Anti-Terror Bill Advances Despite Concerns
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A Republican-led congressional  committee on Wednesday rejected concerns about civil liberties  and passed a bill to expand the U.S. government's power to  track terror suspects and deport people seen as a risk.
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Senators called on Friday for   passage of long-delayed port security legislation that includes   steps to intercept nuclear material, as the fifth anniversary   of the September 11 attacks nears.
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US President George W. Bush has urged the Senate to follow the example set by the House of Representatives a day earlier and pass a controversial bill setting out rules for detaining and prosecuting &quot;war on terror&quot; suspects.
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President Bush is standing firm in his battle to get Congress to approve the White House plan for detaining, interrogating and prosecuting suspected terrorists. The Senate, though, isn't backing away from its plan either.
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A U.S. Senate committee approved a  bipartisan bill to tighten rules on government eavesdropping on  terrorism suspects, but a Democratic presidential candidate  said on Thursday he would try to block it.
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President Bush pressed Congress on Saturday to pass legislation enacting the Sept. 11 commission's anti-terrorism recommendations and promised to keep working until there is a bill he can sign.
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Leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue to press for passage of a landmark bill to reform US intelligence agencies. The fate of the legislation appears to hinge on a few key
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The United States would spend more  to combat illegal immigration and prepare for terrorist and  weather-related disasters under legislation approved on Tuesday  by a House of Representatives panel that ignores a White House  veto threat.
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The House passed a $37.4 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department on Friday, but minority Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto by President Bush.
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Congress neared agreement Thursday on legislation to strengthen security at the nation's ports, regarded since the Sept. 11 attacks as one of the most vulnerable targets for a catastrophic act of terrorism.
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Ministers have not made the case for extending the limit on holding terror suspects before they are charged, MPs say.
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Independent terrorism legislation watchdog comes out in support of the government's detention plan
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The United States has made progress in the last five years in trying to shut down avenues for terrorists to raise and move money but challenges remain, Bush administration officials told Congress Tuesday.
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Gordon Brown pledges not to put civil liberties at risk over his plans to introduce new anti-terror laws.
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Despite its flaws, the intelligence reform bill awaiting the president&#39;s signature is a major step toward improving the nation&#39;s ability to prevent future terrorist attacks.
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Canada's lower house Wednesday passed a revised anti-terrorism law that remains one of the country's most contentious, allowing the government to detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely without disclosing evidence against them.
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British newspapers have been abuzz over a bill that would ensure the right of homeowners to defend themselves against intruders.