Daily Briefing: Raise the Roof
* Senate approves $2.8 trillion budget as the debt ceiling is raised to $9 trillion; House moves ahead on $92b for war and the Gulf
* Discontent between White House and Republican lawmakers has been stewing for years. [ WP ]
* Republican proposal would allow warrantless eavesdropping with added oversight. [ WP ]
* Some Republicans worry that democracy-building has reduced the overall strength of America. [ NYT ]
* House approves $4.2b in hurricane relief for Louisiana. [ NYT ]
* Congressional leaders want to tweak nuclear agreement with India. [ NYT ]
* Bush selects Idaho governor to lead the Interior Department. [ WP , NYT ]
* Sen.Fristproduces immigration bill withoutBush's guest worker program. [ WP , NYT ]
*Ashcroftis "setting himself up as something of an anti-Abramoff." [ NYT ]