In a letter to the Department of Justice, Sens. Durbin and Whitehouse request an update on the status of the Office of Professional Responsibility's report on torture.

Will Osama bin Laden outlast the presidency of George W. Bush?

Goth rocker Marilyn Manson sings the GOP's praises, while Bush and Gore prep for the debates. Nader draws a crowd and a new candidate draws poll support.

Selected pages from the CIA inspector general's report on interrogation during the war on terror

Set sail with Ann Richards, Joe Wilson, David Talbot and more

Tinky Winky on Jerry Falwell, Carlos Castaneda's dark legacy, the CIA's torture teachers, the scourge of plastic bags, and more only-in-Salon articles you shouldn't miss.

The flap over dubious documents has obscured the real story. Here it is.

Now in retreat mode, John McCain must spend to defend the Hoosier State.

A new report digs into downtime in the governor's military service record. Gore gears up for the debates and dares Bush on soft money. Hillary Clinton hits the halfway mark.

Secret memos from the former administration reveal the breadth of the Bush team's claims of executive branch power.

By Scott Rosenberg

After a two-year investigation, the Senate names names -- Bush, Tenet, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Addington, Rice.

He's been typecast in American eyes as an unyielding conservative. The real Benedict is more multi-dimensional

As go gas prices, so goes the president's popularity. Time to fill up the SUV.

A congressional investigation finds that Bush administration officials had more interaction with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff than previously disclosed.