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President Bush names the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, John Negroponte, to be the first national intelligence director. The post involves oversight of 15 agencies including the CIA. In a White House ceremony, the president said the director will play a key role in waging the war on terror.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing a document that says the CIA may have exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq, according to a report in The Washington Post. The CIA rejects that criticism, and some of the Democrats on the Senate panel say they believe the CIA is being made a scapegoat. NPR's David Welna reports.

President Bush signs executive orders to reform the U.S. intelligence community. White House aides say the orders will strengthen the power of the CIA director and establish a national counterterrorism center. The measures don't rule out reform proposals circulating on Capitol Hill. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Congress and the White House are at work on an organizational chart for intelligence operations that will put the right resources in the most effective places. Some analysts say looking at structure may be misguided, and what's more important is improving communication and information flow. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Over the years the scientific community has largely decided not to take part in public debates over creationism v. evolution. Now they're being careful about how they take on Darwin's latest critics — advocates of "Intelligent Design," the argument that life is too complex to have evolved without help.

As U.S.-led forces continue their search for biological and chemical weapons in Iraq, Congress and the British Parliament consider launching investigations into whether intelligence findings about possible illegal weapons in Iraq were exaggerated to justify going to war. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

The Senate launches an investigation into whether intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was manipulated to press the case for war. And in London, British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces an inquiry from the House of Commons into whether his administrator doctored a dossier presented as evidence against Saddam Hussein. Hear Michigan Democrat Carl Levin of the Senate Armed Services Committee and NPR's Guy Raz.

John Negroponte, President Bush's nominee for the new position of National Intelligence Director, testifies at his Senate confirmation hearing. Negroponte may face tough questions about his actions while serving in Central America during the Contra War, but he is expected to win easy confirmation.

A powerful congressional chairman announces he is dropping his opposition to the White House-backed intelligence reform bill. A vote on a legislative compromise could come Tuesday in the House of Representatives, even though another key chairman remains opposed. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Tim Edgar of the American Civil Liberties Union says the intelligence reform bill headed to the president envisions new restrictions on privacy and individual freedom. Edgar tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that one of the bill's provisions creates a national standard for drivers' licenses -- a potential step toward a national ID card.