Presidential News
Presidential Cabinet News
Congressional News
Supreme Court News
U.S. Governmental News
Election News
Presidential Election News
Senate Election News
House Election News
Gubernatorial Elections
State & Local Elections
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bush, others dump Abramoff donations
Jan 4 2006 10:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and numerous lawmakers hastily jettisoned campaign donations linked to lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wednesday as Republican Party officials pondered the impact of a spreading scandal on their 2006 election prospects.
|
|
|
Bush, Cheney defend Iraq war, spying
Jan 4 2006 10:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney tried a one-two punch Wednesday in defense of the Iraq war, a domestic spying program and the terrorism-fighting Patriot Act they want Congress to renew.
|
|
|
White House told NSA briefings broke law
Jan 4 2006 9:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told President Bush Wednesday that the White House broke the law by withholding information from the full congressional oversight committees about a new domestic surveillance program.
|
|
|
Bush bypasses Senate in Pentagon hires
Jan 4 2006 9:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Wednesday bypassed the Senate to install former Navy Secretary Gordon R. England as deputy secretary of defense, and used a similar maneuver to name a new Pentagon spokesman, campaign finance regulators and Amtrak directors.
|
|
|
White House says Sharon in 'our prayers'
Jan 4 2006 7:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Wednesday praised Ariel Sharon as "a man of courage and peace" and said he was praying for the Israeli prime minister to recover from a massive stroke.
|
|
|
White House promises mine investigation
Jan 4 2006 7:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Wednesday promised a full investigation of the West Virginia coal mine disaster that killed 12 people, and President Bush said the entire nation mourns the loss.
|
|
|
Top Republicans give up Abramoff donations
Jan 4 2006 3:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his successor Roy Blunt on Wednesday joined the list of officials shedding political donations from Jack Abramoff, the once- powerful lobbyist who has agreed to testify in a political corruption investigation.
|
|
|
First lady to attend Liberia inauguration
Jan 4 2006 2:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Laura Bush will travel to Liberia to attend the Jan. 16 inauguration of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female president elected in Africa, the White House announced Wednesday.
|
|
|
|
|
|