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  • Top Republican Lawmakers Shift Priorities To Overhauling Tax Code
    Republicans are feeling pressure to deliver the first overhaul of the federal tax code in more than 30 years after the collapse of the long-promised dismantling of the Affordable Care Act.
  • Immigrants board a bus after being released from U.S. Border Patrol detention in Texas last month. An immigration judge says the Obama administration's "fast-tracking" effort means many people go into court without an attorney, opening a door to future problems.
    A Top Immigration Judge Calls For Shift On 'Fast-Tracking'
    A call to stop fast-tracking deportation hearings of unaccompanied minors comes from an unusual source: a judge who says the current practice could lead to many appeals.
  • Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media, is defending his decision to take down a post — a move that has spurred the resignations of Gawker's two top editors.
    Gawker's Top Editors Quit Over Deleted Post
    The gossip website last week published a story about the personal life of a media executive. Following a backlash, Gawker's managing partnership voted to take the post down.
  • Legislators on the first day of the 2025 session.
    Top CT lawmakers grow frustrated with PURA discussions
    Top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are fed up with talking about the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). The authority has been a hot topic this year because of Connecticut’s high electricity rates.
  • Germany Asks Top CIA Spy In Country To Leave
    The move comes after German investigators discovered a second citizen suspected of spying for the U.S. Renee Montagne talks to James Bamford, who writes about U.N. intelligence agencies and the NSA.
  • Top General Says Time Running Out In Afghanistan
    An official assessment by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, concludes that after eight years, the U.S. and its allies have failed to focus on and win over the Afghan people. He also calls for more troops to ensure victory over the Taliban and al-Qaida.
  • It has been a tough year for America's top diplomat
    Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists U.S. support for Israel has not left it isolated, despite anger over Israel's offensive in Gaza. It's just one of the crises he's looking at as the year ends.
  • Facebook Recruits Surveillance Hawk To Be Its Top Lawyer
    Facebook's new chief lawyer is tasked with guiding the firm through increasingly treacherous legal woes. Jennifer Newstead was one of the lawyers who crafted the controversial Patriot Act.
  • China Confirms Nearly 6,000 Cases Of Coronavirus
    China's health officials say the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen to 5,974 in 31 provinces with 132 deaths. People are asking why it took so long for controls to be implemented.
  • Kevin Spacey (left) and Robin Wright star in <em>House of Cards, </em>directed by David Fincher. The Netflix series, which follows a Machiavellian politician, is an adaptation of a BBC series of the same name. <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/31/170465471/spacey-and-fincher-make-a-house-of-cards">Hear an interview with Spacey and Fincher</a>.
    David Bianculli's Top 10 Shows: 2013 Was A 'Good Year For TV'
    Two new shows from Netflix -- House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black — changed the TV landscape, but Bianculli's top pick for 2013 is AMC's Breaking Bad. "It ended as brilliantly as it began," he says. "I'm so grateful for that series."
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