer to having our trade with Russia covered by the rules of the World Trade Organization," the Obama administration's trade representative Ron Kirk said in a statement.