Karl Rove

August 13, 2007 -- MS. PERINO: Good morning. We're on our way to Crawford, Texas. The President had his normal briefings at 8:00 a.m. this morning. At 10:20 a.m., the President visited Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center; you have his statement from there.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- THE PRESIDENT: Karl Rove is moving on down the road. I've been talking to Karl for a while about his desire to spend more time with Darby and Andrew. This is a family that has made enormous sacrifices not only for our beloved state of Texas, but for a country we both love.    » read more »

13 August 2007 -- The man known as President Bush's political alter ego, Karl Rove, is leaving the White House at the end of the month to return to private life. Rove has been Mr. Bush's top political strategist since before he ran for Governor of Texas in 1994. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more on Karl Rove's legacy from Washington.

It was a partnership born in the rough and tumble of Texas politics.

A long shot decision to take on a popular Texas governor in 1994 would eventually lead George W. Bush to the White House in 2000.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – RNC Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan released the following statement today on the resignation of Karl Rove:    » read more »

13 August 2007 (By VOA News) -- President George W. Bush's longtime political advisor, Karl Rove, said in an interview published Monday that he will resign at the end of the month.

Karl Rove, who headed Mr. Bush's political campaigns in 2000 and 2004, told The Wall Street Journal - in his words - "I just think it's time." He told Paul Gigot, the editor of the newspaper's editorial page "There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family."    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- Contrary to the recent claims of White House spokesperson Dana Perino, there is evidence that the White House has repeatedly failed to investigate security violations, take corrective action following breaches, and appropriately protect classified information.

In a letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding, Chairman Waxman describes evidence that:    » read more »

Kennedy, Whitehouse Ask Whether Justice Officials Knew Former Rove Aide Allegedly Engaged in Illegal “Vote Caging” Before Naming Him Interim U.S. Attorney

June 18, 2007 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today called for a Justice Department investigation into allegations of illegal voter suppression tactics by Republican political operatives, including former Karl Rove aide Tim Griffin, during the 2004 elections. Griffin is now serving as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.    » read more »

Senators Seek Document as Part of Ongoing Investigation Into Firing of Federal Prosecutors

May 2nd, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan group of Judiciary Committee Senators sent the following letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Wednesday seeking a confidential order delegating broad authority over hiring and firing practices to two of his aides. Both aides have since left the Department of Justice.    » read more »