Back in the United States, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has backed down on his refusal to disclose secret documents on the government’s monitoring of U.S. citizens. On Wednesday, Gonzales released the information to Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and Republican Senator Arlen Specter of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The documents include the warrant requests the administration is now filing and the judges’ orders in approving or denying them. Gonzales had initially claimed he would block the documents’ release. But he came under intense pressure after the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said she had no objection to disclosure.