Senate committee gives green light to Gonzales nomination as Attorney General
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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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Issues other than the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies that Attorney General-nominee Alberto Gonzales discussed at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.
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Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales told the Senate on Tuesday that he supports extending the expired federal assault weapons ban.
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In picking White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as attorney general, President Bush set the stage for political history: If confirmed by the Senate, Gonzales, 49, would be the first Hispanic to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer.
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Aides to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday rejected published assertions that Gonzales misled a congressional committee when he testified more than two years ago that he was unaware of FBI wrongdoing in terrorism investigations.
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Michael B. Mukasey, the presidentâs attorney general nominee, gave senators direct answers, but his view of presidential power is perfectly aligned with that of the Bush administration.
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In hearings before the Senate Banking Committee this afternoon, United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told committee members he would support a tightening of federal requirements for ISPs to turn over information on their customers.
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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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Alberto Gonzales, nominee for attorney general, may face vigorous interrogation during confirmation hearings about his role in the treatment of 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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The Justice Department is  investigating U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales&#39;s meeting  with a former top aide about the controversial firing of  federal prosecutors last year, according to a letter released  on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary committee.
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Michael Mukasey, the man President Bush will nominate Monday morning to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, is not expected to prompt the confirmation battle that Senate Democrats threatened to wage if a more partisan nominee was chosen.
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President Bush planned on Wednesday  to nominate White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales as his  new attorney general as part of a reshuffle of Bush's Cabinet  for his second term, administration officials said.
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President George W. Bush's nomination of Michael Mukasey to be the next U.S. attorney general appeared virtually assured on Friday when two key Democrats declared their support, despite concerns by others about the retired judge's view of torture.
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Alberto Gonzales, President Bush&#39;s White House general counsel during his first term, is President Bush&#39;s choice to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general, sources say.
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President Bush on Wednesday nominated White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, who helped shape the administration's controversial legal strategy in the war on terror, to be attorney general. He would be the first Hispanic to serve as the nation's top law enforcement officer.
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WASHINGTON - White House counsel Alberto Gonzales (search) has been chosen by President Bush to be the next attorney general, US officials confirmed to FOX News on Wednesday.