Frank James

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. The House passed major lobbying reform legislation to require lobbyists...

by Frank James House Democrats have been patting themselves on the back today for passing lobbying reform legislation while Republicans have been chiding Democrats for not going far enough, blasting...

by Tom Brune Fred Thompson today reported that he raised $3.4 million last month for his presidential exploratory committee, causing some supporters to start hand wringing because the amount fell...

AP Photo/Dennis Cook by Frank James Adm. Michael Mullen, President Bush's choice to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified in his confirmation hearing before the...

by Frank James If you're a Republican, how do you change the rules in a large state like California with its 55 electoral votes, a state that has voted Democratic...

by Frank James The Washington Post has a story today based on an interview with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the House Majority Whip, in which the lawmaker very candidly said...

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized overnight with...

by Frank James Congressional Democrats and Democratic presidential candidates who are arguing for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq will have to contend with an op-ed piece in the New York...

Photo by Stephen Voss/Bloomberg News by Siobhan Gorman Proving there are second acts in Washington—or at least attempted ones—the fearless former FEMA leader Michael D. Brown is now pitching himself...

by Frank James Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich gave one of the oddest reasons anyone could give for contemplating a presidential run. Call it the "vacuum." After appearing on...