Thank you for that sobering and incisive assessment of John Ashcroft’s nomination for attorney general (“The Conscience of a Pentecostal,” by Martin E. Marty, Opinion, Jan. 28). I too am an ...

Of all the Bible stories John Ashcroft knows by heart, none mirrors his own life like the Old Testament melodrama of Daniel. As a Hebrew captive exiled to Babylon, Daniel worked his way into the ...

NEW YORK -- The Patriot Act and the government's "war on terror" are threatening the ability of America's non-profit charities to do their essential work and we have John Ashcroft to thank for it. By ...

Attorney General John Ashcroft and a top aide recused themselves Thursday from the Justice Department's criminal investigation of Enron Corp., the energy giant that filed the largest bankruptcy case ...

151; -- President-elect George W. Bush's nominee for attorney general, former Sen. John Ashcroft of Missouri faces a tough confirmation hearing before the Senate this week. And while Senate ...

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of unbelief I fear not God. I fear John Ashcroft. "Civilized people -- Muslims, Christians and Jews -- all understand that the source of freedom ...

Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft will speak at both of the spring commencement ceremonies for Southwest Baptist University. The ceremonies are at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. May 9 at the Jane and ...

1. John David Ashcroft was born on May 9, 1942, in Chicago, to Grace Ashcroft and James Robert Ashcroft. After John was born, the Ashcroft family moved to Springfield, Missouri, where his father ...

WASHINGTON -- Faced with having to release immigrant criminals starting next week, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday he will try to force the home countries to take them back.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A Washington showdown loomed. For weeks, a small number of lawmakers and ...

Regardless of John Ashcroft’s many attempts to portray himself as a reasonable nominee for the position of attorney general (Jan. 17-18), his record, his associations and his previous statements ...