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Defense Secretary Mark Esper says U.S. troops will be repositioned in Iraq, but will not leave the country. His comments come after a letter from the U.S. military suggested a withdrawal.

Members of the U.N. Security Council consider U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's report detailing evidence against Iraq. In Brussels, Belgium, NATO ambassadors will meet to discuss the U.S. case for military action against Iraq. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and Guy Raz.

Seven years ago, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero. David Greene talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about what impact this has had on the economy.

President Obama is just getting to know the Japanese premier, who took office less than three months ago. It is a period of adjustment for U.S.-Japanese relations. Obama pledges, "We will be deepening our engagement in this part of the world." His Asian trip also takes him to Singapore, China and South Korea.

President Obama is just getting to know the Japanese premier, who took office less than three months ago. It is a period of adjustment for U.S.-Japanese relations. Obama pledges, "We will be deepening our engagement in this part of the world." His Asian trip also takes him to Singapore, China and South Korea.

A Cuban dissident on his first-ever trip outside his country is visiting the U.S. and Europe. He's looking for solidarity and some tips for how to promote democracy on the communist island.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Florida, Illinois and Arizona Democratic primaries all by double digits Tuesday. And he's building a delegate lead that may very well be insurmountable.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited active duty soldiers deployed at the border near McAllen, Texas. About 5,000 troops are being sent to the border in response to a caravan of migrants headed to the U.S.

The Bush administration will begin circulating a draft resolution within the U.N. Security Council that would authorize the creation of a multinational force in Iraq under U.S. command, U.S. officials say. The decision, an effort to attract more foreign contributions, comes as the cost of the U.S. operation in Iraq continues to mount. Hear Guillaume Parmentier of the French Center on the United States.

The United States and Britain prepare a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iraq that would endorse the installation of an interim Iraqi government on June 30. The draft also gives U.N. approval for U.S. and other foreign troops in Iraq. It is not likely to be finalized until U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi names the leaders of a caretaker Iraqi government. Hear Peter Kenyon and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.