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The packed legislative agenda of 2009 left little room for immigration issues. But members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus plan to make it a priority in 2010.

At issue is the legality of a deal exempting Nebraska from paying for an expansion of Medicaid. South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint say that Sen. Ben Nelson got a $45 million-a-year break for his state in exchange for supporting the bill.

Responding to tightened sanctions and a new United Nations Security Council resolution condemning their December rocket launch, North Korea has threatened a new nuclear test, explicitly warning that the North Korean weapons program will target the United States.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's second term at the helm of the central bank expires on Sunday. The Senate is expected to vote late this week on his confirmation, but the timing is proving problematic for President Obama.

There are an awful lot of must-hit events this Culture Lust weekend, among them Sushi's hotly anticipated Red Ball, MCASD’s homegrown new exhibit, and the return of Delta Spirit.

A military response against North Korea is out of the question at the moment. But there may be a better way to deal with the country, impeding the country's finances. U.S. officials say that what Kim Jong-il lacks in dedication from generals and beneficiaries, he makes up for with a constant flow of luxury gifts.

James Cameron's "Avatar" may be all the current rage, but according to our critics, 2009 offered plenty of great movies. We'll talk with Beth Accomando and Scott Marks about their picks for the best and worst in film for 2009. We'll also talk about some of the big stories from the year, including a little movie by a San Diegan that scored big at the box office.

A recent shelling and current military exercises have made the Korean peninsula more on edge than it has been in decades. Despite bellicose rhetoric, an outbreak of war seems unlikely -- in the short term. But North Korea presents a threat that may worsen in coming years.

The New York Philharmonic is in North Korea as part of a historic cultural exchange. The philharmonic is the first major American cultural group to visit the isolated communist nation. The group will perform a concert Tuesday night that will be aired on state-run radio and television.

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the former Secretary of Energy under President Clinton, is in North Korea. He's not there as an official envoy of the U.S. government, but he did arrive in a plane provided by the White House at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Alex Chadwick discusses Richardson's visit with Slate military affairs analyst Fred Kaplan.