NPR 2011-11-15

A long-anticipated legal battle over the country's health care law is now slated to unfold before the nation's highest court. The US Supreme Court decides next year whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority in passing a law that requ

NPR 2012-06-27

A major boost today for the Obama administration. A federal appeals court has endorsed the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to rein in greenhouse gases. NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports the court's unanimous opinion could be seen as a victory

NPR 2009-07-25

President Obama expressed regret today for saying the Cambridge police acted stupidly when they arrested Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates last week. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. The President spoke by telephone with the police sergeant who arres

NPR 2010-06-28

World leaders meeting in Toronto appear to have reached consensus on the importance of cutting government deficits. As NPR's Jim Zarroli reports they pledge today to reduce deficits in half by 2013. The leaders are meeting at a time when the global e

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George Soros -- the financial crocodile George Soros wants to be the Bono of the financial world. The speculator whose assault on sterling ejected Britain from the European exchange rate mechanism that September of 10 years ago has a mission－－to u

NPR 2011-10-06

In a landmark development within stem cell research, scientists say theyve used a cloning technique to make embryonic stem cells that match a patients DNA. The journal Nature highlights a study that shows the potential for using the technology to rep

CNN 2010-03-07

let's start with Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky. Oh, boy, can you tell that he and his middle finger are not running for re-election? That's right. He is the one person standing between millions of jobless Americans and their money. He says it's abo

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President Donald Trump has signed a revised executive order on immigration, Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a vital measure for strengthening [American] nation

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NPR 2011-04-15

A budget compromise has the Republican-led House's vote. Now, it's on to the Democratically-led Senate. NPR's Audie Cornish has a recap of the latest vote to keep the government funded for the rest of this fiscal year. The House passed the package on

NPR 2011-04-09

The blame game is playing out in Washington and pushes the government ever closer to a partial shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says just when it seemed Democrats and Republicans would have some kind of deal before the midnight deadline, t

AP 2012-07-21

1. In Alabama, police say they have a suspect in custody accused of firing into a crowded bar near the university of Alabama campus. Nearly a dozen people were wounded. 2. New warnings from Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to Congress in its pursuit of budget

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GWEN IFILL:On Monday, the president laid out his agenda for his second term in office. Today, House Republicans took their first step to position themselves for a series of upcoming fiscal battles. MAN:The gentleman is recognized. GWEN IFILL:On the H

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