NPR 2009-03-22

President Obama is seeking to refocus debate on his federal budget proposal away from his 3.6-trillion-dollar price tag to focus instead on the components of the plan. These investments are not a wish list to priorities that I picked out of thin air

NPR 2009-03-21

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. The White House is trying to downplay congressional estimates that President Obama's budget will create 9.3 trillion dollars in deficits over the next decade, saying that it will not keep the president fr

NPR 2009-03-20

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Less than a week after reports surfaced about AIG's employee bonus program, House lawmakers have passed the bill to recoup the money through targeted taxes. NPR's Audie Cornish has more. House Republican

NPR 2009-03-19

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. The head of insurance giant AIG told Congress today, he has heard the public outrage of the company's bonus payments to executives while taxpayers are bailing out the firm. NPR's Paul Brown has more. Edwa

NPR 2009-03-18

From NPR News in Washington. I'm Jack Speer. On Capitol Hill lawmakers are making plans to recoup the government bailout money that insurance giant AIG used to pay executive bonuses. NPR's Audie Cornish reports. After offering billions in rescue mon

NPR 2009-03-17

The White House appears to be sharing the outrage of many average citizens over how insurance giant American International Group has apparently used some of the billions in federal bailout money it received. Amid reports that AIG, which has received

NPR 2009-03-23

The Obama administration is hoping to draw significant private investment into its effort to buy up troubled assets from banks in order to free up lending to businesses and families. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is slated to announce details

NPR 2009-4-22

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama today left open the possibility of criminal prosecution for Bush administration officials who authorized harsh interrogation techniques. NPRs Scott Horsley reports. President Obama reassur

NPR 2009-04-21

President Obama made his first visit to the CIA's headquarters in Virginia today. The president's visit coming just days after the administrations decision to release top secret memos detailing the agency's use of a simulated drowning technique know

NPR 2009-4-20

President Obama is scheduled to arrive back at the White House within a half hour from a Latin American trip that concluded with the summit of leaders of more than 30 other western hemisphere nations in Trinidad. Mr. Obama says the leaders did not a

NPR 2009-04-19

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says the US will vigorously raise to the Iranian government, the administration's concerns about the eight-year-prison sentence given to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi. She was convicted this week by a co

NPR 2009-4-18

The cargo ship captain rescued from Somali pirates Easter Sunday is back home in Vermont. Captain Richard Phillips' plane landed in Burlington late this afternoon. After a brief reunion with his family, Phillips spoke to the media for the first time

NPR 2009-04-16

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Iran's president says he'll soon present a plan to end the international standoff with the West over his country's nuclear program. He also reiterated the program will continue. Teri Schultz has more f

NPR 2009-4-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. President Obama has fulfilled a campaign pledge to shift US policy toward Cuba. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs formally announced changes that ease limits on Cuba-American's relations with their ho

NPR 2009-04-17

The Obama administration has told CIA officials, said that they will not be prosecuted for waterboarding terrorism suspects during the Bush administration. A message came as the White House released Bush era memos, authorizing harsh interrogation te

NPR 2009-5-18

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame University today was punctuated by the shouts of some hecklers who strongly disagreed with his support for abortion rights. And since this is Notre D

NPR 2009-05-17

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama has nominated Republican governor Jon Huntsman of Utah to be the next US ambassador to China. Huntsman has a strong background in Asia, including a stint as ambassador to Singapore. He

NPR 2009-05-19

The nation's top military officer says his goal is to turn things around in Afghanistan within the next 12 to 24 months, though Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he expects violence will increase in the short term. NPR

NPR 2009-5-20

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama announced new emission standards for cars and light trucks today which he says puts the country on a path towards a cleaner environment. The plan would require US passenger vehicles and li

NPR 2009-05-21

A parked car detonated on a crowded street in Bagdad today, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 70 others. NPRs JJ Sutherland reports from the Iraqi capital. It was just after sunset when families were out in the street, having dinner