President Bush and congressional leaders each announced Tuesday that they would investigate the federal government's highly criticized response to Hurricane Katrina. A report on the political fallout as Congress returned to Washington Tuesday.

Areas along the Gulf Coast ravaged by Hurrican Katrina continue to clean up after the devastating storm. Two reports from Gulfport, Miss and Bay St. Louis, Miss. focus on the efforts to rebuild and recover.

President Bush, who has faced withering criticism for the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina, visited the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast as some activists and commentators continued to question the potential role race has played in the aid effort. Three experts…

New York Times columnist David Brooks, Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and NewsHour essayist and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page talk about the horrific events following Hurricane Katrina, including the possible political ramifications of the disaster.