1.   He briefed senators on Thursday at a special meeting in the Capitol, as a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced new legislation to create a Department of Homeland Security.

2.   He will brief senators on Thursday.

3.   Senators were briefed in a three-hour meeting on Capitol Hill by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on allegations of election-tampering by the Chinese government.

4.   The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Henry Shelton, briefed senators on the scope of the planned strikes on Tuesday, describing a devastating barrage.

5.   The secretaries of state and defense late one afternoon privately briefed senators for two hours about air strikes against Yugoslavia.

6.   The senators were briefed by the president and several Cabinet-level aides, including Attorney General Janet Reno and Gen. Barry McCaffrey, the drug-policy director.

7.   Senators will be briefed Thursday on the reopening, the memo said.

8.   Freeh added that he would brief senators more extensively in a closed session.

9.   Senators were being briefed on the financial assistance by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, after President Bill Clinton announced the extra assistance Thursday.