With only days left before the expiration of James Klindt's appointment as the acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, the Senate Judiciary Committee is watching closely what the Bush administration will do. ...more

October 23, 2007

The U.S. House of Representatives last week overwhelmingly passed a bill that would create a 'shield law' for journalists that would prevent the government, under most circumstances, from forcing reporters to reveal sources. ...more

October 22, 2007

President Bush's nominee for attorney general, Michael Mukasey, declined Thursday to say whether he considered harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, which simulates drowning, to constitute torture or to be illegal if used on terrorism suspects. ...more

October 19, 2007

The House overwhelmingly passed federal protections for journalists pressured to reveal confidential sources Tuesday, as lawmakers from both parties backed legislation that advocates for the news media have sought for a generation. ...more

October 17, 2007

The House will vote by year's end on legislation that would shield reporters from being forced to reveal their sources in some cases in federal court, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. ...more

October 5, 2007

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas settles scores in an angry and vivid forthcoming memoir, scathingly condemning the media, the Democratic senators who opposed his nomination, and the 'mob' of liberal elites and activist groups who he says desecrated his life. ...more

September 29, 2007

Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening. ...more

September 5, 2007

A Republican leader on Sunday denied a double standard in pushing Sen. Larry Craig to resign after a sex sting guilty plea, while remaining silent over GOP Sen. David Vitter's involvement with an escort service. ...more

September 3, 2007