House panel backs Bush on detainees
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In an abrupt reversal, a U.S. House   of Representatives committee narrowly voted on Wednesday to   endorse President George W. Bush's plan for tough   interrogations and trials of foreign terrorism suspects after   Republicans rounded up enough members.
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The Senate on Thursday endorsed President Bush's plans to prosecute and interrogate terror suspects, all but sealing congressional approval for legislation that Republicans intend to use on the campaign trail to assert their toughness on terrorism.
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A US court backs a law denying Guantanamo Bay detainees the right to challenge their detention.
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New military trial rules for terrorism suspects that President George W. Bush endorsed and Congress approved will draw vigorous court challenges and could be struck down for violating rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, critics and legal experts said.
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Senate Democrats are backing a bill that would grant new rights to terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including access to a lawyer regardless of whether the prisoners are put on trial.
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Democratic leaders agreed yesterday to President Bush's idea for a new bipartisan panel to advise him on the fight against terrorism and the Iraq war, days after rejecting such a commission.
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The White House said Monday it was revising its proposal for dealing with terrorism suspects as indications grew that President Bush's plan was meeting increased resistance among Republicans in both chambers of Congress.
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Rights groups on Thursday gave a   guarded welcome to the Bush administration's new rules for   treatment of detainees, but said U.S. officials should not try   top al Qaeda suspects in "kangaroo court" tribunals.
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A U.S. military review panel issued decisions Monday on 10 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ordering them to remain in custody as "enemy combatants," an official said.
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A bill backed by President George W.   Bush to enable a court review of his domestic spying program   won the approval on Wednesday of a U.S. Senate panel under   election-year pressure to safeguard civil liberties.
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President Bush pushed Wednesday to resuscitate his plan to subject Guantanamo Bay detainees to special trials, a key policy in his anti-terror strategy that was struck down by the Supreme Court.
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A Senate committee's decision to defy President Bush on terrorist tribunals is expected to dominate a presidential news conference this morning. The briefing comes a day after the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 15-9 to recommend a bill -- over the objections of the Bush administration -- that would authorize tribunals for terror suspects in a way that it says would protect the defendants' rights.
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In an abrupt reversal, a U.S. House  of Representatives committee narrowly voted on Wednesday to  endorse President George W. Bush's plan for tough  interrogations and trials of foreign terrorism suspects after  Republicans rounded up enough members.
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President Bush told members of Congress on today that he supports a key provision in the 9/11 report.
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A Senate committee will move forward with a bill that would authorize military tribunals to try suspected terrorists without many of the provisions the Bush administration wants, its chairman said Wednesday.
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Congress took major steps toward establishing a new system for dealing with terror suspects as the House approved legislation sought by President Bush.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday   said all detainees of the U.S. military would be ensured humane   treatment, but some such as al Qaeda members would have fewer   protections than other war prisoners.