Senate Mostly Blamed For Agency And Court Vacancies, But Obama Isn't Helping
Hear Brian Nayor, Julie Rovner, Yuki Noguchi and Carrie Johnson talk with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about the many federal entities operating without permanent leadership by clicking the audio...
View Article'Unprecedented': Budget Cuts Could Hit Some Airport Towers
Control towers at many small and medium-sized airports around the country are set to shut down next month because of the across-the-board federal budget cuts. The towers have been operated under...
View ArticleFBI Building May Soon Be 'Put Out Of Its Misery'
The nation's capital has been undergoing something of a building boom. Dozens of construction cranes dot the Washington, D.C., skyline.So it comes as no surprise that the federal government is hoping...
View ArticleSome States Hike Gas Tax; Va. Tries New Route To Fund Roads
It's no secret that many of the nation's roads are in pretty bad shape. In the latest report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers, the condition of America's highways rated a grade of...
View ArticleBoston Lockdown 'Extraordinary' But Prudent, Experts Say
Local officials have defended the decision to essentially lock down the city of Boston on Friday while law enforcement searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.Residents were told to...
View ArticleBoston Response Praised, But Intelligence-Sharing Questioned
In the days since the Boston Marathon bombings, local law enforcement officials have been given high marks for their response to the attack and the coordination among numerous federal, state and local...
View ArticleAdvocates Honor LaHood's Time At Transportation Department
As outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood prepares to hand off the baton to President Obama's nominee, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Morning Edition reflects on Lahood's legacy. What have he and...
View ArticleSome Democrats Back Same-Sex Amendment To Immigration Bill
The immigration overhaul bill before the Senate would provide, among other things, more visas for migrant farm workers and high-tech workers, and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million...
View ArticlePush To End Teens' Distracted Driving Targets Parents, Peers
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View ArticleNonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too
The IRS was in the hot seat Friday, with its outgoing acting commissioner testifying before a House committee. A Senate panel is scheduled for Tuesday. Congress is prodding to find out why the agency...
View ArticlePublic Employee Unions Take Issue With Immigration Overhaul
A bill that would overhaul the nation's immigration laws is headed to the Senate floor early next month, where it will need all the friends it can get to pass. The measure would give the estimated 11...
View ArticleMany Bridges Are Unsafe, But Few Agree on Fixes
As you head out for summer vacation, ponder this: There's a 1 in 9 chance that the bridge you're crossing has been deemed structurally deficient or basically in bad shape by the federal government.The...
View ArticleHow A Merger Could Affect Congress' Favorite Airport
If the US Airways-American Airlines merger announced earlier this year is approved, the combined airline would control two-thirds of the takeoff and landing slots at Reagan National Airport, outside...
View ArticleLack Of Leaders Puts Strain On Homeland Security Department
Janet Napolitano's announcement that she'll be stepping down as Department of Homeland Security secretary after four years on the job leaves an opening at the top of the key Cabinet agency. But it's...
View ArticleObama Nominee For IRS Chief Has History With Tough Tasks
The Internal Revenue Service, under attack by congressional Republicans, has been operating without a permanent commissioner. President Obama nominated John Koskinen on Thursday for what might be seen...
View ArticleCan Congress Figure Out How To Rescue The Post Office?
The U.S. Postal Service lost some $16 billion last year and continues to bleed red ink. Congress has been unable to agree on a rescue plan.The latest proposal would allow the post office to end...
View ArticleHitting The Road Without A Driver
The cars we drive have gotten ever more sophisticated. They just about can park themselves, they tell us if were drifting out of our lane, they can prevent skids. Some even automatically apply the...
View ArticleSleepy, Southern And Segregated: What D.C. Was Like In '63
Fifty years ago this week, when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators came from across the country to take part in the 1963 March on Washington, the city was not yet the cosmopolitan capital that it...
View ArticleCincinnati's Airport: Best In The U.S.?
In the grand days of railroad travel, passengers arrived in monumental terminals. There was grandeur, style and comfort — qualities that today's equivalent for long-distance travel, the airport, mostly...
View ArticleSecretary Napolitano Finishes Up At Homeland Security
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Today is Janet Napolitano's last day as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Napolitano is leaving Washington D.C., heading for California, to become at...
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