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Budget negotiations are under way in the House of Representatives with two members of the Budget Committee: Republican Jeb Hensarling of Texas and Democrat Jim Moran of Virginia. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

The leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade throws into sharp relief the cloistered existence of the U.S. Supreme Court — and tensions with journalists who seek to pierce that veil.

Spanish voters oust Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's Popular Party in favor of the Socialist Party. Observers say the result can be attributed at least in part to anger over Thursday's train-bombing disaster, which many blame on the government's support for the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Spanish authorities continue their efforts to track down those responsible. Hear NPR's John Ydstie and reporter Jerome Socolovsky.

The Massachusetts state legislature gave preliminary approval to a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage and establish civil unions instead. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

The Food and Drug Administration moves to end the sale of a popular steroid-like performance supplement often used in sports. Known as "andro," the chemical androstenedione is a steroid precursor -- the body converts it into testosterone and, to an extent, estrogen. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

It's been almost a year since a condominium building collapsed in Surfside, Fla., killing 98 people. Legal wrangling continues about how to pay the victims and honor those who died in the accident.

The U.S. plans to use its presidency of the Security Council this month to keep the spotlight on food security, as Russia's war in Ukraine has ripple effects in global food markets.

Spanish police detain an Algerian in connection with last week's deadly terrorist bombings in Madrid. Police believe they have identified five Moroccans who took part in the attacks, but say more people of other nationalities may have been involved. The death toll from the attacks has risen to 201, with nearly 1,700 wounded. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says the insurgency is increasingly targeting civilians in what may be a strategic shift in tactics. Over the past week, eight American and European civilian aid workers were killed in three separate ambushes. Attacks against Iraqis working with the U.S.-led occupation have also become common. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to history professor Peggy Pascoe of the University of Oregon in Eugene about U.S. laws that were the nation's longest lasting form of legalized racial discrimination. For three centuries, states had laws of various sorts barring marriage between people thought to be of different "races." They lasted halfway into the 20th century when a Supreme Court decision overturned the last ones. We compare and contrast the fears behind those laws with fears against same-sex marriage today.