By Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen, Washington Post The Bush administration increasingly emphasized partisan political ties over expertise in recent years in selecting the judges who decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, despite laws that preclude such considerations, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. At least one-third of the immigration…
By Peter Baker The Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Bush has authorized another buildup, this time in the White House counsel’s office. Facing a blizzard of congressional investigations, hearings and subpoenas, the White House hired a new crop of lawyers to do battle with the Democratic Congress. White House counsel Fred Fielding, brought in by…
CNN Political Ticker The Senate will hold a politically-charged vote Monday related to a no-confidence resolution in the embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. In a statement issued Friday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, an author of the no-confidence resolution, said if all senators followed their conscience, “this vote would be unanimous.” “However, the president will…
By Phil Stewart, Reuters Hours before President George W. Bush visits Italy, 26 U.S. citizens go on trial in absentia in Milan on Friday accused of carrying out one of Washington’s most controversial policies in its war on terrorism. The U.S. citizens, almost all believed to be CIA agents, have been charged with kidnapping a…
