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NPR's David Welna reports on House approval of President Bush's budget plan for next year. The measure is expected to face more resistance when it goes before the Senate. The House version follows the president's spending and tax cut recommendations very closely.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's David D'Arcy on yesterday's indictments of the former chairmen of Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses for alleged price-fixing in the mid-90s. The two auction houses reportedly control 90 percent of the world's live auctions of artwork and jewelry.

NPR's Madeline Brand reports on the House debate over the "Unborn Victims of Violence Act." The bill passed in the House by a vote of 252-to-172. President Bush has said he'll sign it if it crosses his desk.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks about the rift between the president and House Republicans over the proposed intelligence reform bill. Hear Gingrich and NPR's Renee Montagne.

The House has passed a bill today that would repeal a ban on assault weapons. Members of the House engaged in extremely bitter debate on whether to overturn the ban that was part of President Clinton's crime bill. The President has said he will veto the overturn and the Senate may not even vote on it. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

The White House today released documents that illustrate ties between the Clinton administration and big donors, including Democratic supporters and big business leaders who attended White House functions last year. The documents also show the Democratic National Committee's strategy for fundraising aimed at different ethnic groups. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

to prosecute landlords who receive government subsidies but don't provide their low income tenants with decent housing. It's a cooperative effort between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Justice Department.

On Tuesday the House of Representatives elects a leader, and despite grumblings from some members, Republicans are likely to give Newt Gingrich a second term. But the House Ethics Committee still must decide how to punish Gingrich for a series of infractions. And NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that Gingrich is considering giving up the job temporarily.

At the White House tonight, President Clinton is hosting the nation's governors at a black-tie reception that will offer the president the chance to reminisce about the National Governors' Association, which he used to lead. But NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that the ceremony will not erase some major policy differences between the White House and the governors over welfare and Medicaide reforms.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Brian Naylor about what lies ahead following the House Ethics Committee official reprimand of Speaker Newt Gingrich for violating House rules. And the committee itself may face some changes as a result of the bi-partisan rancor that dominated the process.