Template:In the news
- John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States by a 78-22 Senate vote.
- Tom DeLay temporarily steps down as Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives after being indicted by a Texas grand jury on charges relating to his involvement with Texans for a Republican Majority.
- Researchers photograph a live giant squid off Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
- Lynndie England of the U.S. Army is sentenced for her role in torture and prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison.
- An international commission announces that the arms of the Provisional Irish Republican Army have been "put beyond use."