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Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill Friday for more negotiations on the Wall Street rescue package. A deal in principle fell through Thursday. David Wessel, economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, says talks broke down over what role the government should play; and what's the best way to structure this huge intervention.

Justice Department report concludes that political partisan considerations played a part in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006, but stops short of recommending criminal charges against top officials.

Amid the ongoing financial crisis, the Bush administration called the McCain and Obama campaigns into the Oval Office for an emergency summit.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain made a surprising gesture Wednesday by temporarily suspending his campaign to help work on the bailout plan. The Arizona senator also proposed delaying Friday's first presidential debate with Barack Obama.

Pakistan's outgoing President Pervez Musharraf was a close U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida. But critics say the Bush administration relied on him too much, and that he didn't do enough to rein in the Taliban. With Musharraf out, Pakistan is expected to concentrate on preventing extremism inside Pakistan rather than across the border.

Democrat Barack Obama has tapped Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware to run as his vice presidential candidate. NPR's Ina Jaffe, who is traveling with the Obama campaign, talks with Scott Simon about the choice.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin electrified the crowd Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. The vice presidential nominee attacked Barack Obama, praised John McCain and pushed back against criticism that she is too inexperienced to be on the ticket.

Houma is one of the coastal Louisiana town that sustained damage during Hurricane Gustav. There, power lines and utility poles are down everywhere and trees are blocking most roads — but the good news is, there is little flooding.

Delegates to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., say Sarah Palin left them feeling energized and made her case for the vice presidency.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin formally accepts her party's vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Her teenage daughter's pregnancy and other controversies have done little to dim Palin's appeal among Republicans.