NPR 2008-05-27

At Arlington National Cemetery on this Memorial Day, President Bush urged Americans to pay tribute to the members of the Armed Services who've fallen in battle, especially in the last year. NPR's John Burnett reports. The president called the fighti

NPR 2008-06-25

An Inspector General's report is contending that politics played a major role in who was hired at the Justice Department by the Bush administration. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. If you are a young lawyer trying to get a career job at the Justic

NPR 2008-05-18

Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is said to be alert and speaking with relatives at a Boston hospital, where he's undergoing tests after suffering a seizure at the family compound on Cape Cod. Shannon Mullen at member station WBUR has

NPR 2008-05-20

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of understating the threat posed by Iran. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. John McCain took time out from an economic speech in Chicago to criticize remarks made by Barack Obama ove

NPR 2008-05-22

The US House passed a broad 50-billion-dollar income tax relief package today, including incentives for alternative energy production. NPR's Debbie Elliott has more. The bill extends popular and non-controversial tax incentives, ranging from expense

NPR 2008-06-22

Representatives from the US and other nations are gathering in Saudi Arabia for an energy summit aimed at easing high oil costs. Saudi officials say there is no shortage of supplies, so speculators must be behind the run-up in prices. But Energy Sec

NPR 2008-06-20

The FBI and the Justice Department today announced arrests and indictments resulting from a probe into the mortgage crisis. Since the beginning of March, more than 400 people have been arrested. In a related sweep, Justice and the SEC announced the

NPR 2008-06-18

A car bomb attack has killed at least fifty-one people and wounded dozens more in a neighborhood of northwest Baghdad. The bombing hit shoppers at a market during the evening rush hour. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports from Baghdad. Police say the bomb

NPR 2008-05-10

US military officials in Baghdad are disputing Iraqi government claim that they captured the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq near the northwestern city of Mosul. NPRs Ivan Watson reports from Baghdad. At midnight on Thursday, Iraqi officials announced on

NPR 2008-05-15

John Edwards has made it official. The former presidential contender and one-time challenger to Barack Obama, announcing that he will throw his support behind the current front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards made the anno

NPR 2008-05-16

For a crowd of 150 people waiting outside the California Supreme Court today in San Francisco, it was an emotional moment .The crowd erupted with cheers when word came down that the state court, on a four-to-three vote, had decided to overturn a sta

NPR 2008-06-02

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rico primary by a two-to-one margin over Barack Obama today. That leaves just two primaries left Tuesday in South Dakota and Montana. At a victory rally in San Juan this afternoon,

NPR 2008-06-03

Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama says Republican John McCain is too out of touch with American workers to help the nations struggling manufacturing base. Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Detroit suburb of Troy. Detroit Public Ra

NPR 2008-06-04

As the final two Democratic primaries take place today in South Dakota and Montana, there has been a surge of superdelegates declaring their support for frontrunner Barack Obama, who's close to clinching the majority he needs to be the Democratic no

NPR 2008-06-05

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to woo Jewish voters today, saying he will do everything in his power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and he will be a strong ally of Israel. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Obama u

NPR 2008-06-06

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ousted the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders today，holding them accountable after an embarrassing string of events. At Pentagon news conference, Gates accepted the resignations of Air Force Chief of St

NPR 2008-06-08

Hillary Clinton has ended her campaign for the presidency and endorsed rival Barack Obama. She made the announcement at the National Building Museum in Washington today before hundreds of supporters. NPR's David Greene has more. Hillary Clinton said

NPR 2008-06-09

There has been no let-up in the surge in gasoline prices over the past three weeks. Prices at the pump were up 20 cents a gallon to a new high of four dollars a gallon nationally for self-service regular. Fuel price analyst Jeff Sundstrom with AAA s

NPR 2008-06-10

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today took aim at his expected Republican opponent in the fall, John McCain. Campaigning in North Carolina, Obama said McCain will only continue President Bush's failed policies. We were promised a fisc

NPR 2008-06-11

A Sudan Airways plane burst into flames while landing in Khartoum today. There are reports that as many as 100 people died. There are more than 200 people on board. The major presidential hopeful spent some time talking about the economy today. Repu