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The White House and Congress settled on a bill authorizing numerous new parks yesterday. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the winners--San Francisco's Presidio Park, for example--and some of the losers, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest.

- Daniel talks with NPR's White House Correspondent Mara Liasson about the response of the Clinton campaign to questions about DNC fund-raising tactics. President Clinton says he and the Democratic National Committee have played by the rules in their fund-raising efforts.

to a second term in office. Bob Dole's loss was softened by the Republican's retention of the majority in both the House and Senate.

- Jacki talks with Bruce Harris, Director of Covenant House, a Latin America-based organization dedicated to helping the increasing numbers of homeless kids living on the streets of the region's cities. Harris is about to travel to Sweden with three of the kids to receive a humanitarian award.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold talks with Noah about the implications of the report on House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Many see Gingrich as a weakened leader, and say the ethics problems have shifted more power to the Senate and Majority Leader Trent Lott.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole campaigned in California today and spoke in support of a state referendum to end affirmative action programs. He also continued his criticism of the Clinton White House.

about how the Gingrich predicament could affect his ability to run the House in the new Congress and whether it could endanger the Republican agenda.

Republicans recapture control of the Senate and add to their advantage in the House. Democrats gain ground in governor's mansions around the nation. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

White House correspondent Don Gonyea reviews President Bush's day, which began at Camp David. Bush had been watching the NASA channel on television awaiting the return of the shuttle.

NPR's Bob Edwards talks with Mark Winegardner, the author and director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Winegardner has been pegged by Random House to continue Mario Puzo's Godfather saga.