Ashcroft Could Be First Cabinet Resignation
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John Ashcroft (search) may turn in his resignation as early as January in a ritual reserved for second-term presidents, sources close to the attorney general said Thursday.
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Former Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson said he won&#39;t succeed John Ashcroft as the Bush administration&#39;s new US attorney general.
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Expectations that U.S. Treasury  Secretary John Snow would survive President Bush's Cabinet  make-over for at least six months are rapidly yielding to a  belief he may make a hastier exit, people close to the Bush  administration said on Thursday.
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The White House could announce a replacement for outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft as early as today, a senior administration official told CNN.
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When the former White House counsel visited Ashcroft in his hospital bed, he may have been guilty of misconduct
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The White House could become the new target in the controversy surrounding the dismissal of federal prosecutors.
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Description: Official Washington had barely caught its breath yesterday over the resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft, when President Bush announced his new choice for the top law enforcement job: White House counsel and longtime Bush confidant
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Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens.
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The nomination of Alberto Gonzales to the position of attorney general three days after John Ashcroft publicly resigned has left some speculating about the direction the Department of Justice will take during the next four years.
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It was not clear if the investigation into Mr. Gonzalesâs statements to Congress is tied to the attorney generalâs announcement that he was resigning from the Justice Department.
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Tom Ridge, the nation&#39;s first director of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday that he would resign his post effective Feb. 1, or earlier if a replacement is named.
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The first resignations were Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans. The White House press secretary made the announcement, saying the president had accepted the decisions of both men.
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President George Bush announced Wednesday his nomination of current White House Legal Counsel Alberto Gonzales to replace Attorney General John Ashcroft, who submitted his resignation on Tuesday.
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John Ashcroft, the gospel-singing son of a preacher, is leaving the White House. No longer will the most vocal champion of the Patriot Act be the attorney general of the Bush administration.
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With red hot John Ashcroft resigning as Attorney General, President Bush decided to nominate a close confidante and friend, Alberto Gonzales.
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Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens, according to an administration official,
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Outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft gestures while addressing the Federalist Society&#39;s 18th annual national convention in Washington, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.