Some Hold Out Hope for Intelligence Bill
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Unwilling to concede defeat, congressional leaders expressed hope Sunday that lawmakers could return next month to resolve a turf battle that has blocked passage of an overhaul of the nation's intelligence agencies. Much depends on whether President Bush is more active in bringing his own troops in line, they said.
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House-Senate negotiators, trying to craft a far-reaching bill to revamp U.S. intelligence, worked last night against a fast-approaching deadline in hopes of achieving a compromise that can be passed before Congress adjourns for the year, most likely this weekend.
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New immigration barriers and expanded police powers, as well as making more of the public airwaves available for emergency services, are some of the issues trying to find a home in a bill to overhaul U.S. spy agencies.
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Key legislators on opposite sides of the deadlocked effort to reorganize the nation&#39;s intelligence community said yesterday they will not compromise their positions to give Congress a chance
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Two senators working on legislation that would overhaul U.S. intelligence agencies said Thursday a new intelligence chief should have significant and clear power over the budget.
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For what could become the third year in a row, the Senate on Tuesday evening did not  pass an Intelligence Authorization Bill, over the objection of a lone Republican senator whose name is being protected by his colleagues.
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House Democrats, who let the law expire Saturday, see little danger. Intelligence officials argue the ability to track potential terrorists is impaired.
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A long-delayed bill overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies is nearing passage now that President Bush and House Armed Services chairman Duncan Hunter have endorsed
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Sweeping plans to reform America&#39;s intelligence network have run into trouble after key Republicans in Congress objected to the legislation.
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After missing a crucial deadline in  congressional talks to revamp U.S. spy agencies in order to  address failures exposed by the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers  held out hope on Friday of reaching an agreement that can pass  Congress after the Nov. 2 elections.
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The fate of a bill to reorganize the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies is likely to be decided Monday when the House of Representatives meets, key lawmakers and staffers said.
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House-Senate negotiators trying to resolve differences in bills to restructure the nation's intelligence community announced minimal progress Friday.
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After playing a key role in derailing a bill to reform the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies, Rep. Duncan Hunter was feeling pressure yesterday to drop his objections - but he doesn&#39;t appear to be budging.
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Two issues have House Republicans tied in a knot on the intelligence bill President Bush says he wants: military control of spy satellites and provisions that, some lawmakers say, let terrorists shield themselves with claims of political asylum.
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WASHINGTON  - Congressional efforts to pass intelligence reform will mark a major test of President George W. Bush&#39;s clout with his Republican Party to push his ambitious second-term agenda, supporters of the bill said.
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WHAT'S THE ISSUE?: Lawmakers of both parties want President Bush to increase pressure on lawmakers to OK an overhaul of the U.S. intelligence apparatus in the current lame-duck Congress.
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Democrats have vowed to press for more facts about the N.S.A. wiretapping program, but they are of mixed minds about additional steps.