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NPR's David Welna reports the Senate has approved a federal budget with a tax cut that falls about $400 billion short of President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut plan.

NPR Diplomatic Correspondent Vicky O'Hara reports on today's White House meeting between President Bush and Jordan's King Abdullah. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict topped the agenda.

NPR's Eric Weiner in Jerusalem reports Israeli helicopter gunships attacked Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza today, in response to a string of Palestinian bomb attacks over the past few days.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the deep poverty of the people who live along the U.S. - Mexico border. The area is plagued with problems, spurring state and federal legislators to begin a search for solutions.

Up to now, a wireless connection to the Internet has usually meant using a cell phone to log on. NPR's John McChesney reports that now there is another wireless technology aimed at laptop computers.

NPR's Emily Harris reports from Washington on new attempts for political appointment reform. The slow process affects all incoming administrations' ability to make a budget and move their programs forward.

Susan Kaplan from member station W-F-C-R in Amherst, Massachusetts reports on a trend in the Jewish community. More and more Jewish adults are looking for ways to reconnect with their faith.

NPR's Jack Speer reports that many investors are learning they owe taxes on losing mutual funds.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports Israeli troops and tanks stormed into Palestinian refugee camp early today. It was Israel's first military incursion into Palestinian-ruled territory since the violence began last September.

Human cloning is back in the news with announcements by two groups that they are ready to try cloning a human. But as NPR's Joe Palca reports, most other researchers in the field think these claims are scientifically premature, to say the least.