White House social secretary Desiree Rogers resigns
Desiree Rogers, White House social secretary, resigns effective next month after criticism over gate crashers at the Navy 24 state dinner. President Obama and First Lady Michelle thank Rogers for organizing hundreds of events and expanding access to the White House, while she cites completing the goal of making the White House “the people's house.”
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House pulls torture penalty from intelligence bill
The House approved an intelligence bill after removing a provision that would have punished officers with up to 15 years for cruel or inhuman interrogation methods. Republicans opposed the clause, leading to its reintroduction without the torture penalty, as the chamber passed the measure 235 to 168.
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Missing E-mails Deepen Bush Interrogation Review
Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy urged the Justice Department to locate missing e mails tied to legal opinions by John Yoo and Jay Bybee that justified harsh interrogation of terror suspects. The probe found poor judgment and flawed advice but no misconduct, while internal investigators cited lost e mails hampering the inquiry.
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