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Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia told Fox News on Sunday that he couldn't support the social spending bill — leaving Democrats and the White House seething.

When many houses of worship went virtual, some people didn't just turn to their usual congregations. They looked to online religious services across the country.

The measure that will be debated combines bills previously passed in the House but faces stiff opposition from Republicans and some Democrats.

The Policing Alternative and Diversion Initiative, or PAD, sends out response teams to help people with medical care, housing and financial issues.

The sudden spate of stories about House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in recent days has featured Jack Abramoff, a Washington lobbyist who once worked for DeLay. Abramoff became controversial last year because of his work for several Indian tribes with interests in gambling. That relationship was the subject of hearings on Capitol Hill.

Commentator Dawn Trice remembers her childhood home -- a middle-class apartment complex located on the south side of Chicago. Sandwiched between a low-income housing project and an upscale-gated community -- her old neighborhood has seen major changes over the last few decades.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has canceled three votes on President Bush's blueprint for overhauling the Clean Air Act, including two postponements last week. The delays signal that the White House is having trouble selling its vision for cleaning up old coal-fired power plants.

President Bush lends support to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay during a visit to their home state of Texas. DeLay, in political hot water over allegations of ethics violations, joined the president in Galveston at a roundtable discussion of Social Security. Bush praised an alternative to Social Security used by county employees in Galveston.

The Energy Bill passed by the House Thursday includes a controversial provision that would exempt an increasingly popular drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing from regulation under the Clean Drinking Water Act. Opponents of the exemption say the technique has been known to contaminate drinking water.

In his new book A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush, author Ron Kessler offers a positive portrait of President Bush's leadership. Though Kessler supported Al Gore in the 2000 election, he says he plans to vote for Bush this year. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.