Bush Era
White House Long at Odds With FISA Court
By Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Two years ago, US District Court Judge James Robertson sent a letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., notifying him of his resignation […]
Impeachment Evidence
Bush Era
Leahy sets final deadline for White House on wiretapping docs
Nick Juliano, Raw Story The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has given the White House another 12 days to hand over documents it requested nearly six weeks ago regarding the administration’s legal justifications for […]
Bush Era
Spy Chief’s Role in Espionage Bill Questioned
By Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times As the debate over new espionage legislation intensified last week, senior Democrats in Congress gathered around a speakerphone late Thursday to work out with Director of National Intelligence J. […]
Bush Era
McConnell, Gonzales to Control New Surveillance Powers
By Walter Pincus, Washington Post The Bush administration plans to leave oversight of its expanded foreign eavesdropping program to the same government officials who supervise the surveillance activities and to the intelligence personnel who carry […]