Senate leader sees Guantanamo trial bill passing
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The U.S. Senate is likely this week   to pass a bill that outlines rules for interrogating terrorism   suspects and bringing them to trial, Senate Majority Leader   Bill Frist said on Sunday.
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A group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation yesterday that would restore habeas corpus rights to all detainees in U.S. custody and would narrowly define what it means to be an "enemy combatant" against the United States, a measure designed to challenge laws ushered in by the...
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President Bush urged the Senate on Thursday to follow the House lead and approve a White House plan for detaining and interrogating terrorism suspects, saying, "The American people need to know we're working together to win the war on terror."
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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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The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners arguing they have the right to challenge their confinement before federal judges, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism.
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WASHINGTON--Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has said for the past few weeks that he probably would vote against a national intelligence bill if is not changed before it comes back to the Senate.
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The incoming Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights and laws.
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On a cliffhanger vote, Senate   Republicans on Wednesday beat a key challenge to a bill setting   rules for interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects   shortly after President George W. Bush went to Capitol Hill   urging them to deliver the bill.
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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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The Senate voted on Wednesday against considering a measure to give Guantanamo detainees and other foreigners the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts.
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Republicans pushed a bill supported   by President George W. Bush to set rules for interrogating and   trying terrorism suspects through the U.S. House of   Representatives on Wednesday and Senate Republicans were   expected to follow the next day.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogations and   prosecutions of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.
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President Bush's stalled anti-terrorism agenda edged forward Tuesday, with a rebellious House member rewriting her bill on wiretaps more to his liking and maverick Senate Republicans reopening talks over how to handle detainees.
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The Senate returns Monday to its defense authorization bill, beginning with a politically charged debate about the treatment of detained terrorism suspects before lawmakers turn to the Iraq War.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday he will decide in the next two days whether there is a realistic chance Congress can get the Sept. 11 intelligence reorganization bill completed before Election Day.
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The Senate on Thursday endorsed President Bush's plans to prosecute and interrogate terror suspects, all but sealing congressional approval for legislation that Republicans intend to use on the campaign trail to assert their toughness on terrorism.
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The White House and Senate   Republicans on Thursday were reviewing a tentative deal on   legislation setting out rules for interrogating and trying   foreign terrorism suspects, and an announcement was expected   shortly.