Bush Era

US agencies disobey 6 laws that president challenged

By Charlie Savage, Boston Globe Federal officials have disobeyed at least six new laws that President Bush challenged in his signing statements, a government study disclosed yesterday. The report provides the first evidence that the […]

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 […]