Bush Era

Cheney Back in the Executive Branch

By Mike Allen, The Politico Dick Cheney’s office is abandoning a justification for keeping the Vice-President’s secret papers out of the hands of the National Archives. Officials working for Cheney had tried to claim he […]

Bush Era

Top Aide Argues Vice President Not Subject to Executive Order

By Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post Vice President Cheney’s office offered its first public written explanation yesterday for its refusal to comply with an executive order regulating the handling of classified material, arguing that the order […]

Bush Era

Sen. Durbin: Judge Might Have Misled Senate on Detainee Issue

Associated Press A Senate Democratic leader Tuesday urged a Bush-appointed judge to recuse himself from cases involving enemy combatants and requested an explanation about information that might contradict his testimony about the White House’s detainee […]