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Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill have raised the possibility of holding up congressional funding for the war in Iraq. But even some Democrats who are opposed to the conflict say it would be impractical to cut off funds.

In a southern Kazakh city, health-care workers are standing trial on charges of negligence. At least 95 infants tested positive for HIV after treatment at local children's hospitals. The case has exposed corruption in the country's medical system.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was "extremely upset" by statements his subordinates made as the U.S. attorneys scandal took over the front pages of newspapers, according to Department of Justice e-mails released Monday. The agency turned over some 3,000 pages to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

President Bush says he will make Karl Rove and former counsel Harriet Miers available to testify — but not under oath — about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and others on the Judiciary Committee respond that the rules won't bring true accountability to the process.

President Bush offers to let Congress question White House aides about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, but won't let them testify under oath. Lawmakers may vote Wednesday to give committee chairmen authority to subpoena the aides.

Sunni insurgents are moving into Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, to escape a U.S. operation that has become increasingly violent. Now U.S. and Iraqi troops are conducting operations aimed at denying the insurgents access to a region that has been an insurgent stronghold.

As a political debate over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys rages, the White House offers to let Congress interview White House aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers — but not under oath. Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, rejected the offer and will seek the authority to issue subpoenas.

Closing arguments begin in the fraud and conspiracy trial of two former Enron officials. Prosecutors will lay out their case against former Chairman Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. The defense presents its case Tuesday. The jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito acknowledged a constitutional right to privacy and distanced himself from a memo he wrote two decades ago against the right to abortion.

Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) ends the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings on Judge Samuel Alito by announcing that he will vote to confirm the nominee. Democrats hope to delay the vote until the end of the month.