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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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