Day: May 23, 2008

Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood’s assignment as the top American officer in Pakistan was canceled after media there criticized his work as commander of the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

The appointees oversee companies suspected of wrongdoing as they pay fines and change their practices, avoiding criminal charges.

John McCain rejected the endorsements of two evangelical ministers who he had hoped would help him court religious conservatives.

With the subpoena, the House Judiciary Committee pressed its investigation of possible political influence in Justice Department prosecutions.

The farm bill that the president vetoed was found to have been missing a 34-page section, requiring lawmakers to initiate a do-over.

Barack Obama sought to assure Jewish voters in Florida of his commitment to the security of Israel and implored them to disregard rumors about him.

Twenty-five Republican senators broke with President Bush and voted in favor or expanding veterans’ benefits as part of a bill to finance another year of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When Barack Obama criticized John McCain over a bill for veterans’ tuition assistance, the Arizona senator’s response was scathing.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s stepdaughter, Caroline Raclin, will be among the graduates present as Senator Barack Obama gives the commencement address at Wesleyan University on Sunday.

Republican leaders gave a tentative nod of approval to three of John McCain’s potential running mates while pointing to other possibilities.