NPR 2009-10-16

The House of Representatives has approved a bill to allow foreign terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay to be sent to the U.S. for trial. The measure passed 224 to 193, only one Republican voted for it. Opponents said transferring suspects to the ma

NPR 2009-11-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. President Obama is in New Jersey today. He is stumping for Jon Corzine, the only governor seeking re-election this fall. The President called on Democrats to head to the polls on Tuesday. You've had a

NPR 2009-11-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama is challenging both the public and private sectors to come up with new ways to create more jobs to help bring down the nation's high unemployment rate. This is my administration's overr

NPR 2009-11-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are electing governors today and several major cities including New York, Houston and Atlanta are choosing mayors. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports. Virginia helped elected Ba

NPR 2009-11-05

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. President Obama appeared at a middle school in Madison, Wisconsin this past hour to challenge states to get their education priorities in line with his administrations educational goals, if they want a

NPR 2009-11-07

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. US military forces around the world were asked to observe a moment of silence today for those killed and wounded at the Fort Hood military post in Texas. That attack yesterday left 13 people dead and mo

NPR 2009-11-08

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Debate on sweeping health care legislation continues on the House floor today. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports. It is a critical day in President Obama's push for a major overhaul of the country's health

NPR 2009-11-09

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. . . . sing with me. How great is our God. . . This church service in Fort Hood, Texas is more emotional than usual this Sunday. People are mourning the 13 people who died during a shooting rampage thre

NPR 2009-11-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been acquitted on all charges of lying to investors about dealings in mortgage-backed securities at the start of the financial crisis. The jury in the U

NPR 2009-11-12

The nation is paying tribute to its war veterans today in suburban Washington, President Obama spoke at the annual ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. To our veterans, to the fallen and to their families, there is no tribute, no commemoration,

NPR 2009-11-13

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The army has filed formal charges against Major Nidal Hasan with the shooting deaths at Fort Hood last week. He faces 13 counts of premeditated murder. From Fort Hood, Texas, NPRs Jeff Brady reports. H

NPR 2009-12-02

An additional 30, 000 US troops are headed to Afghanistan and senior administration officials say NATO will also contribute a significant number of fresh troops to the war. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports. The first Marines will arrive as early as Ch

NPR 2009-12-03

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was among those on Capitol Hill today, appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer lawmakers' questions about the administration's newly unveiled Afghanistan war plan. On the heels of President Ob

NPR 2009-12-07

President Obama was on Capitol Hill today to try to rally members of the Senate Democratic caucus to support landmark legislation to overhaul the nations health care system. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the exclusion of GOP lawmakers

NPR 2009-12-08

The Environmental Protection Agency has formally declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a public health danger. The move opens the way for regulations on such emissions from vehicles, power plants and other sources. EPA

NPR 2009-11-06

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The Fort Hood military base in Texas is on lockdown because of a mass shooting today. NPRs Pentagon correspondent Mary Louise Kelly has been covering developments. She is in the studio with us now. What

NPR 2009-12-04

President Obama meeting with members of his economic team said today that we cannot hang back and hope for the best with unemployment continuing to rise. The president told participants at a White House jobs forum that despite some signs the economy

NPR 2009-12-06

The Senate is working overtime this weekend, trying to make some headway on its version of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. Among the amendments up for consideration this weekend, is one that would

NPR 2009-05-06

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke expects the US downturn will end later this year with the economy beginning to grow again. Those comments came today in testimony before Congress. NPR's Tom Gjelten r

NPR 2009-05-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Crag Windham. Health officials in the United States and abroad say the expanding swine flu outbreak still appears generally mild, but infections are widespread enough that some may expect the outbreak will soon be de