Defying Bush, Senate panel clears terrorism tribunals bill
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Defying President George W. Bush, a   U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved legislation setting   up trials for foreign terrorism suspects that Bush says could   compromise the war on terrorism.
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A move to give terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in federal court fell short in the Senate today, even though it had majority support.
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A bill that would toughen border   security while giving millions of illegal immigrants a chance   to earn U.S. citizenship cleared key test votes in the U.S.   Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for passage this week   and a big battle with the House of Representatives.
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The Iraq war funding bill cleared by Congress represents a triumph of divided government, beloved by none, crafted to avoid a protracted veto struggle that neither President Bush nor Democrats wanted.
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Defying a veto threat from President  George W. Bush, a U.S. Senate panel overwhelmingly approved a  bill on Thursday to finance expansion of a children&#39;s health  care program with an increase in tobacco taxes.
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ARGUMENTS: The Bush administration told the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review that discrepancies between the nation's new terrorism law and the way it is being carried out should not stall one of the Pentagon's first terror trials.
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The Democratic-led Congress defied a White House veto threat on Wednesday and voted to ban the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques.
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A White House-backed bill that would   enable a secret court to review President George W. Bush's   warrantless domestic spying program won approval on Wednesday   from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday  approved the most far-reaching overhaul of U.S. intelligence  agencies in more than 50 years, sending the post-Sept. 11  reform bill to President Bush for his signature.
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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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The US Senate took a major step toward reorganizing the US intelligence network, unveiling groundbreaking legislation to strengthen the country's defenses against terrorism.
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The Senate voted Tuesday to shield from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without court permission after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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The US Senate Wednesday narrowly rejected an attempt to allow &#39;war on terror&#39; prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to challenge their detention in federal courts.
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A military judge on Monday dismissed terrorism-related charges against a prisoner charged with killing an American soldier in Afghanistan, in a stunning reversal for the Bush administration's attempts to try Guantanamo detainees in military court.
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In a dramatic reversal, a U.S. House   of Representatives panel on Wednesday endorsed President George   W. Bush's plan for tough interrogations and trials of foreign   terrorism suspects after Republicans rounded up enough members   to turn defeat into victory.
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The Democratic-led U.S. Congress defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final approval to legislation to roll back his restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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The US Senate passed controversial new rules on interrogating and prosecuting &quot;war on terror&quot; suspects, despite opponents who said the measure seriously curtails detainees' rights.