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President George Bush would like to make his tax cuts permanent, and add some new ones. The most dramatic new proposal from the White House would allow Americans to pay less tax on their savings. Many Democrats contend it's just another tax break for the wealthy. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

In testimony Monday, former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said that former White House aide Lewis Libby spoke of CIA operative Valerie Plame before the date that Libby had told investigators. Libby is accused of perjury in the outing of Plame, the wife of a prominent war critic.

In Milwaukee, Black leaders want the Biden administration to revive the federal government's police accountability efforts nationwide. The racial justice movement has shifted the political landscape.

President Bush speaks to reporters about Iraq at a White House news conference. The president is responding to events in Iraq and to polls showing support for the war deteriorating in the United States.

The U.S. Education Department is taking a stronger approach to teacher-prep programs with new regulations out this week.

As Congress and the White House wrestle over a variety of expiring tax breaks due to take effect Jan. 1, accountants and other financial professionals face tough questions from their clients. The pros are also in the dark; the best they can offer is advice on various possible outcomes in the fiscal cliff talks.

Britain remains on its highest state of alert, a day after the arrest of 24 people suspected of plotting to blow up a number of airplanes heading to the United States. As part of the investigation into the alleged plot, the Bank of England froze the assets of 19 of the suspects.

The New York Police Department is one of the most sophisticated in the world, with advanced systems for fighting crime. But it's not so good at policing its own officers, criminal justice experts say.

President Bush signed a sweeping energy bill into law Monday, and proponents say it should make the nation's electrical grid more reliable. But opponents contend the measure will make it easier for utility companies to play accounting games.

Efforts to find the remains of missing U.S. service members and reunite them with their families have shifted from Vietnam War-era cases to older ones from WWII and the Korean War.