Politics

Senate Hearing Learns Of No Clear Plan To Close Guantanamo

11:25am February 06, 2015

by David Welna

More than 100 detainees remain locked up at the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama wants Guantanamo closed, but no solution is yet in sight to close it.

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Sen. Rand Paul tweeted this photo, writing "Ironic: Today I am getting my booster vaccine. Wonder how the liberal media will misreport this?"

5 Things The Vaccine Debacle Reveals About The 2016 Presidential Field

7:19pm February 05, 2015

by Mara Liasson

There are some deep political lessons in how the 2016 hopefuls fumbled the political hot potato.

What's Inside The 28 Most Controversial Pages In Washington?

6:23pm February 05, 2015

Robert Siegel talks with former Sen. Bob Kerrey about the call for the release of withheld pages from the Congressional Joint Inquiry into intelligence activities leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks.

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FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg To Step Down

4:56pm February 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has been on the job for six years and presided over such controversial decisions as relaxing age restrictions on the Plan B contraceptive.

President Obama bows his head towards the Dalai Lama as he was recognized during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, on Thursday.

Obama Condemns 'Horrific Acts' In The Name Of Religion

4:56pm February 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president said that God never justifies the killing of innocent people. He also referred to the Dalai Lama, who attended the National Prayer Breakfast for the first time, as his "good friend."

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday.

Jeb Bush Continues To Test Campaign Waters In Detroit

2:45pm February 05, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush isn't an official candidate for president yet. But his speech Wednesday to the Detroit Economic Club got his feet wet.

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Traffic clogs the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.

Stuck In Traffic? It's Likely To Be Worse In 30 Years, Report Says

1:27pm February 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx talks about the challenges facing America's transportation system, and why he says the country needs to invest much more in it.

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Pope Francis is cheered by the faithful as he arrives for the weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Pope Francis To Address Congress During U.S. Trip, Boehner Says

12:41pm February 05, 2015

by Juana Summers

House Speaker John Boehner says Francis will address lawmakers on Sept. 24 during his first papal visit to the United States.

Sister Megan Rice ahead of her 2013 trial in Washington, D.C. In 2012, she and fellow anti-nuclear activists successfully broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to draw the world's attention to the danger of nuclear weapons.

Supporters Say Imprisoned Nun Is Being Held In 'Unfair' Conditions

9:44am February 05, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Megan Rice, an 85-year-old Catholic nun and anti-nuclear activist, is at a crowded facility in Brooklyn. Her friends warn of deplorable conditions there, including a lack of health care.

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Secretary Of Defense Nominee Appears Headed For Easy Confirmation

7:33pm February 04, 2015

by David Welna

Theoretical physicist and former high-ranking Pentagon insider Ashton Carter is fully expected to be the next Secretary of Defense. His confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee is less about him and more about President Obama's defense record, which Republicans consider feckless.

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