The attorney general says currently authorized methods used by CIA are 'lawful.' Jan. 30, 2008— -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey deflected sharp questions and pointed criticisms Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday he will refuse to publicly say whether the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding is illegal, digging in against critics who want the ...

WASHINGTON — The first secretary of the Homeland Security Department says waterboarding is torture. “There’s just no doubt in my mind — under any set of rules — waterboarding is torture,” Tom Ridge ...

In a tweet, Sen. John McCain pushes back against the 2012 GOP presidential candidates who supported waterboarding in last week’s presidential debate. Bloomberg rounds up the candidates’ positions: ...

Does anybody remember torture? It used to be quite the scandal stateside, as the abuse and misconduct of officials at places like Guantanamo Bay made news, but you don't hear about it as much anymore.

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A top Senate Republican slammed Donald Trump’s stance on waterboarding on Monday, an action that promptly received an expression of gratitude from the White House. “It is … important to remember that ...

(Reuters) - Four newly released memos issued by the U.S. Justice Department during the Bush administration between 2002 and 2005 spelled out methods that could be used by interrogators on terrorism ...

I'm getting tired of everyone beating up on my old missionary companion, Willard “Mitt” Romney. The latest example of how unfair everyone is to Mitt and how they misconstrue his every word, was the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey drew congressional fire on Wednesday for refusing to rule on the legality of waterboarding, and said the CIA may again seek to use the ...

Donald Trump thinks the United States isn't demonstrating its strength enough in the fight against the Islamic State. One of his proposed solutions as president is to revive waterboarding, an enhanced ...

Waterboarding? Hasn’t been used in years. Walling, stress positions, abdominal slaps? They’re no longer allowed. But if the CIA can no longer use the interrogation techniques described in chilling ...