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Russia will take over the chairmanship of the Group of Eight industrial nations at a time when there are growing concerns about President Putin's commitment to democracy. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics offers his insights.

Saddam Hussein's trial resumes in dramatic fashion after an 11-day break. Saddam and his co-defendants boycotted the past two days of the trial and intended to boycott Monday's proceedings. But they arrived disheveled and combative after the court forced them to attend.

The Senate sidetracks sweeping immigration legislation after a preliminary vote shows it lacks the support needed to pass intact. Steve Inskeep speaks with Congressional Correspondent David Welna about the setback.

The Senate begins debate on overhauling the nation's immigration laws. Senators will consider a measure passed on Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee that would clear the way for 11 million illegal immigrants to seek U.S. citizenship. It would create a guest worker program, something President Bush supports and the House of Representatives has rejected.

In the U.S. Senate, lawmakers are considering changes to a massive energy bill. Over the past four years, this bill has already fallen short of passage several times. Some legislators welcome the debate after the heated partisan fights over judicial nominees.

Powerful Texas Republican Tom DeLay reacts to his indictment on a criminal conspiracy charge by saying he has done nothing wrong and calling the prosecutor a "partisan fanatic." Also, other congressmen react to the charges.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr after a district judge declined to intervene against the GOP-majority state House in its move to silence the transgender lawmaker.

Former leaders in the Justice Department's civil rights division say the Biden team will have a heavy lift on its hands.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Mara Silvers, a reporter for the Montana Free Press, about why the state's House of Representatives voted to formally discipline transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr.

Donald Trump may be taking the old adage of keeping friends close and enemies closer to heart. Romney was one of Trump's harshest Republican critics throughout the presidential campaign.