Six, Five, four three, two, one, booster ignition and liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour，preparing our home in space for a larger international family. The space shuttle Endeavour with the seven-member crew lifting off the pad just moments ago at C...
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing where lawmakers expressed frustration about the continually changing Treasury Department program to help financial institutions. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. Banks testified on how they are spending funds...
Democratic leaders want Congress to focus on a bailout for the U.S. auto industry during next week's lame-duck session of Congress. But Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says it should not be tied to the 700-billion-dollar rescue package for troubled...
The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are announcing a new plan to help several hundred thousand homeowners facing foreclosure. NPRs Chris Arnold has more. The move is the biggest step by the government so far to use Fannie and Freddie to h...
President George Bush and the man who will replace him, President-elect Barack Obama met today at the White House. The two men were joined by their wives who also got a chance to chat. NPR's Don Gonyea says by all indications the meeting went well,...
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says Senator Obama will push for a middle class tax cut soon after taking office. President Bush welcomes the President-elect and Mrs. Obama to the White House tomorro...
The speaker of Iran's parliament is criticizing President-elect Barack Obama for saying it is unacceptable for that country to develop nuclear weapons. Iran's state radio compared the Senator's statement to the hard-line taken by President Bush. Rox...
President-elect Barack Obama held his first news conference today after meeting with a group of economic advisors. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. President-elect Obama held the meeting with the advisors ranging from Warren Buffett to former Treasury Se...
President Bush is promising a smooth transition for the administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Mr. Bush said it would include briefings on issues ranging from national security to the economy and a planned trip to the White House Monday whe...
Some of the results from Tuesday's elections are still being deciphered and analyzed, but there are four Senate races that have yet to be decided. NPR's Ken Rudin has more. In Minnesota with nearly 3 million votes cast, Republican incumbent Norm Col...
The first polls including some in the important battleground states such as Indiana are closing at this hour. Along with Indiana where Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama did some last minute campaigning today, other states whose polls ar...
The presidential nominees have been dashing through key battleground states and hammering familiar campaign things on this final day before the election. John McCain had seven states on his itinerary. Barack Obama had three. During their all-out pus...
The presidential candidates are pulling out all the stops to build support in the final two days of the campaign. Bruce Springsteen played at a rally for Democrat Barack Obama in Cleveland this evening. GOP nominee John McCain was stumping in Pennsy...
Vice President Dick Cheney made a rare campaign appearance to stump for Republicans in his home state of Wyoming. He also voiced his support for GOP presidential candidate John McCain. McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama was quick to pounce on th...
With the presidential campaign now coming down to a matter of days, the candidates are getting in some last-minute stumping. Republican John McCain has been barnstorming the state of Ohio. At appearance in Columbus, he was joined by California Gover...
