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A national housing shortage is impacting some families in unexpected ways. This year animal shelters have seen more people surrendering their pets due to housing instability.

The most expansive affordable housing legislation in decades has passed both chambers of Congress and is now headed for a presidential signature.

Sue’s Landing is a planned development meant to house those with severe mental illnesses. Center for Human Services staff will help those residents attend their psychiatric appointments, take their medication, and budget properly.

Beth Fertig reports on an ambitious housing project begun in New York City by the then powerful Republican Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. The housing project named Roosevelt Island. It was supposed to be a urban utopia....built to house rich and poor. But it has relied heavily on state support. So in these times of shrinking budgets, financial commitment to the island may be waning and residents are worried.

The Bush administration says Iran is sending agents into Iraq to influence the development of a postwar government. Iran and Iraq are bound by religion but often in conflict over culture and politics. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Owen Matthews of Newsweek.

The House has passed the economic stimulus package worked out last week by House leaders and the White House. However, the Senate Finance Committee has an alternative plan.

Senate Republicans have reached a compromise with the Bush administration over rules governing the treatment and interrogation of detainees held as international terrorism suspects.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the flap concerning overnight stays at the White House. President Clinton today defended letting political supporters stay at the White House and insisted that the Lincoln bedroom was never sold. He said he's proud that the contributors helped him, and that only a small percentage of all White House guests have been campaign contributors.

The House of Representatives is close to conceding that the remaining government spending bills can't be finished before the election. The Senate has adjourned, but the House remains in session. NPR's Brian Naylor reports that House members seem to want to show voters they're still working on the issues, but little is actually being done.

The Senate Intelligence Committee places demands on the Bush administration for documents relating to prewar intelligence on Iraq. The Republican chairman of the committee and the ranking Democrat have written to administration officials insisting on a Friday deadline for the information. NPR's David Welna reports.