It's time for Congress to hold the intelligence community accountable and Senator Leahy may be offering just the means to accomplish that task.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and White House Chief Counsel Greg Craig discussed on Tuesday the Senator's proposal to set up a truth and rec...
Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics
The idea of truth in government may seem naïve -- especially after President Bush's legacy of secrecy -- but it's an idea we should never lose sight of and should never stop striving for.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics
Chalk up another endorsement for Howard Dean taking over the reins of the Department of Health and Human Services. On Monday, Sen. Patrick Leahy said...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy insisted on Monday in firm and passionate terms that a comprehensive investigation be launched into ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics
Michael Phelps might feel like the entire world is coming after him for taking the bong hit seen around world. His sponsor Kellogg Co. is dropping him...
The Plum Line | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics
To my mind, one of the more interesting storylines unfolding right now is President Obama's ongoing appointment to the Office of Legal Counsel of lawy...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy etched a prediction in stone on Thursday when he declared that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder would not ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics
The Senate Judiciary Committee will delay confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder after all -- accommodating Republican concern...
The Raw Story | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
The Senate Judiciary Committee is releasing a 60-page report justifying its contempt of Congress citations aimed at Karl Rove and other Bush administr...
AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's chances of holding onto his committee chairmanship suffered a blow Friday when two key New England...
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
As anticipated by the Washington Post Sunday night, a report issued Monday by the Department of Justice's Inspector General faults top department offi...
Politico | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
With Democrats on the precipice of raising the age issue against John McCain, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont seemed to cross the line completely, then ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...
Mark Wiznitzer | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home
Top Vermont Democrats boarded the Obama bandwagon early. But a new low estimate gives the state a 99 percent chance of going Democrat. The coattails idea, in fact, is flipped on its head.
Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home
The Supreme Court has shifted dangerously to the right and is now the most pro-business Court since the monopoly greasing "Lochner-era" Court of the late 19th century.
Chicago Tribune | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics
The late Heath Ledger, who by all accounts gives a phenomenal performance as the Joker in the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight" which opens today, d...
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
To think of Barack Obama massaging the Patriot Act to win the hearts of faux moderate Republicans, and midwest ranchers, is, at the very least, unsettling.
Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
Reactions to the report confirming wide-spread politicization at the Justice Department. Congressman John Conyers: When it comes to the hiring of no...
John K. Wilson | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home
The worst thing for Obama right now would be to win by default. A win by forfeit only weakens the winner in the realm of politics. By contrast, Obama's victory over Clinton would establish momentum showing his ability to defeat a powerful political machine.
Politico | Daniel Reilly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Attorney General Michael Mukasey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of the month, his first appearance before the committee...
Politico | John Bresnahan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on contempt resolutions against Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten were postponed following an obj...
Associated Press | Laurie Kellman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
A Senate chairman acknowledged explicitly on Thursday that President Bush was not involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys last winter and therefore ...
The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Thursday condemned Intelligence Committee Democrats for brokering a deal with the White H...
TPM Muckraker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the man who will preside over Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearing, signals hard that Mukasey's not ...
Eric C. Anderson | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics