President Bush today announced that he will not hand over documents related to the firing of eight federal prosecutors last year, citing executive privilege.
The Senate immigration bill lost supporters yesterday and hangs on by a thread heading into this morning's showdown vote, after lawmakers voted down amendments making illegal aliens show roots to get legal status and cutting off their path to citizenship.
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As the Senate Democratic leader pushed his immigration bill through the chamber yesterday, Republican leader Mitch McConnell took a pass on the debate and left his rank-and-file members to fend for themselves.
Senate Republicans yesterday blocked a bill that would have made it easier for workers to unionize, striking a major blow to organized labor's effort to eliminate the long-standing practice of secret-ballot elections.
