Gonzalez: First Hispanic US Attorney General
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With red hot John Ashcroft resigning as Attorney General, President Bush decided to nominate a close confidante and friend, Alberto Gonzales.
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The US president is to name a replacement for outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, reports say.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, longtime Bush confidante and a key player in the administration's secret wiretapping and data-mining activities announces his resignation. He leaves under fire from Democrats and Republicans, who've questioned his honesty and his botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys.
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White House counsel Alberto Gonzales  won U.S. Senate confirmation on Thursday as the nation's next  attorney general with the second highest number of "no" votes  ever for a successful nominee for the post.
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The immigration battle and the new presidential primary schedule have amplified the influence of Hispanic voters.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to be US attorney general in a vote that was sharply divided along party lines.
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A top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned over the firing of U.S. prosecutors and Gonzales pledged on Tuesday to get to the bottom of a growing flap that has embarrassed the White House and prompted calls for him to step down.
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White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales is the president's choice for attorney general, sources say.
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President-elect Bush listens to Alberto R. Gonzales, his choice as White House general counsel, during a ceremony at the Governor&#39;s Mansion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000.
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U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Wednesday toured a Jewish cultural center bombed in 1994 and said the United States supports Argentina's efforts to seek justice for its worst terrorist attack.
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President Bush paved the way for Alberto Gonzales to become the nation&#39;s first Hispanic attorney general on Wednesday, nominating his White House counsel and longtime friend from Texas to replace departing John Ashcroft.
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Alberto Gonzales was a case study in cronyism, a nice guy and presidential pal who became attorney general on the strength of those two credentials.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster over the Justice Department's botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firing of U.S. attorneys, officials said Monday.
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President George Bush announced Wednesday his nomination of current White House Legal Counsel Alberto Gonzales to replace Attorney General John Ashcroft, who submitted his resignation on Tuesday.
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Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens, according to an administration official,
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CUERNAVACA, Mexico  - The United States will stand by Latin American governments in their battle against powerful drug cartels, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales vowed on Friday.
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Alberto Gonzales, the White House nominee for attorney general, is likely to face a grilling at a Senate hearing.