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The criminal-justice system in the United States is one layer of government that may feel the impact of illegal immigrants.

The prosecution appears close to resting its case in the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney.

Megha Majumdar's new novel is set during the aftermath of a terror attack in India, and examines the intersecting lives of three people affected by the events and the government's response.

In a North Carolina school district newly controlled by Republicans, it took just one parent's complaint to remove a book from the curriculum.

The Justice Department has charged a former senior official at the National Security Agency with lying, obstruction of justice and retention of classified information. The indictment alleges that Thomas Drake was the unnamed source for a series of newspaper articles about the NSA's cyber security operations and that he provided copies of classified documents to a reporter. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Robert Siegel about the case.

With the human toll expected to be much higher than the 17 confirmed dead, the fire in a London high-rise apartment building is compounding the government's political woes.

In his newly announced plan for America's southern border, President Bush hopes to expand the use of National Guard troops. Analysts say the president hopes the increased security will help him win more support in Congress for a guest worker program.

An attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich challenged a panel considering Blagojevich's impeachment. The presence of lawyer Ed Genson is a sign that Blagojevich may not be stepping down anytime soon. The Illinois governor has resisted calls for his resignation following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

President Obama's pledge to set U.S. relations with the Muslim world on a new footing was welcomed at Cairo University, the venue for his much-anticipated address to the Muslim world. Reaction to his remarks on various political issues was mixed, however.

Oil prices are hovering near $120 a barrel and people are wondering what, if anything, can be done to bring prices down. Oil is a commodity — the price of which is set in a global market. Increasingly, oil-producing countries are pointing at the weak dollar as the main factor keeping prices high.