GOP considering rule change to forbid judicial filibusters
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Senate Republicans are considering changing the rules to prevent Democrats from filibustering judicial nominees, Majority Leader Bill Frist said Nov. 14.
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In this era of hypersensitivity and bitter partisanship, the move by House Republicans to change a rule requiring leaders to step down if they are indicted of a felony punishable by a sentence of at least two years in prison makes sense.
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Amending the Constitution to prohibit flag burning may be considered political posturing in the nation&#039;s capital, says Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, but it&#039;s not pandering to the GOP&#039;s conservative base to pursue such protection.
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House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges.
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House Republicans pushed through legislation Tuesday aimed at reducing frivolous lawsuits.
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Description: Republicans are under pressure to deny Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) chairmanship of the committee that considers President Bush&#39;s judicial nominees, after Specter said Supreme Court nominees who
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House Republicans are changing party rules to protect their leader, native Texan, Tom DeLay. The GOP is trying to help DeLay keep his job, even if he`s indicted by a Texas grand jury.
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House Republicans voted on Wednesday to change their own rules to allow Tom DeLay keep his position as majority leader even if he is indicted in Texas, where a number of his associates have already been charged in connection with illegal fund-raising activities.
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House Republican leaders are urging members to alter one of the chamber&#39;s fundamental ethics rules to make it harder for lawmakers to discipline a colleague.
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House Republicans voted on Wednesday to change their own rules to allow Tom DeLay keep his position as majority leader even if he is indicted in Texas, where a number
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Bucking opposition in the Senate, President Bush on Wednesday nominated five people for the U.S. Court of Appeals, including one whom Democrats have threatened to block with a filibuster.
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Move by GOP to rescind a rule allowing indicted leaders to retain their posts adds to majority leader's vulnerability.
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Spurred by an investigation connected to the majority leader, House Republicans voted Wednesday to abandon an 11-year-old party rule that required a member of their leadership to step aside temporarily if indicted.
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds New York's system of choosing trial judges is likely to renew calls for legislative reform, but even some proponents of change say their chances of success are slim.
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Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
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Bill would strip federal courts of right to hear cases about the wording, including &#39;under God.&#39;. WASHINGTON -- The US House voted Thursday to strip the Supreme Court and lower federal courts of their power
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A Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is cautioning Republicans against blocking a vote Monday on a resolution opposing President Bush's troop increase in Iraq