House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill To Limit NSA Spying
The House panel voted Thursday to advance a bill that would end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records.
Politics & Government
Returning To Vietnam Years After Fleeing War, A Man Finally Feels At Home
Duc Nguyen left Vietnam in 1975 as a boat person fleeing the communist advance. Now he has returned to an unlikely place — the seat of the communist government in Hanoi.
Why Hillary Clinton Is Just Fine With Bernie Sanders' Candidacy
The liberal Vermont senator is running to Clinton's left. Another candidate or two on the Democratic side might actually be a good thing for Clinton.
President Obama Relaxed Drone Rules For CIA Operations In Pakistan
In 2013, President Obama tightened rules for drone strikes in order to reduce civilian casualties. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Wall Street Journal correspondent Adam Entous who learned that the president secretly waived the new rules for CIA operations in Pakistan.
#TBT: Hoping For Presidency, Former Senator Throws Rock In Water
The 2008 presidential race was the first in the post-YouTube era. Candidates tried all kinds of things to break through, including former Sen. Mike Gravel simply throwing a rock in water.
Bipartisan Measure Would Protect Juveniles In The Justice System
Senators Charles Grassley and Sheldon Whitehouse will introduce bipartisan legislation to increase funding and overhaul a federal law that's designed to protect juveniles.
Court: Corporations May Be People, But 'Judges Are Not Politicians'
The Supreme Court has increased campaign spending limits, but not when it comes to judges. It found an "unavoidable appearance that judges who personally ask for money may diminish their integrity."
It's Sotomayor V. Roberts In Supreme Court Death Penalty Drama
Justice Sonia Sotomayor and lawyers arguing in favor of Oklahoma's lethal-injection cocktail got into a clash so pronounced that Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Sotomayor for talking too much.
Supreme Court Gay Marriage Remarks Show Outdated Definition Of Parents
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Joanna L. Grossman, professor of family law at Hofstra University, who says the arguments on gay marriage shed light on outdated ideas about family formation.
After Botched Executions, Supreme Court Weighs Lethal Drug Cocktail
Manufacturers have refused to provide one of three drugs used for lethal injection, so Oklahoma switched to another drug. But critics say midazolam doesn't work well to render prisoners unconscious.