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In search of a new edge to their health care efforts, President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have turned their guns on the insurance industry. They're counting on Americans' distrust of insurance companies to shore up wavering support for the President's health care agenda. The insurance industry says its impressive profits do not mean it is adding substantially to the cost of health care.

President Obama announced Tuesday he is nominating Ben Bernanke to another four-year term as head of the Federal Reserve. Simon Johnson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says while Bernanke must be lauded for his improvisation, his role in the conditions that led to the financial crisis must also be examined.

After taking a pause last month, the Fed got back to raising interest rates. Many are now saying a "soft-landing" is within our sights

As the Senate enters the second week of its latest debate on the Iraq war, Republican Sens. Richard Lugar and John Warner introduce an amendment that would require the Bush administration to find an exit strategy for Iraq and present its plan to Congress by mid-October.

The Lone Star State is home to more than a million horses. Some Texans have begun adding to their herds in rather unusual ways: by cloning their champion horses.

The U.S. government aggressively prosecutes cases of domestic slavery — except when the employer is a diplomat. Diplomatic immunity limits the ability to prosecute, even when servants are recognized as victims of human trafficking.

Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Menkhaus, professor of Political Science at Davidson College in North Carolina. He analyzes the U.S. military strike in Somalia.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about curbs on U.S. exports as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations.

President Bush offers to let Congress question White House aides about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, but won't let them testify under oath. Lawmakers may vote Wednesday to give committee chairmen authority to subpoena the aides.

He has been the Speaker of the House for more sessions of Congress than any previous Republican, but Rep. Dennis Hastert is far from a household name. One reason is that Rep. Tom DeLay called a lot of the shots. But another is that Hastert has been loath to cross swords with anyone -- until now.