Rice confirmed in US Senate vote
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The US Senate confirms Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state after vigorous debate.
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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended her integrity and honesty  as she clashed with senators about the Bush administration's  justification for the Iraq war and its exit strategy.
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The US Senate passes legislation endorsing President Bush's plans to interrogate and prosecute foreign terror suspects.
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The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as Secretary of Agriculture with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.
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The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as agriculture secretary with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.
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President Bush announced today he has nominated Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and one of his closest counselors, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
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President Bush has chosen his National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Secretary of State Colin Powell as America&#39;s top diplomat.
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Judge Michael Chertoff is unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as the new homeland security chief.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed  Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state on Wednesday, sweeping  aside objections from some Democrats that she should be held  accountable for mistakes of the Iraq war.
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Wide receiver Jerry Rice officially will become a member of the Seattle Seahawks today, provided that he passes a physical and the league approves a trade agreed to late Monday night sending
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Condoleezza Rice underwent surgery Friday to treat non cancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said. Rice, who is 50, is the choice of US President George W. Bush to be his country&#39;s next secretary of state.
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The US Senate voted to confirm the appointment of President George W. Bush&#39;s new war &quot;czar&quot; Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, who will oversee the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the confirmation of outgoing national security adviser Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state.
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A Senate committee unanimously approved President George W. Bush's choice for defense secretary on Tuesday after he told the panel the United States was not winning in Iraq and needed a new approach to end the carnage and avert a possible region-wide war.
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The US Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 60 to 38 approved a sweeping homeland security bill meant to shore up US defenses against future terror attack.
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The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution highlighting 30 years of engagement between Washington and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the Iraqi elections went "better than expected" Sunday, despite conflicting reports about the extent of voter turnout in areas plagued by intimidation and violence.