NPR 2009-01-01

Israel appears to be moving rapidly toward a possible ground offensive in Gaza following the rejection of calls for a 48-hour ceasefire. There are reports today columns of tanks and army vehicles massed along an access road. In the meantime, Israeli

NPR 2009-01-23

President Barack Obama surrounded by retired senior military leaders today began announcing some of his overhauling of US treatment of terrorist suspects. Mr. Obama signed an executive order that would call for the closing of the Guantanamo Bay dete

NPR 2009-01-02

Israel and Hamas continued their battle in Gaza today. Militants fired more rockets into Israel and Israeli fighter jets bombarded Hamas targets, including a Hamas leader who was killed along with a dozen others. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports. Nizar

NPR 2009-01-29

President Obama is looking past today's expected House vote on his $825 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He met with business leaders today to urge Congress to complete the process swiftly. NPR's Giles Snyder has more. The meeting in the Roos

NPR 2009-01-31

With the nation's economy suffering its sharpest slowdown in more than a quarter century, President Barack Obama is hoping to connect with middle-class voters. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. President Obama says the recession is deepening. He pointed

NPR 2009-01-28

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Afghanistan has emerged as the greatest military challenge. And more American troops could be headed there as earlier as this spring. NPR's Tom Bowman has more. Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee there

NPR 2009-01-27

President Barack Obama took several steps today aimed at boosting auto fuel efficiency and curbing greenhouse gases. Environmentalists say the moves represent a clean break with the Bush Administration. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. President Obama

NPR 2009-01-26

Some key Congressional Republicans are voicing opposition to President Obama's proposed 825-billion-dollar economic recovery plan in its current form. GOP Senator John McCain of Arizona. The plan was written by the majority in, Democratic majority i

NPR 2009-01-25

President Obama says his administration's 825-billion-dollar economic recovery plan is aimed to doing far more than pulling the nation out of recession and creating jobs. This is not just a short-term program to boost employment. It's one that will

NPR 2009-01-24

President Obama met this morning with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss the economic stimulus package. Afterward, leaders of both parties said they expected to have a proposal ready for the president by mid-February. NPR's Scott Horsley has

NPR 2009-01-30

Illinois state senators have begun debating the fate of Governor Rod Blagojevich with a vote on whether to remove the governor from office expected shortly. Republican State Senator Dale Righter was among those who said Blagojevich needs to go. This