Dems call White House out on subpoenas
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Democrats took the first steps Friday in what could be a long march to court in a tug-of-war between the White House and Congress over subpoenas and executive and legislative branch powers.
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A defiant White House on Monday dared the Democratic-led Congress to take it to court for refusing to provide information and testimony demanded in an investigation into the firing of federal prosecutors.
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Two Democratic senators have vowed to use the nomination of Michael Mukasey as attorney general to extract information from a reluctant White House.
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The decision by two congressional panels to issue subpoenas to the White House yesterday escalates a constitutional showdown over the Justice Department's firing of nine U.S. attorneys that could end up being decided by the federal courts.
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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are reviving demands for classified documents that have been rebuffed or ignored.
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A Senate committee voted to approve subpoenas to the White House and Justice Department for warrantless wiretapping records. The administration has refused to provide many records to Congress about the spy program, and the vote portends a high-stakes showdown.
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The Justice Department turned over documents about the government's controversial domestic spying program to select members of Congress yesterday, ending a two-week standoff  that included pointed threats of subpoenas from Democrats.
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The Bush administration is urging a former White House political director to ignore a subpoena and not testify before Congress about the firings of federal prosecutors, her lawyer says.
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The White House asserted executive privilege in refusing to comply with Congressional subpoenas related to the dismissal of federal prosecutors.
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U.S. military lawyers on Thursday   challenged President George W. Bush's plan to try terrorism   suspects including the accused September 11 mastermind, as   Democrats accused the White House of election-year   fearmongering.
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President Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas on Monday, claiming executive privilege and prodding lawmakers closer to their first contempt citations against administration officials since Ronald Reagan was president.
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Republicans step up attacks on agency, while Democrats point to the White House as the culprit.
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President Bush has authorized another surge -- this time in the White House counsel's office. Facing a blizzard of congressional investigations, hearings and subpoenas, the White House has hired a new crop of lawyers to do battle with the Democratic Congress.
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Senate Democrats said yesterday they are preparing to subpoena five senior Justice Department officials as part of a widening probe into whether eight U.S. attorneys were fired for political reasons.
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The House Democratic leader Thursday asked for an investigation of alleged threatening remarks made to the ethics committee chairman by GOP lawmakers.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to the White House, vice presidentâs office and the Justice Department.
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Democrats and the White House tussle over a new GAO assessment.