Senate Panel Approves Sotomayor

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2009 The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 6 Tuesday in favor of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination as a Supreme Court justice. The full Senate must now review her nomination, for confirmation. If approved -- which is likely -- Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Live Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2009 Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court justice confirmation hearings are currently under way in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Check out this live stream of the hearings, and hear what the senators have to say about the nominee and how she defends herself in front of them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mukasey Stonewalls Congress in CIA Tape Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2007 Newly installed Attorney General Michael Mukasey swiftly shot down requests by House and Senate Judiciary Committee leaders, as well as other members of Congress, for information about the Justice Department's investigation of the CIA tape destruction fiasco -- because the department would seem "subject to political influence." Oh. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hasta Luego, Alberto

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2007 After months of intense scrutiny from the press, public and the Senate Judiciary Committee, beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has followed in Karl Rove's footsteps, becoming the second major member of President Bush's inner circle to resign in this last phase of Bush's presidency. Gonzales called it quits on Monday, sparking a flurry of reactions on Capitol Hill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team Cheney Sits on Wiretapping Documents

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2007 On Monday, Vice President Dick Cheney's office allowed that it has "dozens of documents" detailing the Bush administration's controversial warrant-free overseas wiretapping program, according to The Washington Post, but it doesn't seem likely that Cheney's cohorts will fork them over without a struggle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove to Dodge Senate Committee Grilling?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2007 Once again, it pays to be in the Bush administration's tight inner circle (especially when the possibility of punishment for alleged wrongdoing looms): It now seems that Karl Rove may be protected by his loyal president and may not have to face the Senate Judiciary Committee about the U.S. attorney firings scandal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gonzales’ Stone Wall

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2007 Although Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was characteristically dodgy during last week's questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee about just who had dispatched him in March 2004 to persuade an ailing John Ashcroft to approve an illegal wiretapping program, The New York Times leaves little mystery that it was Vice President Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove Subpoenaed in U.S. Attorney Firing Case

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2007 Add Karl Rove to the mix of White House bigwigs whose feet may be put to the fire by the Senate Judiciary Committee in relation to the U.S. attorney firing scandal, which has jeopardized Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (even though his cronies continue to support him). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )