Thompson Says He Won&#39;t Become the Next US Attorney General
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Former Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson said he won&#39;t succeed John Ashcroft as the Bush administration&#39;s new US attorney general.
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President Bushâs nominee to be the second-ranking official at the Justice Department refused to say whether he considered the interrogation technique to be âtorture.â
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President Bush nominated White House  legal counsel Alberto Gonzales on Wednesday as the next U.S.  attorney general, replacing John Ashcroft.
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales took responsibility yesterday for "mistakes" related to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year but rejected calls for his resignation from Democrats who accuse him of misleading Congress.
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Any question about why Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson might not have been a good fit in President Bush&#39;s second-term Cabinet was answered in his moment of resignation.
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WASHINGTON &#151; The Bush administration, bowing to an uproar over its firing of eight federal prosecutors, won't oppose legislation changing the rules for replacing them, senators said Thursday.
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DC Fire Chief Adrian H. Thompson yesterday said he has no plans to purge the leadership of the Emergency Medical Services division after firing the department&#39;s medical director last week.
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President Bushâs nominee for attorney general declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture or to be illegal when used against terrorist suspects.
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C ount retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks as not interested in replacing Tom Ridge as the nation&#39;s homeland security chief. In fact, you can count Franks, former commander of Tampa- based US Central Command, as
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The US Senate is to hold a vote of no-confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez in June.
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Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law &amp; Order" actor, will take a step toward a formal presidential candidacy next week, several officials with knowledge of the plans said
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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Tuesday plans to announce an immigration policy that will include stripping federal grant money from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants.
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US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faces a Senate no-confidence vote, despite the backing of President Bush.
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Former Senator Fred D. Thompson has taken steps that make it clear that he is likely to run for the White House.
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Fred Thompson thinks there isn't enough "star" power in the GOP presidential field, so the professional actor and former Tennessee senator is considering getting into the 2008 race.
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US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, caught in a row over the sacking of US attorneys, has resigned, reports say.
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Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law &amp; Order" actor, will take a step toward a formal presidential candidacy next week, an official with knowledge of the plans said Wednesday.