Lawmakers vote to hold Bolten and Rove in contempt
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to hold two top aides to President George W. Bush in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in a probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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House Democratic leaders coalesced Wednesday around a stripped-down measure that disapproves of President Bush's decision to send more forces to Iraq and declares support for the troops, according to party aides who said a vote was likely next week.
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Leftist lawmakers who have charged that fraud marred the presidential election in July staged a protest inside Congress.
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The Senate&#39;s top two Republicans expressed support for Donald Rumsfeld yesterday as the defense secretary&#39;s allies sought to outflank increasingly vocal GOP critics in and outside Congress.
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Republican congressional leaders decided yesterday not to bring to the floor a bill giving the District a full voting member of the House, dooming the measure's chances in this legislative session.
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Under assault from Republicans on issues of national security, congressional Democrats are planning to push for a vote of no confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this month as part of a broad effort to stay on the offensive ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Some lawmakers are warning of a voter backlash against members of Congress &quot;trying to protect their own&quot; if party leaders keep escalating a constitutional dispute over the FBI&#039;s raid of a representative&#039;s office.
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House Republican leaders blocked and appeared to kill a bill Saturday that would have enacted the major recommendations of the Sept.
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WASHINGTON A federal judge in Washington is holding five reporters in contempt for refusing to name their sources for stories about a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying.
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An influential group of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected President George W. Bush&#39;s sweeping immigration reform bill -- before even seeing the final product.
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Republican and Democratic members of   the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday   demanded Republican leaders allow a floor vote on legislation   that would ban the use of deceptive means to obtain private   telephone records.
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Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko lost a round to their foes in parliament Saturday, when pro-government lawmakers helped block legal changes intended to prevent fraud in the Dec. 26 repeat of the country's presidential runoff vote.
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A divided congressional panel moved toward bringing contempt charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday after she refused to appear at a hearing on the firing of federal prosecutors.
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The White House chief of staff faced possible contempt charges after a congressional panel on Thursday rejected President George W. Bush's attempt to limit the probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 18 -- A Virginia House committee on Friday defeated an effort to close a major loophole in the state's gun laws, angering families of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), who had pushed hard for the law.
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Top Democrats and Republicans expressed anger and frustration Sunday over the failure of the House to pass a broad intelligence reorganization bill, pointing fingers at some conservative lawmakers and the Department of Defense.
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WASHINGTON â Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey got a harsh reception on Wednesday from senators of both parties, who used his appearance on Capitol Hill to accuse the Bush administration yet again of contempt for the rule of law and American values. But they told Mr. Mukasey he was a big improvement over his predecessor, Alberto R. Gonzalez.