Morning news brief
EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.
GOP Lawmakers Reluctant To Act On ISIS War Authorization Request
President Obama's decision to send special operations ground forces into Syria is again prompting calls for specific authorization from Congress to wage war.
Rubio Steps Up Presidential Campaign In New Hampshire
Until recently, Sen. Marco Rubio has kept a fairly low profile in the GOP presidential race. Now he's starting to show momentum, and is eclipsing his political mentor Jeb Bush.
Burmese Artists Drum Up Voter Support For Myanmar's Main Opposition Party
Myanmar, also known as Burma, holds elections on Sunday. They're the first major elections in 25 years. The repressive military dictatorship has been on the path toward democracy since 2010.
Hostility Against Obama's Politics Reflected In Kentucky Election Results
A Republican governor was elected in Kentucky. Democrat Dan Mosley, the top administrator in Harlan County, tells Renee Montagne that voters took out their dislike for Obama on Democratic candidates.
Margaret Thatcher's Outfits To Go To The Highest Bidder
The late British prime minister was known for her handbags. During Cabinet meetings, she reached into her bag so often for political ammunition that her verbal beatings became known as handbagging.
U.S. Airstrikes Over Northern Syria To Be Increased
Steve Inskeep talks to Lt. Gen. Charles Brown, the head of the U.S. Air Force's Central Command in Qatar, who is responsible for the U.S. air campaign over Syria.
Colorado County Approves New Tax On Marijuana Growers
The money raised in Pueblo County will go to provide scholarships. Any local high school senior will be able to attend either of the county's public colleges.
Double Murder Charges Still Haunt Ex-Raven Linebacker Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis was leaving a Super Bowl party in 2000 when 2 men were stabbed to death. The murder charges against Lewis were dropped. David Greene talks to Lewis about his memoir, I Feel Like Going On.