Maverick unmoved by pleas on spy bill
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Congressâ chief opponent of legislation to revamp the intelligence community said he remains unmoved, and left the White House scrambling through the weekend for a solution
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James Bond&#39;s next mission has been delayed while makers search for the perfect person to play the top spy. Pierce Brosnan may yet play the secret agent again, but no actor has been officially signed up to play the part.
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In a day of political brinkmanship, President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists. House Democrats didn't budge and angry Republicans staged a walkout down the Capitol steps.
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Many lawmakers are uneasy about creating a powerful intelligence director.
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An intelligence reorganization bill appeared no closer to passage Sunday than it did on November 20, when objections from Republican committee chairmen pulled it from the floor.
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SAN DIEGO -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, found himself the focus of controversy Monday after leading House conservatives in a successful bid to block a bill aimed at overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence community.
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An attorney for two former Cold War-era spies told the Supreme Court Tuesday that the husband and wife should be allowed to seek lifetime pay from the CIA, but the government contended that spies had no such legal rights.
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Forget the economy. The candidate has to find his voice on terrorism
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Rep. Duncan Hunter says his son, a Marine artillery officer who has served in Iraq, asked him for two favors. One was to fix his Ford Bronco. The other was to stand firm in opposing an intelligence bill that would strip authority from the Pentagon.
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A bill authorizing the president's warrantless wiretapping program stalls in committee. Supporters charge election-year obstructionism, but opponents want tougher oversight on the executive branch.
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People indicted on terror charges will have a much harder time getting free on bail under a provision in the new intelligence bill. The provision also broadens the government's authority to spy on terror suspects.
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Legislation to reshape the intelligence community collapsed yesterday as conservative House Republicans refused to embrace a compromise because they said
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Congress moved closer to the passage of legislation on the handling of terrorism suspects while all but giving up hope on a final bill to authorize the administrationÂs eavesdropping program.
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Is the Defense chief dragging his feet on intelligence?
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The nation&#39;s confusing array of terrorist watch lists -- like those that snagged Sen. Ted Kennedy and Rep. John Lewis -- can be easy to get on, but far more difficult to get off.
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One of the best-known US senators says he has been misidentified as someone on a terrorism watch list at airports in recent months.
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Congress to try for SPY ACT law by year's end.