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President Bush is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice back to the Middle East on Saturday to continue working for an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Bush made the announcement at the White House during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Republican House Leader Tom Delay has been no stranger to controversy in recent weeks, but his ethics committee troubles didn't diminish the hearty welcome he received at the NRA convention on Saturday night.

President Bush sends a direct message to the Syrian government, calling for a removal of troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon. White House spokesman Scott McClellan also accused Syria of allowing terrorists to operate from its soil.

NPR's senior news analyst examines the recent woes of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, saying that a politician's troubles usually begin when he embarrasses his own party.

President Bush signs executive orders to reform the U.S. intelligence community. White House aides say the orders will strengthen the power of the CIA director and establish a national counterterrorism center. The measures don't rule out reform proposals circulating on Capitol Hill. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

A black candidate who has been compared to the arch-conservative former Sen. Jesse Helms is running for the House in North Carolina. Vernon Robinson's first challenge is Tuesday's Republican primary. Stephanie Martin of member station WFDD reports.

Congress and the White House are at work on an organizational chart for intelligence operations that will put the right resources in the most effective places. Some analysts say looking at structure may be misguided, and what's more important is improving communication and information flow. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Administration officials say President Bush is backing the 9-11 Commission's recommendations for the creation of a national intelligence director. But the position will not be established inside the White House, as the commission proposed. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Don Gonyea.

A video posted on a militant Islamic Web site shows the beheading of a man identified as civilian contractor Eugene Armstrong. Armstrong was kidnapped along with one British and one American colleague from their house in Baghdad Thursday. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon and NPR's Robert Siegel.

The House select committee investigating the January 6th attack will look at then-President Trump's efforts to pressure officials at the Justice Department after the 2020 election.