National Security
Director Mueller Told Senate Panel FBI Uses Drones
2:22
Ted Cruz celebrates his victory in the Texas Senate race with his father, Rafael, and daughter Caroline on Nov. 6, 2012, in Houston.
How Ted Cruz's Father Shaped His Views On Immigration
()The Texas senator says giving a path to citizenship to immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be unfair to immigrants who followed the rules, like his own father, 74-year-old Rafael Bienvenido Cruz. He portrays his dad as a kind of Cuban Horatio Alger.
It's All Politics
Nina Totenberg Answers Your Supreme Court Questions()
June 19, 2013 Want to know how the justices decide who writes the big opinions? Or when they decide to release them to the public? What about whether the justices hang out after work? Get your answers here.
The Salt
Women And Children Caught In Middle Of Potato War()
June 19, 2013 The National Potato Council wants potatoes to be allowed in a supplemental food program for low-income women and children at nutritional risk. But advocates for the program say the industry just wants to circumvent the scientific process that sets policy on nutrition.
Political Junkie
It's The Final ScuttleButton Puzzle ... For Now()
June 19, 2013 Sadly, this week's ScuttleButton is the last time it will appear on the NPR Web site. Contact Ken Rudin at kenpr13@gmail.com to learn about the future of Political Junkie and the button puzzle.
It's All Politics
IRS Staffer: 'What I Did Was Not Targeting'()
June 19, 2013 More interview transcripts from the IRS investigation are released, but there's still no evidence of a direct connection to the White House.
How A Merger Could Affect Congress' Favorite Airport()
June 19, 2013 Members of Congress are pushing the Justice Department to preserve flights to small- and medium-sized cities from Reagan National Airport amid a review of the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airlines. Changes there could affect flights for lawmakers themselves.
Shots - Health News
House Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks()
June 18, 2013 The legislation is one of the most far-reaching abortion bills in decades and follows the May murder convictions of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell. The bill, which would ban nearly all abortions starting 20 weeks after fertilization, is unlikely to ever become law.
It's All Politics
Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration()
June 18, 2013 House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.
It's All Politics
Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion()
June 18, 2013 President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data-gathering.
It's All Politics
6 Surprising Things About The IRS Scandal()
June 18, 2013 Interviews with two key IRS staffers describe a workplace where office politics in Cincinnati and Washington, not partisan politics, served as the animating force behind the improper targeting of Tea Party groups.
Law
Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be()
June 18, 2013 President Obama says federal judges have been "overseeing" the recently exposed government surveillance programs. But few, if any, experts in the Bush or Obama administrations believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has the enforcement teeth it once had.
