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Cuba is poised for a new leader to take over. For the first time in almost 60 years, it won't be a member of the Castro family.

The Philippines have a new president, as well. She's Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was sworn in after Joseph Estrada resigned. Scott speaks with NPR's Eric Weiner.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former federal judge J. Michael Luttig about his recent piece in The Atlantic, "The End of Rule of Law in America."

President Trump hasn't moved beyond executive actions, something a president normally resorts to when he can't get anything done legislatively. That's not a good sign for Trump's agenda.

Following President Trump's news conference in Helsinki, commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and tells Noel King about moments that have defined presidencies throughout history.

Listeners sent in their thoughts in response to a review of the highs and lows of the Bush presidency.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the criticisms of President Bush's faith-based initiative and his policy on power plant emissions. The latest blow came yesterday in New Jersey, and distracted from the president's efforts to promote his budget and tax cut proposals.

In the second part of a two-part series on images of the President in film, Pat Dowell reports on how show business and politics have become intertwined. The movies treat the president's role with a high degree of symbolism...from a wise, almost divine figure during the thirties and forties, to a mythical hero and tough guy in the movies of today. Meanwhile, the real executive office has learned how to use the tricks of Hollywood to its advantage.

The White House released the President's Daily Brief from August 6, 2001 Saturday night. The document, titled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike in U.S.," contains information about possible airline hijackings and al Qaeda sleeper cells in the United States. The Sept. 11 commission members have been pressing the Bush administration for its release. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on Joseph Kabila, new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and son of recently assassinated president Laurent Kabila. Doubts about Kabila's legitimacy and his ability to lead are widespread in war-torn Congo.