Day: December 11, 2008

Donald H. Rumsfeld and other officials bear major responsibility for abuses committed by American troops in detention centers, a Senate report said.

An Interview with Hans Bennett

Interview by Clayton Ruley

Will President Bush reconsider his refusal to tap Treasury funds to stave off bankruptcies this winter among Detroit’s Big Three?

Carol M. Browner’s new position as White House coordinator of energy and climate policy may be undefined, but her thinking on those issues is clearly in line with the president-elect’s.

Several conservatives senators were mulling summoning the former president.

A grand jury was weighing evidence against Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, and an Illinois state senator said he had felt pressured toward a quid pro quo agreement.

A panel of federal drug experts recommended that two drugs be banned from use in the treatment of asthma, but that two others could still be prescribed.

Congressional Republicans are trying to turn the tables on Democrats who pressed a good-government theme in their successful drive to recapture Congress in 2006.

At a United Nations gathering in Poland, Senator John Kerry reassured delegates that the United States would take strong measures to combat climate change.

McCain’s top pollster said that attacking Obama over Rev. Wright would not have helped McCain’s campaign.