House leaders concede FBI right to search
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House leaders acknowledged Friday that FBI agents with a court-issued warrant can legally search a congressman&#039;s office, but they said they want procedures established after agents with a court warrant took over a lawmaker&#039;s office last week.
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Surveillance powers granted to the FBI  under the Patriot Act, a cornerstone of the Bush  Administration's war on terror, were ruled unconstitutional by  a judge on Wednesday in a new blow to U.S. security policies.
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The Justice Department turned over documents about the government's controversial domestic spying program to select members of Congress yesterday, ending a two-week standoff  that included pointed threats of subpoenas from Democrats.
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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday repealing most of the District's gun laws, in a vote that handed an election-season victory to gun rights groups and was denounced by the city's leaders as a historic violation of home rule.
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U.S. House officials, in rebuffing efforts by Florida investigators to access former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's congressional computers, said they found no sexually explicit photos
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Friday a Republican overhaul of U.S. spy agencies, setting the stage for a battle with the Senate over immigration controls and the powers to be given to a new national intelligence director.
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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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The House of Representatives passed   a bill on Thursday that would provide congressional   authorization for President George W. Bush's warrantless   domestic spying program but subject it to new rules.
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House Republican leaders yesterday easily pushed through sweeping new law enforcement powers as part of a Sept. 11 antiterrorism package
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The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions.
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The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a Republican-written US spy agency overhaul, setting the stage for a battle with the Senate over controversial immigration measures and the new national intelligence director&#39;s power
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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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Congressional negotiators ended a thorny disagreement with a key Republican lawmaker over intelligence reform Monday, possibly clearing the way for passage of legislation
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Spurred by an investigation connected to the majority leader, House Republicans voted Wednesday to abandon an 11-year-old party rule that required a member of their leadership to step aside temporarily if indicted.
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The White House has decided to defy Congress's latest demand for information regarding the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, sources familiar with the decision said yesterday. Such an action would escalate the constitutional struggle and propel it closer to a court showdown.
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House leaders today overcame GOP resistance to a major bill revamping the nation's intelligence operations, scheduling a late-afternoon vote that they predicted would pass comfortably.
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The House of Representatives passed  a bill on Thursday that would provide congressional  authorization for President George W. Bush's warrantless  domestic spying program but subject it to new rules.