John Conyers News

Supporters of Hillary Clinton protest outside the Democratic National Committee meeting considering the Michigan and Florida primaries in Washington, D.C., Saturday.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers said today that he plans to begin discussions with former White House press secretary Scott McClellan regarding his participation in a congressional hearing.

Lawmakers are demanding that the FBI explain "unacceptable vacancy rates" in the bureau's counterterrorism division and have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the impact of current FBI ...

So-called 'net neutrality' an excuse for federal regulation If you head down to the post office and drop a letter in the slot with a -- wait while we check our calendar, here -- 42-cent stamp on it, the post ...

More... Turner triumphs in custody battle By Jessica Wehrman WASHINGTON - As a lawmaker, U.S. Rep.

Main Category: Public Health Article Date: 23 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT Sen. Robert Menendez announced that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other lawmakers will question Department of Homeland Security ...

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday subpoenaed former White House top political adviser Karl Rove to testify about whether the White House improperly meddled with the Justice Department.

Accusations of politics influencing decisions at the department led to last year's resignation of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

The subpoena issued Thursday orders Rove to testify before the House panel on July 10. He is expected to face questions about the White House's role in firing nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 and the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama, a Democrat.

Lawmakers say they want answers from Department of Homeland Security leaders about reports of inadequate medical care for detained immigrants.

Oakland Superdelegate Picks Obama Detroit Free Press May 20--Barack Obama has picked up another superdelegate from Michigan.

Main Category: Public Health Article Date: 19 May 2008 - 6:00 PDT House Judiciary Committee leaders on Thursday in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff requested thousands of ...

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that will create a White House czar for intellectual property rights and also increase resources to fight bootleggers.

“We are going to be real nice to anybody who did not support Senator Obama. Real nice. Super nice. "It's the most difficult thing one can do in the political system: Beat the crap out of your opponent, and then be nice and friendly after you do it.”

Conyers 'Very Worried' About Clinton Continued Campaign by Staff U.S. Rep. John Conyers says he is worried Hillary Clinton's continued presidential campaign will make it more difficult to unify Democrats in ... via The Post Chronicle

News Thu, May 08, 2008 4:04 pm Thursday, May 8, 2008 Source: San Fransisco Chronicle With drug trafficking and violence from international cartels on the rise, "do you think the DEA's limited resources are best ... via High Times

“The bill squarely addresses the issue of the enormous market power of the telephone and cable companies as the providers of 98 percent of the broadband service in the country”

Okay, it's not. The DMCA needs to go AND we need net neutrality guaranteed. "The bill squarely addresses the issue of the enormous market power of the telephone and cable companies as the providers of 98 ... via Prometheus 6

“In this business, you can't take this personal because you've been elected to do a job.”

As she hurried to join fellow City Council members in a closed session regarding Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a publicly embarrassing text-messaging sex scandal, Martha Reeves flashed a smile born mostly ... via Chicago Tribune

“Everybody was paying plaintiffs so they could bring their cases.”

A scandal has been emerging in the trial lawyer industry. It points to a potentially cancerous growth in our economy that is killing jobs and hampering prosperity at a time when families are being pummeled by ... via Hugh Hewitt

“Broadband deployment is a bright spot in the U.S. economy that provides high paying jobs, unprecedented infrastructure investment, and innovation. Why would Congress want to jeopardize all that with this bill?”

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would bar network providers from discriminating against some Internet content. via Raw Story

“The Internet was designed without centralized control, without gatekeepers for content and services”

The only Net neutrality proposal to encounter some measure of success in the U.S. Congress is back again for another try. via CNET News.com

A bipartisan proposal to create an intellectual-property czar and impose new penalties on pirates sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. via CNET News.com

“In future hearings we plan to hear from other key players in this process - including the vice president's chief of staff David Addington, former Attorney General [John] Ashcroft, and the author of several key legal memos, Professor John Yoo”

A House Judiciary subcommittee today approved a subpoena for David Addington , chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, calling for the aide to testify during a hearing on the Bush administration's rules ... via Washington Times