NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that the wave of vulnerability felt by Americans since Sept. 11 has affected how they and the Bush administration react to national disaster.
Russia has been stepping up attacks on energy infrastructure and making small gains on the front lines, as Ukraine struggles to prevent them from advancing.
Lawmakers in the U.S. are reacting after Biden said he would stop some weapons shipments to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.