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President Bush began his presidency with a strong focus on education, but the area's priority level has since fallen. The administration's new budget pledges more money for some higher education grants. But Congress is already objecting to the proposed means of financing.

The Bush administration continues to make a case that Iran is arming groups inside Iraq with sophisticated weaponry used to kill Americans. Who is getting the weapons and are they to blame for a sudden increase in downed U.S. aircraft?

The House, over the objections of the minority Republican leadership, passes a nonbinding resolution disapproving of President Bush's plan to send additional soldiers to Iraq. The vote approving the measure came after four days of debate.

California will hold an early presidential primary in 2008. What does it mean for candidates in the race? The California primary will now take place Feb. 5, just three weeks after the first contest in the race, the Iowa caucuses.

Senate confirmation hearings begin for diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next ambassador to Baghdad. President Bush picked career foreign-service officers for that job, and for the ambassador to Afghanistan. The men look likely to be confirmed quickly.

Reports from Baghdad say radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has left Iraq for Iran. Several of Sadr's aides emphatically reject the reports, though none say exactly where their leader is.

Lawmakers assailed Army leaders Monday for the conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing at the hospital.

Virginia Tech holds its graduation day, less than a month after a gunman shot and killed 32 people on campus before turning the gun on himself. The ceremonies paid tribute to the victims, 27 of whom were honored with degrees.

Once British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced he would be stepping down in June, the ruling Labor Party began the process of finding a successor. But there is little suspense about the process; Finance Minister Gordon Brown is the sole legitimate candidate.

Cerberus Capital Management's deal to buy a substantial stake in Chrysler for $7.4-billion has found unusual support from the United Auto Workers. One possible reason is that the UAW might get control of the pension fund.