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What can the federal government do to offset a rash of foreclosures on home loans? The House Financial Services Committee hears the views of the treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chief on options legislative and regulatory.

A federal judge in San Diego has sentenced Mexican drug cartel leader Francisco Javier Arellano Felix to life in prison without the chance of parole. Arellano Felix pleaded guilty to running a criminal enterprise and conspiring to launder money. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has set a Wednesday deadline for a vote that will determine whether the Senate will begin debate on immigration reform. Is Congress headed for a breakthrough -- or a

No official date has been set for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing, but possible lines of questioning were already being drawn Thursday as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on an appeals court nominee.

In Iraq, the pullout of U.S. troops is picking up pace. By Sept. 1, the number of U.S. forces in Iraq will be pared to about 50,000 troops, part of a massive drawdown to continue in 2011 under an agreement negotiated with Baghdad.

As promised, the White House has formally invoked executive privilege in a dispute with Congress over the controversy involving the firing of federal prosecutors last year. The Bush administration said that it will not submit e-mails and other documents regarding the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors.

The Bush administration is proposing to give the Federal Reserve more power to patrol Wall Street to help prevent crises like the near collapse of Bear Stearns. But some analysts wonder whether the securities market is too complex even for the Fed to understand.

We speak to representatives on both sides of the Proposition D debate about how the city will move forward now that the proposal has failed. Hear from the new city councilman for the 8th District, David Alvarez. And, we talk to County Supervisors, Bill Horn and Ron Roberts, who were re-elected last night. Also, learn more about the propositions that will change California government.

One in two of persons newly infected with HIV in the U.S. is African-American, according to a new report from the Black AIDS Institute. Given the alarming numbers, some are pushing for more government resources aimed at resolving the country's domestic health crisis, particularly among minorities. Phill Wilson, of the Black AIDS Institute, explains.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco threw out the Bush administration's fuel-economy standards for SUVs and light trucks on grounds it is insufficient. States and environmental groups sued the NHTSA after it boosted fuel-efficiency requirements from 22.2 mpg in 2007 to 23.5 in 2010.