Bush Era

Report Shows Bush’s Excessive use of Signing Statements

By Jeremy Jacobs, The Hill Democrats Monday blasted President Bush’s extensive use of signing statements, with Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) calling the practice a “power grab.” Byrd and Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) criticized Bush […]

Bush Era

Bush aides may have circumvented records act

By Klaus Marre, The Hill The destruction of e-mails from top White House officials “could be the most serious breach of the Presidential Records Act in the 30-year history of the law,” according to an […]

Bush Era

Pressure mounts for Libby clemency

By Mike Allen, The Politico White House loyalists have begun arguing that clemency for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby — either a pardon or a commuted sentence — would be a way for an embattled President […]