Senate Delays Vote on Gonzales Nomination
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Confirming Alberto Gonzales as the new attorney general "will resonate throughout the Hispanic community" despite Democratic complaints that he is connected to the Bush administration's policies on foreign detainees, Republicans said Wednesday.
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Counting of votes from Afghanistan's election is delayed until the shape of an inquiry into alleged flaws is announced.
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Up to two-thirds of the 44 Democrats  in the Republican-led U.S. Senate prepared on Tuesday to oppose  Alberto Gonzales as the next U.S. attorney general because of  his role in helping craft policies they blame for contributing  to the abuse of foreign detainees.
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Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers Monday urged President Bush to nominate a replacement for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who can restore confidence in the Justice Department. Members of both parties were critical of Gonzales' tenure Monday, but a few voices did defend him.
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Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales' confirmation hearing this week may become more contentious because the White House has refused to provide copies of his memos on the questioning of terror suspects.
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A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that lawyers must study.
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The White House on Sunday dismissed Senate plans to hold a no-confidence vote on the attorney general and said the outcome will not undermine President Bush's resolve to keep Alberto Gonzales at the Justice Department.
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A procedural misstep by the Bush  administration may require a delay in its plan to resume  imports of some beef and cattle from Canada on March 7, a U.S.  senator opposing the regulation said on Friday.
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Alberto R. Gonzales goes before the Senate on Thursday as President Bush's pick for attorney general.
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The American Bar Association gave President Bush's choice for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia the lowest possible passing grade for judicial nominees, and sources said a Republican Senate chairman was expected to schedule a hearing next week on his nomination.
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Why should George W. Bush even want a Senate-confirmed attorney general for the remainder of his term? Given that the White House was not soon ready with a replacement nominee when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday, you have to wonder if the president is in much of a hurry.
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Senate Democrats are considering filibustering Alberto Gonzales' nomination to be attorney general over his role in developing the Bush administration's policies on treating foreign detainees.
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TAMPA, Nov. 13 -- A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that lawyers must study.
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Idaho's U.S. senators are blocking President Bush's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, saying the agency has become overly aggressive in enforcing gun laws.
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President Bush's pick for US attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, looks set to pass Senate scrutiny.
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The Senate debate over legalizing millions of immigrants is on hold as lawmakers brace for political blowback from unhappy liberals and conservatives.
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Judge Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general ran into trouble Thursday when two top Senate Democrats said their votes hinge on whether he will say on the record that an interrogation technique that simulates drowning is torture.