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Insurgents launch attacks as the June 30 handover of power in Iraq nears. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows the Bush administration to keep Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force private. Activists speak out about an alleged police beating in Los Angeles. Also, a nasty scandal surrounding the U.S. Senate race in Illinois -- NPR's Tony Cox discusses the news the week with Laura Washington, columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times, and Terry Neal, chief political correspondent for WashingtonPost.com.

U.S. prosecutors this week are expected to ask a federal grand jury to indict former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay on fraud charges. Many of his legal troubles began when Sherron Watkins started to tell prosecutors about Enron's accounting practices. For this week's installment of our summer reading series, we spoke with the Enron whistleblower and co-author of Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron.

At a summit with European Union leaders in Ireland, President Bush wins a joint statement of support for Iraq's new interim government, and promises of help with reducing Iraq's debt and training security forces. But questions about the Abu Ghraib prison scandal dogged Mr. Bush during the visit. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook and NPR's Don Gonyea.

A new poll shows President Bush losing support in 17 so-called "battleground" states among a key constituency: rural voters. Those states, which Mr. Bush carried in 2000 thanks to overwhelming support in rural counties, are considered too close to call in the November presidential election. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Heard described a chaotic and violent night in 2015, during which she alleges Depp sexually assaulted her.

NPR's Mike Pesca profiles the efforts of Bruce Springsteen fan and political activist Andrew Rasiej to get "The Boss" on the Kerry bandwagon. Rasiej has reserved Giants Stadium on September 1 in an effort to goad Springsteen into headlining a concert there to protest the Republican National Convention, which will nominate President Bush for another four years in office on the same day, just across the river.

Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Africa next week to examine the situation in the Darfur region in Western Sudan, where government-backed militias are accused of carrying out rape, murder and forced evacuations against black farming communities. U.S. officials say they are investigating whether the situation amounts to genocide, but a growing number of lawmakers say the case is already clear. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary is back to answer more listener questions. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post and is author of the book 7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life.

M. (Matt) Ward's bittersweet lyrics and understated delivery have made him a favorite on the underground music scene. His latest CD is Transfiguration of Vincent.

Preliminary hearings in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal begin in Baghdad with a bombshell allegation: A witness testifies that a U.S. colonel in military intelligence helped to cover up the beating death of a detainee. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Jackie Spinner of The Washington Post.