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Tina Peters — a local Republican election clerk who has been indicted on 10 charges of election tampering and misconduct — is running for Colorado's top election job in Tuesday's primary.

President Bush selects Rob Portman to be his new budget director. Portman takes the job vacated by the president's new chief of staff, Josh Bolten. Portman's current post of trade representative will go to his deputy, Susan Schwab. Bolten has suggested that more administration changes may come.

Tim Brookes, who occasionally contributes essays to NPR, is also a passionate and talented guitar player. He has just published Guitar: An American Life, which he describes as part history and part love song. He talks about what he learned in working on the book.

Rachel Martin speaks with Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig about the documents seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home that reveal the nuclear capabilities of foreign powers.

Two notable members were removed from the upper leadership ranks. The congress also approved the addition of new wording to the party charter that cements Xi's role as the so-called core of the party.

Now that the House has finally selected a speaker, Republicans are ready to push their agenda. Among their top priorities are cuts to IRS funding.

New owner Elon Musk moved swiftly to fire thousands, saying "unfortunately there is no choice" when Twitter is bleeding money. Critics called for an ad boycott.

Xi Jinping's allies and loyalists are expected to be installed in other key posts in the coming days, completing a sweeping power grab in China.

Questions about the dynastic ruler's children and possible succession scenario arose with the apparent second child's repeated appearances in public in recent months.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spent three days in Iraq this week, meeting with senior military officials and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Saturday, he joins President Bush for further discussions of Iraq policy.