Senators oppose policy on U.S. attorneys
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Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are trying to change part of the USA Patriot Act that allows the Bush administration to fire and replace federal prosecutors indefinitely without Senate confirmation.
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In Alberto Gonzales's Justice Department, Democrats and liberals who were denied civil service jobs were said to have a "Monica Problem."
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The Senate majority leader said yesterday that Democrats would block former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson from becoming attorney general, kicking off a spirited nomination debate even before the White House has named a candidate.
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Senator John W. Warner has attracted criticism from fellow Republicans over a resolution opposing President Bushâs Iraq policy.
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A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to pressure him to speed up a probe of Democrats just before the November elections.
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The Senate on Wednesday voted against considering a measure to restore to Guantanamo detainees the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts.
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate opposition rejected the two-offices bill on Monday, arguing that it violated the Constitution and deprived parliament of its powers.
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Two weeks ago, when the  immigration bill  landed on the Senate floor, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) voted against an amendment that targeted one of its key provisions: a guest-worker program that President Bush and many U.S. companies have sought for years.
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Supreme Court rules against trial attorneys' bid to sue third parties.
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By BEN EVANS  WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats signaled on Wednesday that they might oppose President Bush's nominee to the Federal Election Commission over his views on voting rights and criticism that he politicized his office at the Justice Department.
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Critics seeking to keep moderate Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter from chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee were broadening their offensive on Friday by attacking his record on curbing lawsuits.
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U.S. Attorney General nominee  Alberto Gonzales came under blistering criticism from Democrats  on Thursday at a Senate confirmation hearing focused largely on  his role in formulating administration policies blamed for  contributing to the torture of terror suspects.
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Critics seeking to keep moderate  Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter from chairing the Senate  Judiciary Committee were broadening their offensive on Friday  by attacking his record on curbing lawsuits.
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U.S. News & World Report - The departure of nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys--including some overseeing high-profile politically charged criminal investigations--has sparked congressional inquiries as to whether the Justice Department is politicizing the hiring and firing of federal prosecutors. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty was in the hot seat today answering just that very question before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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A leading Republican senator Sunday condemned as "a bad idea" a reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them.
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The fight between the White House and Democratic-led Congress over fired U.S. prosecutors flared on Wednesday when one former official declined to answer a number of questions and another refused to even appear before lawmakers.
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales told senators that the Justice Department would not oppose a change in the rules for replacing federal prosecutors.