Daily Briefing: 'Leaning Toward Indictments'
• Fitzgeraldwill not issue a final report and possible indictments are not expected this week; lawyers involved say the prosecutor is "leaning toward indictments but continuing to weigh thousands of pages of documents and testimony." [ NYT ]
• Mierssupported abortion ban in 1989; today she insists the court should not determine "social policy."McClellan: "[P]ersonal views and ideology and religion have no role to play when it comes to making decisions on the bench." [ WP , NYT , LAT , WT , USAT ]
• Miers' questionnaire lifts support among Republicans; Democrats have concerns about her abortion views. [ LAT , WSJ ]
• Mierswas vetted by a few White House "insiders"; she met withBushbut not withCheneyorRove. [ USAT ]
• Bush"made his displeasure known" toRovetwo years ago and has "made his life miserable about" the leak investigation, says "presidential counselor." [ NYDN ]
• Bushannounces $32b domestic security bill: "We're going to get control of our borders. We'll make this country safer for all our citizens." [ NYT , LAT , WSJ , WT ]
•White House to reduce next Gulf Coast relief package to around $20b. [ WSJ ]
•Republicans losing support among conservatives, moderates, and independents.Ronald Brownstein: "This two-front war complicates the challenge for the GOP asBushtries to regain the initiative in Washington and the party prepares for the 2006 midterm elections." [ LAT ]
•Presidential tax commission unveils two simplified options; designed as a framework for upcoming proposals. [ WP , NYT , WSJ , USAT ]
•Republicans seek expansion of FBI's powers in regards to terrorism investigations. [ NYT ]
•9/11 Commission members set to criticize White House and FBI in new report. [ NYT ]
• Miersholds assets of about $1.3m; drives a used Mercedes. [ NYT ]
•Senate intelligence committee will pressPorter Gosstoday on the revival of CIA. [ WP ]
•Senate scraps 1.9% raise for lawmakers. [ USAT ]