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When the German capital was moved to Berlin, a home and office were needed to be built for the Chancellor. The plans were approved by Helmut Kohl, but his successor Gerhard Schroeder has hinted he finds the massive glass-and-steel structure too grand. And now the public is feeling the same way. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Biden's approval ratings are at their lowest as he contends with a host of domestic issues, not to mention a war in Ukraine.

The Iraqi interim government is divided over whether to approve a massive assault on Fallujah and other insurgent strongholds in Iraq. Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, is under pressure to find a negotiated solution. Patience, however, is wearing thin among American forces. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard highly anticipated arguments against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The law has been on hold after an appeals court ruling, but could be approved by the right-leaning bench next year.

This week, the Illinois General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules approved Governor Pritzker's intent to fine business owners who don't...

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports George W. Bush says he's making education his top priority when he takes office. He has an advantage. Congress just approved the single largest increase in educational funds. Now, Bush's plan is to give states a block sum in the form of grants and each state can deem best how to use it.

The Senate approved a 90-cent-an-hour increase in the minimum wage today. The package includes a tax break for small business, to ease the impact of the higher wages. Proponents beat back Republican proposals including an exemption for workers in small businesses, and a delay of the increase for six months. President Clinton had threatened to veto the measure if it included those changes. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that former Maine senator William Cohen appeared today before a friendly Senate Armed Services Committee for hearings on his nomination to be defense secretary. Cohen, a Republican joining a Democratic administration, called for bipartisanship on defense issues. He said the United States should not be the policeman of the world, but that it should not shirk its responsibilities either. Cohen's nomination was then overwhelmingly approved by the Senate.

Congress to approve more money for international affairs. He's requesting a seven percent increase, the largest since he's been in office. The money goes to such items as U.S. embassies, U.N. dues, promoting U.S. exports, and foreign aid.

The BBC's Karen Coleman reports from Sarajevo that a government has been approved for Bosnia-Hercegovina. The House of Representatives, made up of Serbs, Croats and Muslims, finally met this morning, more than three months since elections were held. Although it means that Serbs, Muslims and Croats will be working together, the real power in the country still resides in the Bosnian Serb Republic and the Muslim-Croat Federation.