The rehabilitation of John David Ashcroft has been a wonder to behold. When he left the Justice Department three years ago, he was the left's favorite demon, the symbol of all the dark and sinister ...

John Ashcroft picked up the nickname "Straight Arrow" when he was governor of Missouri. It wasn't because he shot straight (which he did), but because his religious beliefs and principles disciplined ...

The job of the FBI is not to offer Congress public progress reports on criminal investigations, but to conduct those investigations in confidence unless and until they warrant an indictment or ...

A Showtime documentary series, directed in part by Alex Gibney, traces the often fraught relationship between the American presidency and the F.B.I. By Mike Hale A Times reporter who has covered law ...