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Violence continues in Iraq. A bomb in Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad, claims 17 lives. And the Arab TV network al-Jazeera reports that suspected militants have kidnapped three Turkish workers and are threatening to behead them within 72 hours. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

An unofficial agreement has kept Democrats and Republicans in the House from filing ethics complaints against the leadership of either party. But that truce was broken today when freshman Democrat Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) filed a three-part complaint against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). NPR's David Welna reports.

In the wake of the prisoner abuse scandal at the now-notorious Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, U.S. military authorities make some significant changes. The number of detainees at the sprawling complex has been sharply decreased, and living conditions appear to be improving. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

The Supreme Court dismisses on a technicality a lawsuit seeking to drop the phrase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. The ruling sidesteps the question of whether the phrase, when used in the public school recitation of the pledge, is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The Senate Intelligence Committee unveils a blistering 500-page report that blames the CIA and outgoing director George Tenet for numerous intelligence failures as the Bush administration made the decision to go to war in Iraq. Among the more than 100 conclusions contained in the report: the CIA overstated the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and ignored evidence to the contrary. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster and NPR's Madeleine Brand.

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry sharply critiques President Bush's policy in Iraq, listing costs and priorities that he says are out of touch with the goals of Americans. Kerry also said the administration has failed to do enough to bring in allies or plan for the peace. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

The Bush administration considers removing several animals from the Endangered Species List, saying the populations are now large enough to survive without protection. But ecologists say headcounts are only one way to measure whether a species has recovered. Hear NPR's John Nielsen.

At the United Nations, President Bush defends his decision to go to war in Iraq and calls on the international community to help in reconstruction. But some member countries and Secretary-General Kofi Annan still question the legitimacy of the U.S.-led war. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Catholics and evangelical Christians are among swing voters key to this year's presidential race, a new poll finds. Many voters who describe themselves as religious say the economy and foreign policy are more important this year than cultural issues. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and political scientist John Green.

A pair of car bombings in Iraq kills more than 45 people and wounds some 200. Among the dead were 35 children, killed during a ceremony for the inauguration of a new sewage facility. U.S. troops were handing out candy at the opening. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.