Frank James

by Frank James A story getting a lot of attention in Washington and beyond is the fundraising success comedian and liberal Democrat Al Franken has had against Sen. Norm Coleman...

by Frank James The Congressional Research Service has updated its estimates for the costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and says the monthly costs have increased 37.9 percent to...

by Frank James National Public Radio's Guy Raz had an interesting piece today on the Morning Edition program in which he talked to Nixon Administration Defense Secretary Melvin Laird about...

by Frank James A quick guided-tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting Washington-related stories. President Bush intends to begin emphasizing the next phase of U.S. military involvement...

by Frank James Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) held a press conference today to set the stage for the debate and votes scheduled over the next two weeks...

by Frank James Is there really, as the New York Times reported this morning, an increasingly urgent debate within White House over whether to soon announce a gradual withdrawal of...

by Frank James Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.,) chairman of the House Judiciary Committee wrote President Bush today asking him to emulate former President Bill Clinton at least in one area:...

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by Frank James White House Counsel Fred Fielding has officially informed Congress by letter that President Bush is asserting executive privilege, declining to allow former White House aides to testify...

by Frank James Anyone who thought Cindy Sheehan was exiting the public stage when she stepped away from the peace movement in May was mistaken. She's back in the news...