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So far, gay marriage remains largely an issue for the states to decide for themselves. On Tuesday, voters in Alabama approved a state amendment to ban gay marriage. Where does the issue stand in other states?

The House of Representatives approves an overhaul of the nation's bankruptcy laws, voting 302 to 126 in favor of a bill that will make it more difficult for people to erase debts by declaring bankruptcy. The Senate passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act last month.

The administration’s recent moves mark a new stage in the long history of presidents seeking to expand their authority to decide whether American troops should be deployed.

"I see the government operating the way the founders intended," says FBI Director Jim Comey, who notes that branches of the U.S. government approved the bulk collection of U.S. phone records.

President Bush has called once again for the House to adopt a Senate bill on foreign intelligence — and by noon, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was saying the House would take up a bill next week. Whether the bill includes the retroactive legal immunity for phone companies that the president demands was not immediately clear.

A year ago, the Biden administration started a humanitarian parole program for migrants escaping dictatorships and economic collapse in four countries. It hasn't stopped illegal border crossings.

Carney, 59, will succeed Justin Trudeau, who announced in January that he would step down amid low approval ratings following a decade in office.

The Indicator hosts reports on a recently launched investment fund that takes on startups abandoned by venture capital investors because they are not growing fast enough to become "unicorns."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Paul Black, CEO of Winston Medical Center in Louisville, Miss., about the challenges the hospital faces with the influx of COVID-19 patients.

Buying a home has become a lot more expensive. Democrats are trying to balance multiple global crises ahead of fall's midterm elections. The drive to unionize Starbucks stores is gaining ground.