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The Gonzales factor

At least two people don't think Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign, Gonzales and the only person whose opinion in this matter counts, President Bush. But this week there were…

Justice Department opens investigation of U.S. Attorney appointments

The Justice Department is investigating whether its former White House liaison used political affiliations in deciding whom to hire as entry-level prosecutors in…

Bush’s veto statement

Text of President Bush's statement Tuesday on his veto of a bill to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: Good evening. Twelve weeks ago I asked the…

Reaction to Bush’s veto

Reaction to President Bush's veto of a bill to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by Oct. 1: …

Bush, Democrats meet today on Iraq funding

President Bush meets today with Democrats and Republicans from Congress to work on an Iraq war funding measure both sides can accept. Bush's veto of an Iraq war spending bill that…

Anatomy of a failure

Here in the Oval Office, on this Saturday morning, an intelligence failure is about to erupt. …

Lowering the bar

A story in The New York Times makes it clear White House officials are giving off-the-record interviews designed to dampen expectations regarding Iraq. These officials are saying that the administration…

Bush veto puts pressure on Democrats

050107bush3_0.jpgPresident Bush's veto of an Iraq war spending bill that set timelines for U.S. troop withdrawals puts new pressure on Democrats…

Bush vetoes Iraq spending, troop withdrawal bill

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President Bush discusses veto (AP)
President Bush vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq Tuesday night in a historic showdown with Congress…

Gonzales aides had firing authority

050107gonzales.jpgAttorney General Alberto Gonzales gave two top aides authority to hire and fire political appointees other than U.S. attorneys, according to a Justice…