Bush Dodges Comey's Accusations That He Personally Arranged Ashcroft Hospital Visit  —  During a press conference today, President Bush was confronted about recent accusations made by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey regarding the White House's shocking efforts to seek legal sanction for its warrantless wiretapping program.

White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary  —  Troops don't need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill.  —  The Bush administration had asked …

Deal Is Reached in Senate on Immigration  —  Senators from both parties announced an agreement this afternoon on immigration-reform legislation that would bring illegal immigrants and their families "out of the shadows and into the sunshine of American life," as Senator Edward M. Kennedy put it.

Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason  —  Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent—ominously, dreadfully silent.

Zogby: Romney Widens Lead in New Hampshire  —  Romney leaps ahead to double-digit lead over McCain, Giuliani; Clinton lead shrinks to 2 points over Obama; Richardson now in double-digits  —  Republican Mitt Romney has made an explosive leap ahead of his competitors in the first primary state …

Wolfowitz interview goes nowhere fast … In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events.  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — I was the only reporter in the world to talk to embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Wednesday.

ABC News's Charlie Gibson Calls the Shots, Lands on Top  —  After word arrived Tuesday afternoon that Jerry Falwell had suffered a fatal heart attack, Charlie Gibson was determined not to lead his newscast with the preacher's death.  —  "It lends importance to a figure whose legacy contained …

The Last Temptation of Al Gore  —  Let's say you were dreaming up the perfect stealth candidate for 2008, a Democrat who could step into the presidential race when the party confronts its inevitable doubts about the front runners.  You would want a candidate with the grass-roots appeal of Barack Obama …

President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with United Kingdom Prime Minister Blair  —  PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you.  I'm pleased to welcome Tony Blair back to the White House.  He is a good friend.  He has led the British people for a long time, since 1797.  (Laughter.)

The Glenn and Helen Show: Conn Iggulden on Boys and Danger  —  Are we turning into a nation of wimps?  Do boys need to be boys?  Is there something parents and schools should be doing differently?  We talk with British author Conn Iggulden, whose new book, The Dangerous Book for Boys …

D.C. May Be Losing Status As a Majority-Black City  —  The District of Columbia's longtime status as a majority-black city appears to be diminishing, even as Maryland and Virginia continue to experience a dramatic rise in their minority populations, according to census estimates released today.

'Fairness doctrine': Anything but fair  —  In Washington, names often bear little relation to logic.  Bills are given the friendliest-sounding names imaginable — like this year's Employee Free Choice Act — when what they do is actually the opposite (like strip them of the right to a secret ballot in union elections).

Rove's Worrisome Witness  —  On the day presidential senior adviser Karl Rove administered a tongue-lashing to a Republican congressman, disturbing news about his former executive assistant was spread on Capitol Hill.  GOP House members learned that Susan Ralston is requesting immunity …

Immigration "Reform" Will Be National Security Disaster  —  Last year it appeared we dodged the bullet when proposed immigration reforms died on "The Hill."  Unfortunately, the mad rush to "do something" has taken over the common sense of too many of our political leaders and we may actually …

Ron Paul's Race Problem  —  For all those getting really excited about anti-war, libertarian Republican Ron Paul, it's worth noting that he's pretty racist and also an anti-Semite.  —  The Houston Chronicle story linked above contains quotes from a newsletter Mr. Paul put out in the 1980s and 1990s.