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June 11, 2007 · Democrats are telling voters that if they are elected, all U.S. troops will be pulled out of Iraq. But as Sen. Hillary Clinton privately told a senor military adviser, she knows there will be some troops there for decades. It's an example of how in some cases, politics can force dishonesty.
June 11, 2007 · In order to revive the struggling immigration bill, President Bush must find a way to overcome opposition to the concept of "amnesty."
June 11, 2007 · We discuss political developments this week: A Senate no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is planned for Monday, and President Bush visits Capitol Hill Tuesday in an attempt to revive the immigration reform bill.
June 11, 2007 · A new national poll suggests rural Americans are no longer reliably Republican, and the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq seems mainly to blame.
June 11, 2007 · The Senate is scheduled to hold a no-confidence vote Monday on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He has come under harsh criticism from members of both parties for his performance in the scandal over fired U.S. attorneys. Here, a look at what it all means.
June 10, 2007 · NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr sounds off on Vice President Dick Cheney's tendency towards secrecy.
June 10, 2007 · The bipartisan immigration overhaul bill unraveled in the Senate this week, though supporters hope to revive it later. What happened? In part, opponents of the bill seemed more organized and passionate than its supporters, say Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving.
June 9, 2007 · Last week, President Bush traveled to Germany to attend the G-8 Summit, where leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations discussed proposals to curb greenhouse gas emissions and Iran's nuclear program, among other topics. But much of the news centered on a surprise proposal on missile defense offered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. John Ydstie reviews the week's news with Senior Correspondent Dan Schorr.
June 8, 2007 · The week in politics included the Senate's derailment of immigration reform supported by President Bush, the sentencing of former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby and presidential debates among candidates of both parties. Robert Siegel talks with E.J. Dionne, columnist for The Washington Post, and David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times.
June 8, 2007 · Drivers are buying more SUVs for summer vacations even as the price of gasoline hovers in the $3 range. Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver magazine talks about why.
June 8, 2007 · An immigration overhaul bill hits a major snag in the Senate, and the sentencing of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
June 7, 2007 · Like many economists, professor Russell Roberts believes in free markets and capitalism. He doesn't believe in quota systems, and he's not a big fan of the immigration bill that's working its way through Congress. To him, it looks suspiciously like a micro-managed quota system in disguise.
June 7, 2007 · Rebecca Roberts talks with Nathan Hodge, staff writer for Jane's Defense Weekly, about the U.S. missile shield that has angered Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin expressed discontent with U.S. plans to put missile interceptors and radar in Eastern Europe.
June 6, 2007 · NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that U.S.-Russian relations are likely to remain strained as long as President Bush continues to talk up his missile defense plans, and Russian President Putin continues to provoke with thinly veiled insults.
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