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of the Immigration and Naturalization Service was on Capitol Hill yesterday to give testimony on an embarrassing incident. In the summer of 1995, INS officials in Miami lied and deceived members of Congress who had come down for a visit. To make the center appear less crowded, they released dozens of illegal aliens...some criminals and some who hadn't been screened for communicable diseases. Last week, 12 INS employees were fired, demoted or suspended.

continues his rounds on Capitol Hill today in an effort to get Congress to pay more than $1 billion the U.S. owes the world body. He's already got the backing of the Clinton Administration, but Congress wants to see some changes in the U.N. before it pays up.

This weekend, 52 new members of the 107th Congress mark their first official weekend in office. Host Lisa Simeone checks in with two freshmen in the House of Representatives to see how they are adjusting to life on the Hill after being sworn in this past Wednesday. Susan Davis is a Democrat from the 49th district in California; Adam Putnam, who also has the distinction of being the youngest member of Congress, is a Republican from the 12th district in Florida.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports the head of the nation's space agency appeared on Capitol Hill today to answer questions about the disaster that befell space shuttle Columbia. Sean O'Keefe told members of Congress that mission controllers did not see any data before the shuttle's re-entry to earth's atmosphere that warned of a possible catastrophe. He also said NASA will release the findings of an independent panel investigating the accident as soon as it reaches its conclusions.

It's been less than two days since President Bush chose John Roberts to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court, and preparations to usher the nominee through the confirmation process are underway. Juan Williams reports that as Roberts makes courtesy calls to key Senators on Capitol Hill, the White House is developing a political strategy it hopes will smooth the confirmation process.

The Duelfer Report on the search for WMD in Iraq has generated partisan reactions and debate on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are considering reforms of the intelligence services. On the Senate floor, Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) engaged in a spirited debate. Also today, the Senate is expected to vote on legislation to reform intelligence gathering as called for by the 9-11 Commission. NPR's David Welna reports.

The song is best known as the theme for The Benny Hill Show. After a tweet from actor Hugh Grant, a protester played "Yakety Sax" on a portable speaker while members of Parliament were interviewed.

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill Friday for more negotiations on the Wall Street rescue package. A deal in principle fell through Thursday. David Wessel, economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, says talks broke down over what role the government should play; and what's the best way to structure this huge intervention.

About 2,000 mourners gather at a church in the Texas Hill Country to remember Lady Bird Johnson. Earlier, a family spokeswoman says nearly 10,000 visitors streamed past the casket as it lay in repose at the LBJ Library and Museum in Austin, Texas.

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