Scandal

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement following today's comments by President Bush expressing confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Edwards first called for Gonzales to resign on March 13th, 2007.

"The American people rightly lose a little more confidence in George Bush every time he expresses his confidence in Alberto Gonzales. When he says Gonzales has done nothing wrong, we wonder whether the President has forgotten the difference between right and wrong.    » read more »

May 22, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Yesterday, The Hotline’s “Last Call,” posed the question: "Are there enough ousted Bush appointees yet to form a baseball team?" The Democratic National Committee took the challenge and the answer is “Yes, and then some!” Mired in scandal, investigations and abuses of power, resignations across the Bush Administration continue to overshadow the Bush White House.

THE STARTING LINE-UP...

Starting Pitcher    » read more »

20 May 2007 -- The top Republican senator on the committee investigating U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says he believes Gonzales might step down before a no-confidence vote planned this week by opposition Democrats.

In a television interview Sunday, Senator Arlen Specter said he expects a number of Republicans will join the Democrats in a "very substantial" vote against Gonzales, if the measure comes to the Senate floor.

Specter says he thinks Gonzales will resign in preference to having such a mark on his record.    » read more »

May 15, 2007 -- (Washington)- Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), and Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) called upon Attorney General Gonzales to provide information to the Judiciary Committee regarding the dismissal of Todd Graves, the ninth U.S. Attorney known to have been fired by the Justice Department in 2006. The Attorney General responded to questions about Graves' dismissal at Thursday's hearing (video), neglecting to acknowledge he was on the firing list, while defending a voter fraud case that Graves refused to endorse.    » read more »

Washington, May 9, 2007 - The World Bank Executive Directors met today to consider a request from World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz for additional time to comment on the draft report of the ad hoc group, which was provided to him on May 6. They have informed the President that they agree with the recommendation of the group to extend the period for his final comments on the group’s draft report to the close of business on May 11. After considering the President’s comments, the group will complete its report.    » read more »

April 25, 2007 -- Today, the RNC issued a press release indicating that they would not comply with requests made by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for materials relating to the possibly illegal use of RNC emails by White House staff members. RNC Chairman Mike Duncan argued that turning over the e-mails meant revealing the RNC’s “playbook.”

Democratic National Committee Communications Director Karen Finney issued the follow response:    » read more »

Opening Round Of Questions, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

April 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing with Attorney General Gonzales, Senator Edward M. Kennedy focused his first round of questions on the process by which the U.S. Attorneys were fired. Below are his remarks, as prepared for delivery.    » read more »