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Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress

Detailing the Case Against Tom DeLay

Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) has been charged with criminal conspiracy, forcing him to step aside as House majority leader. A single felony count alleges he conspired to violate Texas law with corporate donations to key legislative races.

Detailing the Case Against Tom DeLay

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Libby at Center of CIA 'Outing' Storm

Before he became Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby spent time working in the State Department, the Department of Defense and the U.S. House of Representatives. Glenn Kessler, State Department reporter for The Washington Post, tells Michele Norris about Libby's career.

Libby at Center of CIA 'Outing' Storm

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Law

'Times' Reporter Miller Testifies in Plame Case

New York Times reporter Judith Miller tells a grand jury what she knows about how CIA operative Valerie Plame's name was revealed to the public. The Times says Miller's source was Lewis Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney.

'Times' Reporter Miller Testifies in Plame Case

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Opinion

Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress

Politics with Juan Williams: DeLay, Katrina and the GOP

The indictment of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on a conspiracy charge and criticism of the sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina has created some big headaches for Republican politicians. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams about these issues and how they're playing out inside the Beltway.

Politics with Juan Williams: DeLay, Katrina and the GOP

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Law

Judith Miller Freed, Will Testify in CIA Outing Case

New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from jail Thursday after serving three months for refusing to reveal sources to a federal probe into the leak of a CIA officer's identity. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR media reporter David Folkenflik about the ongoing controversy surrounding Miller and the Bush administration's complicity in the leak.

Judith Miller Freed, Will Testify in CIA Outing Case

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Obituaries

Civil-Rights Lawyer Constance Baker Motley

A look back at the life of Constance Baker Motley, a prominent civil rights attorney and the first African-American woman appointed to the federal judiciary. She died of congestive heart failure on Wednesday. She was 84 years old.

Civil-Rights Lawyer Constance Baker Motley

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Rev. Jackson on HUD Secretary, Bennett Comments

The Rev. Jesse Jackson responds to comments made by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson about New Orleans' black population, and also on radio host Bill Bennett, who said a reduction in crime could hypothetically come by aborting black babies. "That would be an impossibly ridiculous and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down," Bennett said.

Rev. Jackson on HUD Secretary, Bennett Comments

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Environment

House Approves Revised Endangered Species Act

The House voted Thursday to rewrite the Endangered Species Act. The bill is designed to give landowners more say in what happens on their property when endangered species live there. Critics say the proposal will cripple efforts to save vanishing species.

House Approves Revised Endangered Species Act

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Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress

DeLay's Fundraising Practices: Crossing the Line?

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will appear in court next month after an indictment this week for conspiring to commit campaign finance fraud. Delay says the crime he is accused of was common practice. Renee Montagne talks to Kenneth Gross, a former head of enforcement at the Federal Election Commission.

DeLay's Fundraising Practices: Crossing the Line?

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Opinion

Fight Against Poverty Needs Corporate Players

In the early 1980s, commentator Alexs Pate worked for a company called City Venture Corporation, which pooled big companies' resources to tackle inner-city poverty. It failed. Now, Pate says, it's time to try again to involve corporate America in the inner city. Pate is the author of the novel Amistad and is an assistant professor in African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Fight Against Poverty Needs Corporate Players

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John Roberts Sworn in as U.S. Chief Justice

Outlook for Bush's Next Supreme Court Pick

Now that John Roberts has been confirmed as chief justice of the Supreme Court, attention turns to President Bush's next nominee for the court. It's a choice that's likely to ignite a fierce battle between Republicans and Democrats. Host Melissa Block talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about Thursday's events and what lies ahead.

Outlook for Bush's Next Supreme Court Pick

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World

Military Brass Revise Timetable for Troops in Iraq

Top U.S. military commanders are revising assessments of how soon U.S. troops can begin withdrawing from Iraq. Gen. George Casey said before a skeptical Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. troops may be able to return home next year. But he also said there is currently just one Iraqi battalion capable of combat.

Military Brass Revise Timetable for Troops in Iraq

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Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress

Profile of New House Leader Roy Blunt

House Republicans' choice to take over Tom DeLay's duties, Roy Blunt, is known by politicians from both parties for his "velvet" approach. But he has been dogged by his own ethics questions. Host Melissa Block talks to Deirdre Shesgreen, Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Profile of New House Leader Roy Blunt

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