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A farm bill that restructures crop insurance subsidies came to the Senate floor last week, which is where it will remain for at least two more. NPR's Tamara Keith joins Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin to explain the complexities of the new bill.

The attempt to reel in departmental spending on things like hotel space and foreign travel may seem like window dressing, but voters see government largesse as a right. Analysts say the efforts are unlikely to make much of a dent in India's $91 billion deficit.

Constitutional scholars know there's much more at stake in the Supreme Court's decision on the Obama health care overhaul than one election. The case could mark a major turning point in the way the Supreme Court interprets the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Finance ministers over the weekend agreed to lend a hand to Spain — up to $125 billion, specifically — to save it from collapse. Before this move, there was widespread fear that Spain's banking crisis could have a devastating impact on the global economy. But is the nightmare over?

The child sex-abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky opens Monday in Bellefonte, Pa. — just a few miles from Penn State University, where Sandusky was a longtime assistant football coach. Many of the jurors in the case have ties to Penn State. But legal experts say it's not clear how that will affect the trial.

At the French Open today, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic for his record seventh French title. Meanwhile, the NBA finals are set to start Tuesday night as the Miami Heat take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Free Syrian Army launched what many say was the first coordinated rebel attack in Damascus last Friday. The capital appeared quiet on Monday, but heavy fighting was reported in two cities in central Syria.

The Spanish superstar had been tied with Sweden's Bjorn Borg for the most French wins. He's also now won 11 Grand Slam titles. Serbia's Novak Djokovic was trying for his fourth straight major tournament title, but came up short.

A troubled soul with a talent for writing honest, disarmingly direct songs, Johnston performs in the NPR Music offices. His short set closes with a classic of his: "True Love Will Find You in the End"