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The evacuation was prompted after a plane tied to a planned flyover of nearby Nationals Park entered restricted airspace. The Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the approved flight.

Russia is still making billions of dollars on oil exports since invading Ukraine. That crude is still flowing abroad thanks in part to a controversial group of oil traders.

Senate Republicans reject calls for an immediate public hearing on how the Bush administration used U.S. intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destructions to make the case for war. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) accuses Democrats of playing partisan politics. NPR's David Welna reports.

Yellen's counterparts from the U.K. and Canada joined the walkout to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent ripples beyond the immediate conflict zone, breaking supply chains and creating food shortages as two of the world's biggest food exporters went to war.

After suffering political defeats, and watching his popularity plummet, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be in the midst of a comeback. The mostly-Democratic state legislature is adopting a bold new budget that gives the Republican Schwarzenegger most of what he wants. Ina Jaffe reports.

Democratic members of Congress reacted angrily on Sunday's talk shows to reports that Iraq's planned amnesty for insurgents would extend to fighters who had attacked and killed American troops.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is in China. It's his first visit there as a member of the Bush administration. He joined the cabinet in July. U.S. business leaders and members of Congress want to see the Chinese currency appreciate in value as a way to reduce the U.S.-Chinese trade surplus.

The House votes to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over the next three years. The increase was part of a complicated and much debated package that includes a big cut in the estate tax and pension law changes.

Questions are being raised about BP's maintenance practices after a corroded pipeline forced the company to halt oil production at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. BP says it was surprised by the extent of the pipeline problem. Critics say the company is not as vigilant as it should be.