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President Bush overstepped his authority in the design of war-crimes trials of Guantanamo detainees, according to a Supreme Court ruling. The Bush administration argued that the president has the power to make that decision on his own.

The ambush in Niger that left four U.S. troops dead has boosted calls on Capitol Hill for a new legal basis to carry out such actions overseas. An architect of the AUMF, John Bellinger III, weighs in.

Host Debbie Elliott talks with author Jeanne Birdsall, the winner of this year's National Book Award for Young People's Literature, about her book, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.

Irish-American author Colum McCann has spent the better part of his life inhabiting others in his novels — from Russian ballet dancers to New York subway diggers. In TransAtlantic, he tells the story of his native country — its famine, its troubles, its emigrants and those who stayed.

Ross Douthat discusses the future of the Republican Party. He is co-author of "The Party of Sam's Club," published in The Weekly Standard. Douthat says that in the post-Bush era, Republicans will need to change domestic policies to focus more on working-class voters and less on wealthier voters.

“Surviving abuse is only the beginning,” writes Beverly Gooden in her new book, Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships.

Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says Afghan and U.S. forces foiled an attempt by the Taliban to blow up a dam on the eve of national elections. U.S. officials have not confirmed the plot against the dam in the southwestern part of Afghanistan. Afghan authorities say 20 people were arrested after a three-hour gun battle.

If the European Commission greenlights the drug, inoculations can start across Europe. The commission's president has said she expects a decision by this evening.

Saul Bellow, the award-winning author of books including Humboldt's Gift and The Adventures of Augie March, died Tuesday at his home in Brookline, Mass. He was 89.

Ben Fountain's first novel, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, was nominated for the 2012 National Book Award. He's well-read for 2013, so we thought we'd ask him what to look forward to in the book world.