GSA Head Tells House Panel She Has No Political Agenda
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The chief of the General Services Administration told a House oversight panel yesterday that she has sought no "personal or partisan political gain" during her leadership of the government's primary contracting agency.
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C ount retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks as not interested in replacing Tom Ridge as the nation&#39;s homeland security chief. In fact, you can count Franks, former commander of Tampa- based US Central Command, as
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A former White House aide tells senators President Bush was not involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.
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OTTAWA - The prime minister&#39;s communications director is denying allegations that Paul Martin considered eliminating the Canada Health Act in a draft of his 1995 budget.
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The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration told his confirmation hearing Tuesday that his decision to revive consideration of over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill was based on science, not politics.
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A powerful New Jersey politician accused of being paid for a job that required no work at a scandal-ridden state university denied the report from a federal monitor who had investigated the school's finances.
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US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi refused here Monday to be drawn on whether the United States would back Germany&#39;s strong position on climate change at next week&#39;s G8 summit.
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The White House tried to distance President Bush from any political backlash from the page sex scandal Thursday, saying House Republicans were dealing with the matter and do not need to be told what to do.
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House ethics committee leaders, answering critics who questioned whether the panel's Republicans could impartially investigate their majority leader, Tom DeLay, said Friday the committee will make decisions "regardless of any political affiliations or personal relationships."
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Fixing cybersecurity problems in the U.S. is a top priority at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the agency's leader, but lawmakers didn't focus on the issue during a hearing in Congress Wednesday.
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It was a U.S. government scientist who helped push through the strong language in the upcoming international report on global warming. But that doesn't signal a change in President Bush's policy about greenhouse gas emissions.
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The House Armed Services chairman, who advocates a tough stance on terrorist prisoner suspects, warned Wednesday against being too lax in prosecuting detainees.
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WASHINGTON _ In a sharp exchange with House Democrats, the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency Friday said he would not decide whether to issue regulations controlling greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles until late next year.
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Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, caused a stir at a Senate hearing Wednesday when he said he believes homosexual activity is immoral and should not be condoned by the military
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There is no looming crisis in Social Security, and Congress should not rush to create private accounts, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. said Saturday.
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A GOP leader Sunday denied a double standard in pushing Sen. Larry Craig to resign after a sex sting guilty plea, while remaining silent over GOP Sen. David Vitter's involvement with an escort service.
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WASHINGTON A federal law enforcement official says an expanded investigation of Halliburton contracts doesn&#39;t involve anyone in the White House.