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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) launches another drive for campaign finance reform. He's joined by others in congress who say they want to clamp down on political organizations known as 527s. The groups, which operate under section 527 of the tax code, elude Federal Election Commission limits on contributions and spending.

Senate hearings begin on the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) to head the CIA. Goss faces a Senate panel considering a complete overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies, and if confirmed as expected, it's unclear what his job will entail. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) proposes a plan to dismantle the CIA and reorganize other intelligence agencies under a powerful intelligence director with vast control over budgets and personnel. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Republicans on a House comittee say they want to begin a preliminary investigation of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). But Democrats seem unlikely to accept the inquiry until new, lenient ethics rules are revised. They say new rules put in place by the GOP leadership were designed to protect DeLay.

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.

On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison visited Ohio to assess the damage in that state, but throughout the Midwest, thousands of residents are trying to recover from the relentless storms.

After taking a secret ballot vote Tuesday, Republicans in the Ohio House have decided to remove House Speaker Larry Householder as their leader in a floor…

A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing despite a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The pattern is increasingly familiar.

It was on this date in 1870, Hiram R. Revels became the first African-American to be seated in the U.S. Senate. And it was on this date in 1971 that Marvin Gaye's song, "What's Going On" was released.

Introduced by Sen. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville), Senate Bill 358 establishes the new license plates. They have black backgrounds and white lettering.