NPR 2009-02-14

The economic stimulus package is moving toward final passage. The House voted 246 to 187 today to pass the 787-billion-dollar bill. NPR's Audie Cornish reports from the Capitol. The House passed the stimulus plan a little more than three weeks after

NPR 2009-02-01

Across Iraq today voters cast ballots in provincial elections that were seen as a test of whether their country can build on its security gains and work to forge new political coalitions. NPR's JJ Sutherland reports the voting was peaceful. Iraqi el

NPR 2009-02-15

President Obama will sign the economic stimulus bill on Tuesday at a ceremony in Denver. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pointed to the legislation today in urging fellow finance ministers from the world's industrial powers to take steps to bols

NPR 2009-08-23

Iraqi workers today use huge cranes to put up concrete walls around the Foreign Ministry and other government buildings targeted in suicide truck bombings that killed nearly 100 people three days ago. The move to reinforce Baghdad institutions is a

NPR 2009-08-22

President Obama is praising the Afghan people for heading to the polls in yesterday's presidential election, despite threats of violence by the Taliban. This election was run by the Afghan people. In fact, it was the first democratic election run by

NPR 2009-08-21

The Obama administration has confirmed plans to bring an end to the popular Cash for Clunkers program. In a statement, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says there's enough money to continue accepting submissions until the deadline this Monday eve

NPR 2009-08-20

At least 95 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in Baghdad today, hundreds were wounded. It was Iraq's bloodiest day of the year so far. In Washington, the Obama administration condemned the violence. NPR's Brian Naylor reports. The blasts

NPR 2009-08-19

President Obama met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the White House today to discuss the possibility of restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. After their meeting, Mr. Obama expressed cautious optimism. There has been movement in the r

NPR 2009-08-18

President Obama says US military operations in Afghanistan are crucial to national security. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al-Qaeda would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a w

NPR 2009-08-10

Divers have now recovered seven bodies from yesterday's midair collision of a helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River in New York City. All nine people aboard the two aircraft are presumed dead. Wreckage of the helicopter was hoisted out

NPR 2009-08-17

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is indicating that the administration may have backed away from its insistence on a government insurance entity to help cover the tens of millions of Americans who do not currently have health

NPR 2009-11-16

President Obama is on a 3-day tour to China, where hes scheduled to meet with President Hu Jintao in Beijing. Energy, trade, climate change and regional security are expected to top the leaders' agenda. Before the meeting, President Obama is schedul

NPR 2009-11-21

A 23-hour debate marathon is underway in the Senate. Its leading up to a make or break vote tomorrow night for the massive health care overhaul bill unveiled this week by Senate Democrats. We have more on this from NPRs David Welna. Democrats need 6

NPR 2009-11-20

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama is home from an eight-day trip to Asia after a final round of talks with South Korea's president. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. The two presidents talked about how to respond to the nuclear

NPR 2009-11-19

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. Attorney General Eric Holder says the trials of five accused terrorists in connection with the 911 attacks can not fail. Holder testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. He expressed confid

NPR 2009-11-17

General Motors says it's ready to begin repaying its federal loans years before they're due. The automaker reported that it lost nearly 1.2 billion dollars in the third quarter after emerging from bankruptcy protection in July. But GMs Chief Executi

NPR 2009-11-15

From NPR News in Washington, Im Barbara Klein. President Obama is in Singapore for a series of meetings with leaders from Asia, including the military government of Myanmar, which the US has long tried to isolate. NPRs Scott Horsley reports. Preside

NPR 2009-11-14

From NPR News in Washington, I m Craig Windham. Attorney General Eric Holder says the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11th attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and 4 co-defendants will be tried in a federal court in New York city, not far fro

NPR 2009-11-10

From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. The suspected gunman in the deadly shooting attack at Fort Hood, Texas is alert and talking to medical personnel at the hospital where he is being treated. Investigators from the Army and the FBI have b

NPR 2009-11-01

From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. The chief rival to Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai in that countrys upcoming runoff election, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, is widely expected to pull out of the race, although he will