Update, July 26: This story from Planet Money's Alex Blumberg and NPR's Laura Sydell aired this weekend on This American Life. (Check out TAL's "Ways to Listen" page to find how you can hear the story.) A shorter version of the piece is also airing today on All Things Considered. Here's the story.
Michele Norris speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of the New York Times.
Michele Norris talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and David Welna about President Obama's announcement that Republican House Speaker John Boehner withdrew from the debt talks.
President Obama announced that Republican House Speaker John Boehner is walking away from talks to raise the debt ceiling. Michele Norris talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro for more.
The news Friday that the U.S. Justice Department is preparing wide-ranging subpoenas in the News Corp. phone hacking case was first disclosed by The Wall Street Journal. The paper is owned by News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch considers it the jewel in his crown.
And although the Journal has not been directly linked to any journalistic misconduct, the scandal has raised the question of how it has fared under Murdoch's ownership.
President Obama said that House Speaker John Boehner has called off negotiations with him on raising the debt ceiling.
The president said it was "hard to understand" why Boehner would walk away.
Boehner confirmed on an interview Fox News, earlier, that "there is no plan" to avoid defaulting. According to the AP, Boehner said he would now start negotiations with the Senate.
You know the feeling: You're driving and you spot a little-known memorial that makes you want to pull over and find out more. It could be a monument to some local hero or to a long-forgotten historical moment. NPR is taking a summer-long road trip and exploring the deep — and sometimes mysterious — histories of these spots. Click on the icons below to explore the series.
