John Ashcroft

Republicans refuse to confirm leader for ATF despite its troubles

2011-09-06 20:27:00

Congressional Republicans have been upset at the management at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which authorized a botched sting operation near the Mexican border that put guns in the hands of drug criminals. But Republican...

Christopher Hitchens dies at 62; engaging, enraging author and essayist

2011-12-15 21:57:00

Christopher Hitchens, the engaging and enraging British-American author and essayist whose polemical writings on religion, politics, war and other provocations established him as one of his generation's most robust public intellectuals, has died. He was...

For France's Marianne, big breasts aren't always better

2011-04-01 16:33:15

Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad to be executed in Virginia [Updated]

2009-11-10 16:32:34

Arizona's tough new immigration law could face tough court challenge

2010-04-28 16:34:01

Yes, Virginia, there is a Picasso

2010-05-04 16:32:55

Appeals court lets stand decision that Ashcroft can be sued

2010-03-18 16:34:02

'American Tales' at Deaf West Theatre

2008-06-26 00:00:00

MARK TWAIN and Herman Melville are renowned for capturing the salt, wit and dreams of their eras. But the two musicals they've inspired for the world premiere of "American Tales" -- presented by the Antaeus company -- reveal the authors' uncelebrated...

Our long national nightmare -- still going strong

2007-01-07 00:00:00

WHEN President Ford announced in his brief and sober inaugural address that "our long national nightmare is over," it wasn't just an attempt to lay the turbulent Nixon presidency to poetic rest. It was also a bit of wish-casting about the nation's deep...

Rumsfeld exits, so does comedy

2006-11-10 00:00:00

IT'S BEEN A dark week for satire. Within 48 hours, two of the world's great punch-line generators — Kevin Federline, alias "Mr. Britney Spears," and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — abruptly punched out. Not since Oct. 10, 1973 —...

The lost Padilla verdict

2007-08-17 00:00:00

If there has been one common theme in the Bush administration's handling of the myriad legal challenges to its conduct of the "war on terrorism," it has been the government's tendency to change the playing field just when defeat seemed imminent. No case...

Alberto Gonzales resigns as AG

2007-08-28 00:00:00

The resignation of Atty. Gen Alberto R. Gonzales on Monday removes a lightning rod of criticism for the Bush administration, which began looking for a credible replacement who could restore the effectiveness and reputation of the Justice Department -- and...

John Ashcroft, center, was the first attorney general under Bush.

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Gregory Itzin Political (Acting) Background Itzin is probably most recognizable as the evil President Logan from 24, but he also played Attorney General John Ashcroft in the 2003 TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis.

2008-01-08 17:53:33

APPROVED: Alberto R. Gonzales was confirmed as attorney general by the narrowest margin of any of President Bush s second-term Cabinet nominees. Since 2001, the only Cabinet member to be confirmed by a smaller margin was his predecessor, John Ashcroft, who was approved 58 to 42.

2005-02-04 02:28:18