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The confirmation hearing for John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, continues. Senators have questioned Bolton about highly critical remarks he has made about the United Nations and whether he pressured intelligence analysts who disagreed with him.

The top two Democrats in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, unveil what they called a "pre-buttal" in advance of President Bush's State of the Union address, which will be given Wednesday evening.

European plane maker Airbus rolls out the A380, the world's largest passenger jet, in Toulouse, France. The A380 can carry up to 850 passengers and offers such luxury amenities as first class bedrooms. The jet cost $13 billion to develop.

Leaders in the House and Senate approve different budgets for 2006 federal spending. The House exceeds President Bush's spending cuts, while the Senate rejects the president's cuts in several major domestic programs, including Medicaid.

In the first press conference of his second term, President Bush says the nation would mourn the losses of life in Iraq, but that we should honor the dead by "completing our mission."

The presidential commission report released Thursday outlining U.S. intelligence failures in Iraq, Iran and North Korea makes more than 70 recommendations on how to improve intelligence gathering. But observers worry that the CIA and other spy agencies are inherently resistant to change.

The House is expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would make it tougher for illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Advocates view it as a necessary way to protect the nation from terrorism. Some Democrats see it as a backdoor attempt to overhaul immigration laws in what Republicans call a national security bill.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay faces increasing questions about fund-raising practices, potential ethics violations and ties to lobbyists. Most recently, DeLay is being questioned over trips to Korea and Britain that were funded by foreign organizations and lobbyists.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld meets with the country's new leaders and U.S. military officials in a surprise visit to Iraq. He urges newly named President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to work quickly to form a new government and to quell the insurgency.

Georgia police arrest Brian Nichols, the man they say killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy Friday at an Atlanta courthouse. Nichols was taken into custody at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex. He's also implicated in the death of a U.S. Customs agent whose body was found Saturday.