|
The news that matters from the source you've always trusted.
Search The Gate Syndicate this site: 
E-mail The Gate |
Search Results:Bye-Bye! The Last Gate Post Ever.At least a few of our readers have figured it out already, but here goes: We've been winding things down at The Gate for the last couple of weeks, and today we formally say goodbye. Actually, we prefer John McLaughlin's... Posted on February 28, 2008 at 03:27 PM DOJ To Investigate Destruction Of CIA TapesUPDATED. Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced today that the Justice Department would open a criminal probe into why the CIA destroyed videotapes of terrorism interrogations, but a top administration critic renewed calls for an outside investigation. "It is disappointing that... Posted on January 02, 2008 at 05:27 PM ABA Journal Not Above Usual Magazine StuntsIt's a sort of truism in lawyering circles that if you become a household name, you're doing something very wrong. This week, the ABA Journal has several cases in point. In an apparent bid to show that it can compete... Posted on December 13, 2007 at 01:25 PM Bush Takes Swipe Over Gonzales Again As Mukasey Sworn InPresident Bush could not resist expressing his anger at the unceremonious way in which longtime confidante Alberto Gonzales was disposed from his job -- even as the man who replaced him as U.S. attorney general, Michael Mukasey, was just feet... Posted on November 14, 2007 at 11:38 AM House Judiciary Cmte. Files Miers/Bolten Contempt ReportThe House Judiciary Committee has filed an 862-page report [PDF] recommending that lawmakers find former White House counsel Harriet Miers and current Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten in contempt for refusing to testify or provide documents in an investigation into... Posted on November 05, 2007 at 06:37 PM Bush: 'This Government Does Not Torture People'UPDATED. The White House today signaled that it will not accede to Congress' demands for transparency on two secret memos on terrorism detainees, insisting it does not engage in torture and that key members had already learned all they needed... Posted on October 05, 2007 at 05:20 PM CIA Interrogations To Take Center Stage In Mukasey HearingsUPDATED. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are incensed at the revelations in this morning's New York Times report outlining secret legal opinions the Bush administration has used to justify harsh interrogations techniques for terrorism suspects. "It would be... Posted on October 04, 2007 at 06:15 PM Bush Nominates Mukasey For Attorney General, Still Sore Over GonzalesUPDATED. As expected, President Bush formally announced his nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey to take the helm at the Department of Justice -- but not without an indirect jab at his critics over the resignation of the previous... Posted on September 17, 2007 at 12:48 PM Paging John AshcroftNow that Alberto Gonzales is on his way out of the DOJ, will John Ashcroft finally come out and talk about that dramatic night in his hospital room? A few pundits are joking that Gonzales' poor performance as attorney general... Posted on August 28, 2007 at 01:01 PM Alberto Gonzales Resigns; Chertoff Floated As ReplacementUPDATED. Describing his career trajectory as "a remarkable journey," U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced he was finally stepping down after months of bipartisan calls for his resignation. "Yesterday, I met with President Bush and informed him of my decision... Posted on August 27, 2007 at 05:10 PM Known Knowns And Unknown Unknowns Of The New Wiretap ProgramEver since December 2005, when the White House admitted it conducted surveillance on Americans without obtaining a warrant, lawmakers have been wondering about the scope and extent to which the federal government was spying on its own citizens. When one... Posted on August 22, 2007 at 08:00 PM Ashcroft Was 'In No Condition' For Gonzales, Card VisitNewly released notes from FBI Director Robert Mueller indicate two White House aides ignored the health concerns of then-Attorney General John Ashcroft as they tried to pressure the AG to sign off on President Bush's secret, possibly unconstitutional domestic spying... Posted on August 16, 2007 at 06:41 PM Could Rumsfeld's Resignation Have Made Difference In '06?That's debatable. And here's why. The revelation that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld actually resigned before the midterm elections, not after, has the chattering classes mulling over what might have been. But there's little to indicate that the outcome of the... Posted on August 16, 2007 at 01:19 PM Final Verdict On Rove May Never ComeThe passage of time has a way of bringing legends back down to earth. But when you're as inscrutable, provocative and, yes, mythic a figure as Karl Rove, the process by which history judges will probably meet no end. Since... Posted on August 14, 2007 at 01:01 PM House Dems Push Gonzales Impeachment; Specter Unhappy With WH ResponseUPDATED. Democratic Rep. Jay Inslee today laid out a case for forcibly removing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales from office, after filing a resolution [PDF] that would kick off preliminary impeachment proceedings. "Americans of all stripes believe that we deserve an... Posted on July 31, 2007 at 06:52 PM Rep. Inslee To Push For Gonzales Impeachment TomorrowWashington Democrat Jay Inslee plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday, House sources confirmed. The move comes one day after the New York Times editorial board urged Congress to consider impeaching the nation's top... Posted on July 30, 2007 at 06:02 PM Rove Subpoenaed As Specter Slams Dems' Special Prosecutor Requestu Posted on July 26, 2007 at 03:47 PM Taylor's Account Of Firings Paints Benevolent White House PictureFormer White House aide Sara Taylor, answering a subpoena from the Senate Judiciary Committee, bobbed through a legal minefield this morning as lawmakers lobbed questions she could not answer. "In light of the president's direction, I will answer faithfully those... Posted on July 11, 2007 at 01:50 PM Subpoenas Sent To Harriet Miers, Sara TaylorUPDATED. The Senate and House Judiciary committees stepped up their dual investigations of the U.S. attorney firings today by issuing subpoenas to former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former White House political director Sara Taylor. It was the first... Posted on June 13, 2007 at 05:23 PM Senate No-Confidence Vote On Gonzales FailsUPDATED. Lots of empty seats for this vote, which is actually a vote for a vote. Backers of a resolution "expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and... Posted on June 11, 2007 at 06:20 PM Attorney Firings: Cheney Squeezed Justice On Spy ProgramThe G-8 summit, the presidential campaigns, the immigration proposal and Paris Hilton (gulp) are sucking up all the oxygen in the news cycle. In another week, maybe, the latest development in the U.S. attorney firings saga wouldn't have been buried.... Posted on June 07, 2007 at 07:10 PM Wolfowitz Taint Will Limit Bush's Choices For SuccessorWorld Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's resignation yesterday brings an ugly chapter in the Bush administration to a close, while also making George W. Bush's efforts to salvage his presidency in the eyes of the world even more difficult. Wolfowitz, whom... Posted on May 18, 2007 at 10:28 AM Dems Plan No-Confidence Vote On GonzalesThe tipping point in the attorneys firing scandal may be near, as Senate Democrats this afternoon announced they would be holding a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "Whoever is the attorney general of the United States is the... Posted on May 17, 2007 at 02:26 PM Comey: Gonzales Pressured Ashcroft On SurveillanceUPDATED. The White House bypassed a resistant Justice Department on its controversial domestic surveillance program three years ago, according to a former No. 2 at the department. Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey, who was the top aide to then-AG... Posted on May 15, 2007 at 06:37 PM The Evolving Case Against Jose PadillaThe terrorism trial of Jose Padilla began today, and it was a far cry from what anyone had imagined following his arrest at O'Hare International Airport in May of 2002. Since then, Padilla's status in the eyes of the government... Posted on May 14, 2007 at 06:53 PM Liveblogging The Gonzales Hearing4:52: Schumer to reporters after the committee breaks up for the day: "It's hard to believe after today's peformance the White House would want him to stay on." Only the most partisan critic couldn't feel for Gonzales, who had to... Posted on April 19, 2007 at 04:53 PM Gonzales: 'I Serve At The Pleasure Of The President'Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is deflecting questions about whether he will step down after new revelations concerning the firings of eight U.S. attorneys in December. "I work for the American people, I serve at the pleasure of the president,... Posted on March 14, 2007 at 10:14 AM |
|
|
Copyright 2007 by National Journal Group Inc.
600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037 202-739-8400 · fax 202-833-8069 NationalJournal.com is an Atlantic Media publication. |
