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NPR's Emily Harris reports on the long-running battle in Berlin over whether a city of 3.5 million people can afford three government-funded opera houses.

The White House press office has often described the president's activities at his ranch over the holidays as "clearing brush." Host Renee Montagne talks with commentator Baxter Black to determine what that means.

Former White House adviser Karen Hughes is appointed as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, where she will be charged with remaking the United States' image abroad.

At the Holler House bowling alley on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisc., two voters share whom they voted for and why. Hear NPR's Scott Simon.

The House of Representatives vote to repeal the estate tax permanently, while the Senate still is attempting compromise on the issue. The Wall Street Journal's deputy Washington bureau chief, David Wessel, discusses the implications.

The White House has insisted it could not have predicted the events of Sept. 11. But NPR's Mike Shuster reports on Morning Edition that U.S. agencies had plenty of clues in the months prior to the attacks. NPR Online has a timeline.

Born a slave, Mary Bowser went on to be one of the Union's best assets in the Civil War. On Morning Edition, NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor has the story of the woman who spied for the North -- while working in the Confederate White House.

The housing market is still booming and prices are skyrocketing in many hot areas. With costs so high, some economists say it might make more sense to rent. A look at the financial choice many people face.

Hundreds of people gathered for an open house with officials on Wednesday.

House Republicans are moving to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Far-right members are getting plush committee assignments. And the GOP is gearing up for a spending fight as the US reaches it's borrowing limit