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Senators of both parties weigh in on the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq after a closed-door briefing on the subject by Pentagon officials. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which heard from senior military officers, called for investigations and accused the Pentagon of a cover-up. NPR's David Welna reports.

Trump has dramatically changed the direction of the Republican party in recent years.

Hillary Clinton's win in New Hampshire's Democratic primary resuscitates her bid for the White House, enabling her to go to donors and keep advisers. Republican John McCain's stunning comeback sets up a tough fight with party rivals.

On Sunday, Bhutto's political party named her son, Bilawal Zardari, as its symbolic leader and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, as effective leader. Though Americans might find this strange, journalist Ahmed Rashid says this was the best possible solution under the circumstances.

President Elect George W. Bush had a lunch meeting in Austin today with Democratic Senator John Breaux of Louisiana to talk about ways of bridging the gap between the parties back in Washington. One way to do it might be to appoint Democrats to the president's Cabinet, of course, and Breaux himself has been mentioned as a candidate for the Energy Department. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from the Texas capital.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are reacting to yesterday's Supreme Court decision that may have finalized the 2000 presidential election. Members of Congress from both parties anxiously await tonight's speeches from both Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush, wondering if the bitter divide caused by the post-election controversy will begin to subside.

New York Times and All Things Considered Ethicist Randy Cohen joins NPR's Steve Inskeep and listener Amy Meltzer from Ashland, Ore., to solve the problem of the mistake on the cake. Meltzer was overcharged for the wrong birthday cake, which ended up adding a real surprise to her surprise party. Randy Cohen explains who is ethically responsible for the overpayment.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won his bid to be the Likud Party's candidate for the Jan. 28, 2003 elections. Six were killed by Palestinian gunmen as they voted in Israel, and investigators arrive in Kenya to probe coordinated attacks on a jet and tourist hotel that killed 12 people.

Today in a West Bank town, Binyamin Kahane, son of the slain Rabbi and militant Jewish settler Meir Kahane, was shot to death along with his wife, and five of his six children were wounded. Then a local head of Yasser Arafat's Fatah Party was gunned down in what appears to be a revenge attack, according to Palestinians. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem on the latest violence.

Wisconsin has been Democratic in the last three Presidential elections, but this year it's too close to call. That has both campaigns calling in extra resources this month and looking for swing votes. One source both parties would like to tap is on Milwaukee's South Side, where Hispanics are the latest immigrant group to come of age politically and make their presence felt. NPR's David Welna reports.