Throughout American history, there have been spies who have, on occasion, infiltrated the federal government and obtained valuable secrets. Throughout that history, no spy has ever been able to breach the White House itself. That is, until the Bush gang took over. Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House […]
The vaunted White House political operation, known for its ability to spin, manipulate, and cajole, seems to have forgotten that when dealing with skeptical allies, it’s rarely a good idea to call them names. The conservative uprising against President Bush escalated yesterday as Republican activists angry over his nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers […]
Here we are. After two years of breathless anticipation, the Plame Game criminal investigation may very well be wrapped up within the next few days. The federal prosecutor investigating who leaked the identity of a CIA operative is expected to signal within days whether he intends to bring indictments in the case, legal sources close […]
David Safavian, the Bush administration’s top federal procurement officer, was indicted a couple of weeks ago for his role in obstructing a criminal investigation into disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Safavian’s former employer. Yesterday, it got much worse. David H. Safavian, former chief of White House procurement policy, was indicted yesterday on five counts of […]
To follow up on yesterday’s item about a Senate amendment to a massive defense appropriations bill that would prohibit prisoner abuse, the measure passed the Senate last night by a wide margin, despite a veto threat from Bush. The Senate defied the White House yesterday and voted to set new limits on interrogating detainees in […]
At yesterday’s White House press conference, the president briefly summarized one of the reasons he has so much faith in Harriet Miers’ abilities. “I know her well enough to be able to say that she’s not going to change, that 20 years from now she’ll be the same person with the same philosophy that she […]
When we last checked in on the Hill to gauge Republican reaction to Tom DeLay’s mounting legal troubles, we found two GOP lawmakers returning contributions from DeLay’s political action committee. Undeterred, the up-until-recently House Majority Leader has stayed on the offensive, lashed out wildly at his real and imagined critics, and worked to rally his […]
On Monday, after Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, most senators issued some kind of vaguely-polite statement. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) said nothing. On Tuesday, when several GOP senators started voicing support for Miers’ nomination (Orrin Hatch led the way), Brownback issued a carefully-worded statement. Brownback explained that while he “trusts” the president, […]
I vaguely remember the time — I believe it was called the “1980s and ’90s” — when Republicans railed against the idea of social engineering. In 1993, Henry Hyde wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post in which he lambasted the Clinton White House for its alleged belief that government could use its power to […]
I reported yesterday morning that Focus on the Family’s James Dobson is one of the very few religious-right leaders to embrace Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination. Apparently, at least according to Dobson, his support is driven by inside information. Karl Rove, the president’s top political adviser, started calling influential social conservatives to reassure them about […]