------------------------------------------------------ The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC ------------------------------------------------------ President Bush is scheduled to speak at 5:45 PM EST on the U.S. attorney matter. Earlier today, the president called Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to offer his support. What will Bush say now? We'll have complete coverage tonight on Hardball live at 5 PM EST.
More news today from Washington - the White House announced Karl Rove, Harriet Miers and others will meet with Congressional investigators but only for testimony behind closed doors and not under oath. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, the Senate voted overwhelmingly today to take back the Attorney General's power to fill U.S. attorney vacancies without Senate confirmation. Hardball's David Shuster will report on the latest in the U.S. attorney scandal, and we'll talk about it all with Jane Mayer from The New Yorker and The Dallas Morning News' Wayne Slater, co-author of "Bush's Brain." When the smoke clears, will Gonzales be gone? We'll ask Democratic consultant Jenny Backus and Ed Rogers, a former adviser to President George H.W. Bush. We'll also hear from Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AK), one of many in Congress calling for the Gonzales resignation. Reps. Diane Watson (D-CA) and Chris Shays (R-CT) will be here to talk about the latest developments in the Congressional debate over Iraq. And the Hardballers: The Weekly Standard's Matt Continetti and The Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman will hash out what's been going on in the race for '08 For the latest on all of today's political news, go to the best political website www.politics.msnbc.com, powered by NBC News and the National Journal. Don't forget to check out NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ and MSNBC.com's political calendar http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/. Shelby Poduch compiled the "Hardball Briefing" from Washington, D.C. ========================================= This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this The Hardball Briefing Newsletter newsletter because you subscribed to it or, someone forwarded it to you. To remove yourself from the list (or to add yourself to the list if this message was forwarded to you) simply go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7140407/, select unsubscribe, enter the email address receiving this message, and click the Go button. Microsoft Corporation - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 MSN PRIVACY STATEMENT http://privacy.msn.com <http://privacy.msn.com/>