A dress rehearsal for the presidential inauguration took place on a frosty Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., complete with stand-ins for President-elect Barack Obama and President Bush.
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A Sunday session gathers most of the Senate to break a logjam that was blocking dozens of land-use bills. The move includes measures to designate millions of acres of wildnerness for federal protection.
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The saga over the vacant U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President-elect Obama continues Monday, as attorneys for Senate designee Roland Burris try to urge Senate leaders to seat him. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois seemed to soften his objections in a TV appearance Sunday.
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As Israeli troops engage in fierce gun battles with Palestinian fighters, cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt stall. Israel is moving forward for now, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Israeli government appear to be at a crossroads. What is Israel’s next move?
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As Israeli troops engage in fierce gun battles with Palestinian fighters, cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt stall. Israel is moving forward for now, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Israeli government appear to be at a crossroads. What is Israel’s next move?
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Even as Israeli forces drive to the southern edges of Gaza City, the conflict could be at a crossroads. Will Israel increase the number of its troops in Gaza and press the fight against Hamas? Or is Prime Minister Olmert laying the groundwork for decision to declare an end to the offensive?
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The price tag for college looks pretty daunting in the best of times. But with the economy struggling, those bills look out of reach for a lot of prospective students. As part of our series “Faces of the New Economy,” host Rebecca Roberts visits with a group of juniors and seniors at Fairfax High School in Northern Virginia — and finds many who are downgrading their college dreams.
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The Illinois House voted on Friday to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich. Now, Blagojevich is fighting back at the lawmakers who voted to put him on trial. NPR’s David Schaper reports.
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President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to act quickly on his proposed economic recovery package. Meanwhile, the Illinois House voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a first for the state’s government, and confirmation hearings began for those nominated to the next White House Cabinet.
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This week’s economic news and how the U.S. economy reverberates throughout the world.
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For things like eggs and honey, some urban and suburbanites are skipping the store entirely and turning instead to their own backyards. Whether from tighter food budgets or local eating ideals, more people are petitioning their cities to allow small-animal husbandry.
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President-elect Barack Obama has named former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as his choice to head the CIA. He also picked retired Adm. Dennis Blair to be director of national intelligence, which oversees all intelligence operations.
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Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is proposing to rewrite some of the rules under which banks received money in the Treasury Department’s $700 billion bailout. Treasury has already spent or committed about half of the funds.
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Not everyone is happy with the nation switching to digital TV Feb. 17. The Consumers Union called for a delay in the changeover and President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has also requested that Congress push back the date. Joel Kelsey, a policy analyst with Consumers Union, talks about his group’s call for a delay.
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Israel and Hamas have ignored a U.N. Security Council call for an immediate cease-fire. Israel continued attacks in Gaza and Hamas kept up with its rocketing of Israel. Meanwhile, U.N. officials said they plan to resume aid to Gaza as soon as practical.
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