Cheney's Aide Says President Approved Leak  —  WASHINGTON, April 6 — Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff testified that he was authorized by President Bush, through Mr. Cheney, in July 2003 to disclose key parts of what until then was a classified prewar intelligence estimate on Iraq, according to a new court filing.

Playing Hardball With Secrets  —  For more than two years, Senate Republicans have dragged out an investigation into how the Bush administration came to use bogus intelligence on Iraq to justify a war.  A year ago, Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called it …

UPDATED: Declassifying classified data- and White House leaks  —  The sudden press flap over Scooter Libby's alleged "revelation" that President Bush declassified intelligence information related to Iraq is silly but all too predictable.  The entire flap relies on mixing terms and …

Immigration Bill Hit With Delays  —  Democrats and Republicans blamed each other Friday for problems stalling the progress of an immigration bill that would let millions of illegal immigrants remain in the U.S.  —  Votes were scheduled to break the logjam, but both supporters and opponents …

Senate immigration overhaul in doubt  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate compromise on an overhaul of immigration law appeared to get bogged down late on Thursday in the face of opposition by some Republicans who say it would give amnesty to lawbreakers.

Perry: No special election, unless DeLay resigns by Friday  —  Democrat says DeLay should leave office now so a vote can take place on the earliest date  —  AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry said today that he will not call an election to fill the congressional seat to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay …

Run-Down Republicans  —  Imagine that: Tom DeLay speaking truth to power.  —  "We don't have an agreed agenda," DeLay told a group of sympathetic reporters this week.  "Breaking up our leadership has taken its toll."  —  Self-serving?  Absolutely.  DeLay is saying the Republicans …