Senate votes to bolster security of judges
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Security in America's courtrooms  would be bolstered in response to attacks on judges in recent  years under a measure approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Senate.
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The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a  United Nations convention to fight corruption and enhance  international cooperation in investigations and prosecutions.
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A divided Senate Judiciary Committee  on Wednesday approved Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney  general, rejecting concerns about his role in formulating  administration policies blamed for contributing to the torture  of suspected terrorists.
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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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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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The US Senate passed legislation to reorganize the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies and create a national director of intelligence to oversee efforts to prevent terrorist attacks.
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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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A rebellious Senate committee defied President Bush on Thursday and approved terror-detainee legislation he has vowed to block, deepening Republican conflict over terrorism and national security in the middle of election season.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to hold two men who have been top aides to President George W. Bush in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in its probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted  on Thursday to hold two men who have been top aides to  President George W. Bush in contempt for refusing to comply  with subpoenas in its probe of the firing of federal  prosecutors.
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Some Democrats seemed ready to fight to keep one of President Bush's judicial nominees off the bench
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It was a good day for unions. A Senate committee yesterday approved a measure that would give collective-bargaining rights to about 43,000 airport screeners at the Transportation Security Administration. The committee's action followed House approval of similar legislation last month.
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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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The Senate approved a measure Thursday to help shield businesses from major class action lawsuits like the ones that have been brought against tobacco companies, giving President Bush the first legislative victory of his second term.
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Jubliant over their Election Day domination, GOP senators say those results prove that Democrats should stay away from filibusters and other tactics they term "judicial obstructionism" &#151; the label conservatives used to help defeat Democratic leader Tom Daschle.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that would require sex offenders to submit e-mail addresses and other online identifiers for inclusion in the Justice Department's National Sex Offender Public Registry.
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SECURITY REFORM: The bill, which adopts many of the findings of the Sept. 11 commission, was also expected to pass the Senate, despite a few remaining conflicts.