Updated: 7:04 AM The blame game is underway as Republicans and Democrats point fingers at each other for the devastating budget cuts that went into effect Friday.

Posted: 5:10 AM Civil unions for gay couples advanced a Colorado House committee with one Republican joining Democrats in support of a bill that's expected to become law this year.

Posted: 3:55 PM A bill to grant illegal immigrants the same tuition rate as legal state residents advanced in the Colorado House, with Republicans joining Democrats in support of the measure.

Posted: 4:33 AM A man accused of threatening a Colorado lawmaker sponsoring gun-control bills has been suspended from his job as chief operating officer of an information technology firm.

Updated: 5:47 AM Marijuana driving limits have won unanimous approval in a Colorado legislative committee, with lawmakers of both parties saying voters who wanted pot to be treated like alcohol should accept new blood limits for drivers.

Updated: 6:48 AM Chuck Hagel has been sworn in as the nation's next defense secretary.

Posted: 5:04 AM First lady Michelle Obama will challenge governors to make it easier for military members to transfer their skills to civilian jobs.

Posted: 1:21 PM A proposal to revamp standards for teaching sex education at Colorado schools passed the House with Republicans objecting that the bill infringes on parents' control, a charge that Democrats deny.

Updated: 11:57 PM There could be some new, stronger penalties on the way for those who take to the roads after having too much to drink.

Posted: 5:30 AM Illegal immigrants and college tuition is back before the Colorado Senate, with passage appearing certain on the measure's first floor vote Friday.

Updated: 7:17 PM Colorado House Democrats approved new ammunition limits and are considering expanded background checks in a debate that has drawn attention from the White House.

Updated: 7:24 AM Federal Aviation Administration officials say they're investigating three more apparent breaches of the no-fly zone above President Barack Obama's vacation spot along Florida's Atlantic coastline.

Posted: 7:34 AM Colorado lawmakers are bracing for a long day of debate over Democratic gun bills that include expanding background checks on firearm purchases and new ammunition restrictions.

Posted: 12:20 PM A Democratic gun-control package including ammunition limits, expanded background checks and a new ban on campus concealed weapons is closer to passage after Republican efforts to delay the package were foiled Thursday by ruling Democrats.

Posted: 12:12 PM Civil unions for same-sex Colorado couples have cleared the state Senate for a third and possibly final time.

Posted: 1:17 PM A civil unions law for same-sex couples took another step in the Colorado Senate as lawmakers took an initial vote in favor of the legislation.

Posted: 6:23 AM President Barack Obama says he wants REI business executive Sally Jewell to lead his Interior Department.

Posted: 7:27 AM President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and the law enforcement community for his calls to ban assault weapons and require universal background checks for gun buyers.

Posted: 10:10 AM Guns are the new rallying cry that conservative activists from New Hampshire to Colorado have seized on for the tea party movement.

Posted: 7:36 AM Colorado lawmakers are considering a Republican proposal to ban abortions and make it a crime to perform them.

Posted: 5:49 AM A proposal to allow Coloradans between 18 and 21 to drink alcohol with their parents has been overwhelmingly rejected.

Posted: 6:46 AM A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.

Updated: 7:01 AM Vice President Joe Biden is hitting the road Friday, trying to drum up support for the president's gun control proposals.

Posted: 1:58 PM Even astronauts in space are turning their attention to President Barack Obama's inauguration today (Jan. 21), snapping photos of the U.S. capital from high above Earth.

Updated: 10:50 AM President Barack Obama has been sworn in to his second term as president.