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The 108th Congress convenes with Republicans in control of both houses. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) announces he won't make a bid for the White House. And amid partisan bickering, the Senate passes a measure to extend benefits for jobless Americans. NPR's David Welna reports.

The state is currently seeing a backlog of housing cases and many tenants don't have representation.

The Bush administration's recent request for $87 billion to fund postwar efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan has pushed the cost of intervention in Iraq far above early White House estimates. Analysts say the White House failed to plan for costs associated with looting and sabotage and overestimated Iraq's oil revenue potential. Hear NPR's John Ydstie.

Republicans on a House comittee say they want to begin a preliminary investigation of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). But Democrats seem unlikely to accept the inquiry until new, lenient ethics rules are revised. They say new rules put in place by the GOP leadership were designed to protect DeLay.

Bloomington-Normal in 2024 spent more time talking about building housing than actually building housing. And don’t expect a construction boom in 2025 either.

In southwest Virginia, Galax was once a traditional small-town mountain community. It now has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the state.

What did we do well? What should we have done differently? A health worker who spent a year in West Africa shares her frank opinions.

Restaurant workers depend largely on tips. They don’t get a full minimum wage. A bill in Springfield would change that.

Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.