Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor held her ground through another day of intense questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today. President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice David Souter refused to be drawn out on the abort...
In her first day of questioning, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor explained controversial statement she has made about the role of race and ethnicity playing in judging. She rejected accusation she allows her background to influence her decisio...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Today Judge Sonia Sotomayor described her judicial philosophy as fidelity to the law. Her opening statement capped the first day of her confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports...
Committee Chairman in both the Senate and House say they will begin investigations into a secret CIA counterterrorism program that the Bush administration did not disclose to Congress for nearly eight years. Former Vice President Dick Cheney alleged...
President Obama has wrapped up his visit to Ghana where he told lawmakers they are proving that democracy can work in Africa. He also said Africa's future is up to Africans. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. Mr. Obama said Africa has an important role t...
President Obama has arrived in Ghana on his first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa since taking office. Obama, whose father was Kenyan, is expected to receive a warm welcome as he visits Africa on the heels of his recent attendance at the G8 Summit in It...
This week's summit meeting in Italy produced no firm commitment from developing countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, but President Obama says he's not giving up. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. President Obama says it's not easy to get 17...
Lawmakers are expressing outrage over a security exercise that showed investigators had no troubles smuggling bomb-making materials past guards at a number of federal buildings. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman called it the broadest indictment of...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says that Costa Rica's President will try to mediate an end to a political crisis in Honduras. NPR's Michele Keleman reports. Just days after his failed attempt to return...
President Obama says a preliminary agreement reached today with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is an important step toward increasing nuclear security. We have signed a joint understanding for a follow-on treaty to the START agreement that will r...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A plane carrying the ousted president of Honduras Manuel Zelaya is reportedly being denied permission to land in that country. Honduras's civil aviation director says the plane has been diverted to El...
Former national football league quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death in an apartment complex in Nashville today. McNair played 13 seasons in the NFL. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN has more. Nashville police say no suspects have bee...
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced today that she will resign on July 26th and will not seek re-election next year. As last year's Republican vice-Presidential candidate, Palin's move is seen as a potential first step toward a bid for the White H...
The news the economy lost another 467, 000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5% drew comments from President Obama today. Speaking at the White House Rose Garden, the president said he understands why people are deeply concerned th...
Thousands of helicopter-borne US marines have launched a massive assault in southern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley, a Taliban stronghold and the main source of their cash crop poppies that produce heroin. NPR's Tom Bowman joins us now. Tom, wha...
