The Elephant in the Senate Chamber The Elephant in the Senate Chamber The Elephant in the Senate Chamber The Elephant in the Senate Chamber The full court PR press is on and the NSA stonewall is in place  The struggle between the Executive... ...

and Solomon Moore Senator John McCain arrived in Iraq on Sunday for meetings with Iraqi and American officials on a trip that was billed as a visit by a congressional delegation, but which would also help promote his foreign policy credentials as ...

Kennedy of Massachusetts will endorse Senate colleague Barack Obama for president, party officials confirmed Sunday. The endorsement will be announced today in Washington, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were ...

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Andrew Taylor The Associated Press WASHINGTON The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over ...

Recess Time Recess Time Recess Time Recess Time You know, the upcoming congressional recess worries the heck out of me  For instance, that would be a perfect time for the beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign, and a more evil... ...

Administration officials have said lawyers at the Justice Department and the White House advised the CIA against destroying the tapes but CIA lawyers ruled the tapes' preservation was not required ... , the ranking minority member, asked Mukasey for a ...

"The NFL has a very preferred status in our country with their antitrust exemption ... After reviewing the tapes, the NFL announced that it had destroyed them, saying it did so to prevent them from being used to gain a competitive ...

"Last Monday, I made inexcusable remarks that are at marked variance from my oft-stated admiration for Senator Clinton and from the spirit, tenor and purpose of the Obama campaign ... The derogatory remark violated Obama's often-repeated pledge ...

Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to add $44 billion in help for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and big business to the House-passed economic aid package ... They calculated that Republicans would pay a steep price for opposing ...

Also, new legal shields for whistleblowers "will cause a serious increase in the number of frivolous claims brought against employers," the statement said. The White House said it was concerned about a requirement that toys be tested by ...

Only in America: Welcome Mexican Flag Wavers Only in America: Welcome Mexican Flag Wavers Only in America: Welcome Mexican Flag Wavers Only in America: Welcome Mexican Flag Wavers The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to legalize the... ...

Or maybe, they feel that impeachment is either not warranted, or a waste of time at present They already know that between a 100% lock step Republican minority that will block the motion in the Senate, to a White House that is already refusing to testify ...

Adding rebates for senior citizens living solely off Social Security checks -- who are ineligible under the plan hatched by House leaders and the White House -- caused Baucus to reduce the size of the rebate to $500 for individuals and $1,000 for ...

I said it was the first time in public health protocols that when we had an infectious disease and we really didn't know just how extensive and how dramatic it could be, and the impact of it, that we didn't isolate the carrier. In 1992, ...

In letters to leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees that oversee the Justice Department, Mukasey also said there is no need right now to appoint a special prosecutor to lead the investigation ... Democratic and Republican lawmakers ...