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 2009-12-04

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 2009-12-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. President Obama accepted his Nobel Prize today, acknowledging the irony of a war president accepting a prize for peace. NPR's Mara Liasson reports. The president gave the kind of speech that no one on t

NPR 2009-12-23

Senate leaders have worked out an agreement for a vote on final passage to the Democrat's health care bill. Senate majority Leader Harry Reid says the vote will take place early on Christmas Eve at around 8 a .m. It had been tentatively scheduled for

NPR 2009-12-22

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama is praising Senate Democrats for what he called a big victory for the American people a vote to advance legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. NPR's Scott Horsley repor

NPR 2009-12-14

A federal trial is underway in San Francisco to determine whether the US Constitution bars states from outlawing same-sex marriages. The proceedings began in controversy as the US Supreme Court weighed in on a plan to post video of the proceedings on

NPR 2009-12-10

President Obama said today he welcomes apparent progress in the Senate toward reaching a compromise on whether a so-called public option should be included in a health care overhaul bill. Presidents comments come even as the details of the compromise

NPR 2009-12-15

Senate Democrats are preparing to drop a plan to allow the near elderly to buy coverage in the Medicare program as part of their health bill. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. The so-called Medicare Buy-in would have allowed those age 55 to 64 to buy cove

NPR 2009-12-09

The Senate has defeated an effort to add a stronger abortion ban to its health care overhaul. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. By a 54-45 vote, Senators who support abortion rights turned back the efforts of those who oppose abortion to include in the bi

NPR 2009-12-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. The health overhaul bill now being debated in the Senate will boost average premiums for people who buy their own coverage. Thats according to a new report but theyll get more for their money. NPR's Julie

NPR 2009-12-05

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. The US economy shed 11, 000 jobs in November. That is according to the Labor Department. That's the smallest loss in two years. Economists say its a sign the nation's job market may finally be turning arou

NPR 2009-12-30

President Obama said today its clear that a systemic failure allowed an attempted attack in a passenger plane last week. A Nigerian man is suspected of carrying explosive device aboard Northwest Airlines plane Christmas day. It failed to detonate. Sp

NPR 2009-12-28

Federal criminal charges have been filed against Abdul Farouk Mutallab, the Nigerian man, accused of trying to trigger an explosion aboard a Northwest Airliner's jet bound for Detroit yesterday. He was arraigned at the University of Michigan Hospital

NPR 2009-12-26

Federal authorities are now questioning a man, they say, apparently tried to light some kind of incendiary device aboard a northwest flight landing in Detroit today. However there are conflicting reports about what kind of device was involved, with s

NPR 2009-12-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Senate has approved the most sweeping change to the nations health care system in decades. On a party-line vote of 60-39, this morning Senate Democrats pushed through President Obamas plan to provid

NPR 2009-12-24

President Obama says he hopes a final health care bill will reach his desk with some combination of funding mechanisms from both the House and Senate versions. That would include a tax on so-called Cadillac insurance plans. NPR's Scott Horsley report