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Witnesses testified about the enforcement of federal criminal law to protect Americans working for U.S. contractors in Iraq. Rep. Ted Poe testified as the founder of the Victims' Rights …

Witnesses testified about the “Jena Six” case in which six black teenagers were charged with the beating of a white student soon after nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus. T…

Commissioners testified about their report on security in Iraq and the capabilities of Iraqi security forces operating in tandem with U.S. military forces. They noted both great progress in …

Democratic members of the freshman class of the House of Representatives talked to reporters about the accomplishments of their first term.

Members who were former prosecutors, led by Representative Jay Inslee, talked about a resolution filed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would direct the Judiciary Committee to inves…

The full committee will meet to mark up H.R. 3087, to require the president, in coordination with the secretary of State, the secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senio…

Witnesses testified about findings in the latest National Intelligence Estimate on the threat posed by various al-Qaida groups. Among the issues addressed were the degree of cooperation and …

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the politicizing of the hiring and firing of U.S. attorneys. Members spoke about the dismissals of several U.S. attorneys and Ms. Miers' failu…

Mr. McNulty testified at a hearing on the continuing investigation into the controversy surrounding the firing of selected U.S. attorneys. In his testimony he addressed questions about his p…

Witnesses testified about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007. The act included procedures through which disclosure of confidential information from a journalist or a communication serv…

The House continued work for a second day on fiscal year 2008 Homeland Security spending. Members debated the disclosure of congressional earmarks.