Sheehan challenges Pelosi to back Bush impeachment
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Cindy Sheehan, who became a leading  anti-war activist after her son died in Iraq, said on Monday  she will run against House of Representatives Speaker Nancy  Pelosi if the Democratic leader fails to seek the ouster of  President George W. Bush within the next two weeks.
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A bill in the House of Representatives rebuking President George W. Bush's Iraq policy will voice support for US troops while expressing disapproval with Bush's plan to &quot;escalate&quot; America's military presence there, leading Democrats said.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is facing calls for his resignation over his handling of the war in Iraq. The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, led the calls and accused
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Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unless she introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks.
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Cindy Sheehan, who emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of the Iraq war after her son was killed, was convicted Monday of trespassing for trying to deliver an anti-Iraq war petition to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
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Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Monday moved another step &#151; actually several thousand of them &#151; toward carrying out her promise to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi because the California Democrat won't consider impeachment proceedings against President Bush.
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The White House and GOP leaders are standing together in supporting embattled House Speaker Dennis Hastert, under fire over the handling of the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley. A conservative newspaper has called on Hastert, R-Illinois, to step down, but he says that won't be happening.
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Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, Monday paid tribute to the &quot;brave souls&quot; killed in Tiananmen Square on the 18th anniversary of China&#39;s crackdown on democracy activists.
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Anti-war Democrats in the US Senate are vowing to force Republicans to stage an all-night vigil to defend President George W. Bush&#39;s policy on Iraq.
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Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers Monday urged President Bush to nominate a replacement for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who can restore confidence in the Justice Department. Members of both parties were critical of Gonzales' tenure Monday, but a few voices did defend him.
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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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The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he was ready to go to court if the White House resisted subpoenas for information on the firing of federal prosecutors.
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Under pressure from House Republicans, Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be backing away from a plan to place Rep. William J. Jefferson on the Homeland Security Committee.
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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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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday linked her support for President Bush's war-funding request to strict standards of resting, training and equipping  combat forces, a move that could curtail troop deployments and alter the course of U.S.  involvement in Iraq.
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President George W. Bush called House Speaker Dennis Hastert to express support for him, the White House said, amid a sex scandal that has brought intense scrutiny on Congress's Republican leadership as US midterm elections loom.
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President Bush has called House Speaker Dennis Hastert, under fire for his handling of the Mark Foley scandal, and "expressed his support," White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino said. On Thursday, Hastert, R-Illinois, said he had "done nothing wrong" and would not step down over the controversy surrounding Foley.