Holder's announcement that he's "leaning" toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate brutal interrogations during the Bush administration raises as many questions as it answers.
Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
Congressional committees can be highly partisan. They are often not listened to in the same way that a full-scale non-partisan administration effort would be.
The Cable | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics
When Philip Zelikow, the former counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, testifies before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Wednesday about con...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics
For the fourth time this week, the White House press briefing was dominated by questions over the president's stance -- seemingly souring -- on the id...
New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn and Carl Hulse | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics
Senate Democratic leaders, joining forces with the Obama White House, said they would resist efforts by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent...
Salon News | Mark Benjamin | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics
Feb. 24, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to move forward with a commission to investigate torture during the Bush administra...
Ari Melber | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics
Obama must scrutinize and disassemble the post-Sept. 11 imperial presidency, even if he reduces his own power in the process.
Michael Isikoff | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics