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Commentator Thomas Frank says conservatives praise the values of the hardworking middle-American family. But their policies ensure those families will have to work harder than ever before. Frank is the founding editor of the magazine The Baffler.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on how evangelical Christian activists in the United States plan to assert their political agenda after playing an important role in President Bush's re-election victory.

Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is recovering from a tracheotomy performed over the weekend as part of his treatment for thyroid cancer. Some cancer researchers say the surgery suggests he may have an aggressive form of the disease. Hear NPR's Patricia Neighmond.

Reporter Tonya Ott looks at the voting trends of African Americans and whites in the South.

Images of Saturn's moon Titan sent back by the Cassini spacecraft show the outlines of what could be continents, lakes or something else entirely. Until now, Titan's perpetual smog layer kept scientists from seeing its surface in detail. Hear NPR's David Kestenbaum.

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers looks at where presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry currently stand in the polls.

Slate editor Jacob Weisberg and National Review editor-at-large Jonah Goldberg conclude their series of pre-election conversations about the presidential race.

Reporter Allison Keyes travels the streets of New York City to get reaction to the 2004 election results. A majority of the city's residents, as well as the rest of the state, voted for Sen. John Kerry.

President Bush outlines his plans for the next four years Thursday, pledging to fight the war on terror as well as reform the tax code and make fundamental changes in social security. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

The Iraqi interim government is divided over whether to approve a massive assault on Fallujah and other insurgent strongholds in Iraq. Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, is under pressure to find a negotiated solution. Patience, however, is wearing thin among American forces. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.