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in Congress, Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater discussed changes to a six-year-old transportation law which governs spending on everything from interstates to hiking trails. Soon Slater will send an updated version to the Hill for a vote...but he hopes Congress won't want too many changes.

More than a year after letters containing anthrax spores were sent to Capitol Hill, the postal facility that processed those letters is still contaminated. But a cleanup is under way. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's brother, Hugh Rodham, has become involved in the widening pardon scandal that has clouded former President Clinton since he left office last month. Yesterday, Sen. Clinton distanced herself from her brother's actions at a news conference on Capitol Hill. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

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.

Unfinished business is forcing lawmakers back to Capitol Hill for what's expected to be the last meeting of the 108th Congress. The lame duck session was called to remove a provision from a big must-pass spending bill. It's also the last chance for this Congress to enact intelligence reform. Hear NPR's David Welna.

The 62nd annual Golden Globe Awards were held in Beverly Hills last night. Acting winners included Leonardo DiCaprio, Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx and Annette Bening. Sideways and The Aviator won the top film awards. Clint Eastwood was named best director for Million Dollar Baby.

Congress, the president and the courts are contending with the fallout from the Terri Schiavo case. Polls show Republicans took a big hit when Congress intervened in the end-of-life case, but some conservatives see it as political victory. A look at the effect federal involvement in the Schiavo case has had on Capitol Hill.

Russian President Vladimir Putin admits making mistakes in his policy on Chechnya, and suggests he'd be willing to give the breakaway republic much greater autonomy. But he rejects criticisms that he should have negotiated with rebels in last week's deadly school siege. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution.

The stinging criticism of Congress contained in the Sept. 11 Commission report received mixed reviews on Capitol Hill today, where some called for approval of the commission's recommendations but others were non-committal. House Republican leaders said the government was already doing what it should to stop terrorism. NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol.

Father Yod's followers were a fixture on the Sunset Strip in the late '60's. They took names like Electricity, dressed in robes and lived communally in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills.