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President Bush addresses the nation tonight from the Oval Office on the subject of illegal immigration. He is expected to call for the deployment of National Guard troops to help seal America's border with Mexico. Renee Montagne talks with analyst Cokie Roberts about the president's speech.

President Bush will speak Monday night on immigration, a topic for debate that returns to the Senate next week. But other issues swirl around the White House, including a report that the National Security Agency has been tracking the phone calls of tens of millions of Americans.

Betsy Broun, director of the newly reopened Smithsonian American Art Museum, talks with Lynn Neary about a piece by Korean-born artist Nam June Paik called "Electronic Superhighway."

A payment option called buy now, pay later is growing in popularity. While these services offer consumers a convenient form of interest-free installment credit, they've raised regulators' concerns.

The new book by The Kitchen Sisters charts their ongoing series of reports exploring the world of street-corner cooking, colorful kitchen rituals and visionaries, legendary meals and eating traditions.

Jury selection begins in the trial of former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. Mike Pesca uses audio clips from the documentary film The Smartest Guys in the Room to recap some key moments before the energy-trading company collapsed in the fall of 2001.

Geologists and other scientists warn that unless the wetlands that buffer New Orleans are rebuilt soon, the new New Orleans will get flooded again. At the same time, confusion surrounds exactly what should be done or how long it will take or cost.

NASA releases plans for a new spacecraft that would replace the space shuttle. The vehicle is part of a system that will be capable of putting astronauts on the moon by 2018, laying the groundwork for space travel to Mars. NASA says the new system is designed to be 10 times safer than the space shuttle.

States have been asked to increase accessibility of baby formula for recipients of the low-income program. And the Food and Drug Administration is looking at ways to make it easier to import formula.

That holiday tree in your living room seems fresh, but it was probably plucked from the farm earlier this month. Tom Banse has an insider's look at the industrial operation to bring trees to market.