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As Biden considers deploying troops to NATO allies in Eastern Europe, historian Julian Zelizer discusses how foreign policy issues can influence a president's domestic agenda and approval ratings.

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling disputes allegations that he approved moving part of an Enron division into a more profitable one to hide $200 million in losses. Wednesday marked Skilling's seventh day of testimony in his fraud and conspiracy trial, and his third day of cross-examination.

President Bush signs legislation that will allow a federal court to hear the case of Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman. The president signed the measure early Monday morning, minutes after the House passed it on a 203-to-58 vote. The Senate approved the bill by a voice vote Sunday.

The stinging criticism of Congress contained in the Sept. 11 Commission report received mixed reviews on Capitol Hill today, where some called for approval of the commission's recommendations but others were non-committal. House Republican leaders said the government was already doing what it should to stop terrorism. NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with U.S. senators Pat Roberts (R-KS), chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WVA), the panel's vice-chair, about their report criticizing pre-war intelligence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The report was approved unanimously by the bi-partisan committee.

Illinois senate appointee Roland Burris was hoping to claim his position yesterday, but was turned away after his paperwork lacked a key signature needed for approval. The corruption case surrounding Burris' appointee, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, raises concern about the integrity of the powerful appointment.

A special commission appointed by President Bush issued its report Wednesday on improving health care for wounded veterans, particularly those returning from Iraq. And the Senate approved a bill to streamline benefits and increase military pay.

The mass shooter in Orlando not only killed 49 people, he struck at the heart of a place that for many in the gay community means so much more than just a…

For the last half century the courts have moved to a jurisprudence of law and order instead of one of individual rights.That's according to Michael Gizzi,…

One year ago today, an Illinois State University assistant basketball coach and an associate athletic director were among seven who died when a small…