Mar 04 Watch Leahy, Other Lawmakers Call for Investigation of Bush-Era Terrorism Policies Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy called for a nonpartisan "truth commission" to investigate the Bush administration's policies on interrogation of terror detainees. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Jul 28 DOJ Hiring Marred by Politics, New Report Finds By Admin, PBS News Hour Top aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales violated federal law by allowing politics to influence the hiring of career prosecutors and judges, a new Justice Department investigation concludes. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Mukasey Nomination Intensifies Debate on Waterboarding A House panel heard testimony Thursday on the controversial interrogation technique of waterboarding, which simulates the experience of drowning. A former Navy instructor and an intelligence expert discuss the legality and effectiveness of the procedure. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Torture Tactic Questions Dominate Mukasey Confirmation Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey's responses to questions on the constitutionality of torture tactics troubled some Democratic senators during his confirmation hearings and have slowed the next steps in his nomination. Two members of the Senate Judiciary panel discuss Mukasey's bid. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Attorney General Nominee Mukasey Questioned on Torture Views Michael Mukasey, President Bush's nominee for U.S. attorney general, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a second day Thursday and was closely questioned on his views on interrogation tactics and torture. Legal experts assess the confirmation hearings. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Senate Judiciary Questions Nominee Mukasey in Confirmation Hearing The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday finished its first day of questioning of attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey, asking him about issues of national security. The NewsHour reports on Mukasey's confirmation hearing. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Democrats Seek Perjury Probe for Attorney General Senate Democrats requested a perjury investigation for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales after testimony from FBI Director Robert Mueller raised questions about his credibility. Former Justice Department officials discuss the situation. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch New Testimony on Fired Federal Prosecutors Former White House aide Sara Taylor testified before the Senate Wednesday on the firings of eight federal prosecutors in the Bush Administration. The NewsHour reports on new testimony from the trail. Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Guantanamo Detainees Face Changing Legal Process A Senate panel approved a bill Thursday allowing detainees in Guantanamo Bay to challenge their "enemy combatant" status. The NewsHour reports on the details of the current legal process available to detainees. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch President Refutes Reid's Comments That Iraq War Is 'Lost' President Bush asserted Friday that progress is being made in Iraq, a day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the war is "lost." Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss this story and more. Continue watching