While some of President Obama's most outspoken critics are working overtime to expose details of the various scandals plaguing his administration these days, it seems there are games afoot on Capitol Hill -- specifically, the little-noticed advancement of the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform proposal.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making moves to advance his filibuster reform plan for executive branch nominees, despite his January promise to leave the filibuster alone during this Congress. On Wednesday, Reid refused to pledge not to exercise the so-called nuclear option after demands from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The nuclear option would allow filibusters to be broken ...

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, assures his chamber "won't be stampeded" by the White House and Senate and will "work its will" on immigration legislation - but "don't ask me how," he added.

Republican critics now scoff at the Texan's opposition to a pathway to citizenship because they know his history.