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The Federal Reserve raises a key short-term interest rate another quarter of a point, in an attempt to keep inflation under control as the economy continues to show signs of improvement. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Eight days before Election Day, President Bush visits several battleground states, attacking Democratic challenger John Kerry on security. Sen. Kerry campaigned with former President Clinton in Philadelphia. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Scott Horsley.

Paul Bremer, the former administrator of the U.S.-run occupation of Iraq, says there were not enough American troops on the ground to secure Baghdad and stop looting immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Bremer says he supports the current strategy and troop levels in Iraq. NPR'S Eric Westervelt reports.

President Bush will fill any Supreme Court vacancies in his second term, and it appears that he will at least be naming a successor to ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Ukraine's Supreme Court overturns the result of the country's presidential election. The court ordered a new runoff election later this month. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

Amid new and often confusing revelations about painkillers currently on the market, the Food and Drug Administration issues an interim advisory while it compares data on pain relievers. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans resign from President Bush's Cabinet. Ashcroft said in a handwritten letter to Bush, "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

President Bush confirms he authorized secret domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency. But he lashed out at those who object, saying the spying is aimed only at people believed to have a clear link to terrorist organizations.

New York City's transit strike enters its second day, leaving millions of New Yorkers without transportation. People of all walks of life and businesses big and small are feeling the effects.

President Bush will address the nation Thursday evening from Louisiana, where he will be monitoring Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the White House announced Tuesday.