Bush, GOP rebels agree on detainee bill
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The White House and rebellious Senate Republicans announced agreement Thursday on rules for the interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror. President Bush urged Congress to put it into law before adjourning for the midterm elections.
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The Bush administration argued Monday that the president can detain enemy combatants at a military prison in Cuba as long as necessary to protect national security and that they have no constitutional rights to hear charges against them.
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Guantanamo prisoners and other  foreigners got a step closer to regaining the right to  challenge their detention in the U.S. courts in a bill approved  in a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.
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A controversial bill setting out the rules for the detention and prosecution of &quot;war on terror&quot; suspects headed for passage in the Senate, giving President George W. Bush's Republicans a boost six weeks ahead of legislative elections.
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An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the part of a tough anti-terrorism law signed by President George W. Bush that took away the rights of Guantanamo prisoners to challenge their detention before U.S. federal judges.
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President Bush pressed the U.S.  Congress on Monday to renew the anti-terrorism law as he  officially welcomed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who was  confirmed despite accusations he sanctioned torture of  terrorism suspects.
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The U.S. Senate on Friday  overwhelmingly agreed to authorize construction of a fence  along the U.S. border with Mexico, sending to President George  W. Bush before the November 7 elections a bill that Republicans  hope will showcase their efforts to stop illegal immigration.
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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 Bush administration, called to account by Congress after the Supreme Court blocked military tribunals, said Tuesday all detainees at Guantanamo Bay and in U.S. military custody everywhere are entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions.
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A bill that would allow terrorism suspects access to federal courts to challenge their imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
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Legislation that would end a long-running Texas turf war between airline powerhouses -- AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and Southwest Airlines -- was approved by the U.S. Congress on Friday and sent to President George W. Bush to be signed into law.
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President Bush won a test of political wills against rebellious congressional Republicans Tuesday when the House passed legislation recommended by the Sept.
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Both sides in a Republican Party dispute over standards for interrogating suspected terrorists said Sunday they are confident they will reach a compromise.
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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 U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogations and   prosecutions of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.
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The White House and three powerful GOP senators reached an impasse Wednesday over a Bush administration plan to allow tough CIA interrogations, underscoring election-season divisions among Republicans on the high profile issue of security.
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Under pressure from President Bush and family members of the Sept. 11 victims, congressional Republicans agreed Monday on a deal to give military commanders in combat first