From NPR news in Washington, I am Nora Raum. Last minute talks for a deal to avert tax hikes for everyone and addressed spending cuts in the New Year. Appeared to have stalled in the Senate. NPRs David Welna reports that Senate Republican leader is l...
From NPRnews in Washington I am Nora Raum, president Obama says he still believescongress can prevent the tax hikes and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff.But NPR news Jim reports time is running out to reach a deal, speaking in hisweekly radio...
From NPR News in Washington, I am Jeanine Herbst. A meeting is underway at the White House between Senate and House leaders at this hour, its a final step at trying to find a solution to avoid the looming fiscal cliff of automatic tax hikes and spend...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. Senior House Republican aides tell NBC News that the House will return to session on Sunday at 6:30 in the evening to work on avoiding the fiscal cliff, that after a day of partisan bickering on Capito...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Jeanine Herbst. Russias Upper House of Parliament has passed an amendment that would ban Americans from adopting Russian children, Jessica Gallaher reports from Moscow the measure still has to be signed into law. All 1...
From NPR news in Washington, I am Craig Windham. Christmas day in Bethlehem were crowed students long lines outside the church of Nativity for look at the grotto, the tradition holds with the site of the birth place of Jesus. In Newtown, Connecticut,...
From NPR news in Washington. I am LK. The upstate New York town of Webster is coping with a Christmas Eve tragedy after firefighters responding to a blaze and countered gunfire from a wood struct, two of them died. Police say the man suspected in the...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The National Rifle Association is defending the idea that the best response to the Newtown's school massacre is to place armed guards in all schools. Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre made that sugges...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Egypt's vice president resigned hours before the final phase of voting on the constitution. NPR's Leila Fadel reports the vice president led attempts by the embattled President Mohamed Morsi at national dia...
From NPR news in Washington, I am Louise Schiavone. With the nation focused on gun violence and what can be done to prevent it, a motion was ? at the news conference in Washington. Hes got to end the party; hes got to end the violence. As the Nationa...
From NPR news in Washington, I am Louise Schiavone. The time is short before Washington and the nation, face the consequences of a fiscal stand off. But on Capital Hill today, the partisan writer has began intense ever. Before the House convene today...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Obama says he and House Speaker John Boehner are pretty close to a deal to keep the country from going over a fiscal cliff, but addressing the press for just under a minute this afternoon....
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Two more of the 20 students killed during Friday's deadly shooting rampage at an elementary school in suburban Connecticut are being laid to rest today. A hearse carried the casket of first-grader Ja...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. In the aftermath of Friday's deadly shooting at a suburban Connecticut elementary school that killed 20 children and seven adults, there is a renewed push to address gun control measures. White House...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. Police in Connecticut are saying there will be no quick answers as to what prompted Friday's shooting that killed 26 children and adults at their school. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports that Connecticut stat...
