It’s been 20 years since David Drake starred in “The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me,” his autobiographical one-man show about how Mr. Kramer’s play “The Normal Heart” — revived on Broadway last year in a Tony-winning production — inspired Mr. Drake to beco

Good news: They let us in! Bad News: They let us in. The Marriott Wardman Hotel & Conference Centre is much like a mall where you can’t find anything except the big anchor store, which is Mitch McConnell. But alas, after stepping over a few mass graves,

The McCain family -- from left: Jimmy, Meghan, Cindy, John, Bridget, Joe, Doug surround Roberta McCain on her 100th birthday. (Jeff Kida) Who was the last person to leave Roberta McCain’s 100th birthday party? If you have to ask, you don’t know the irrep

( swong@politico.com or @scottwongDC) With an assist from Kevin Robillard and Manu Raju CATHOLIC COMPROMISE – Hoping to quell outrage from Catholic leaders and Republicans, the White House is seeking a compromise on the Obama administration rule requirin

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN MINDMELD : “It’s about delegates. We could have made the decision to spend money, resources [in Colo. and Minn.], but we had to be pretty tough-minded about it -- just to be focused on the delegates, and on Super Tuesday [March 6]. We cou

Shortly after 4 a.m. last Saturday morning, 25-year-old Jason Prostrollo, a former Marine who served in Iraq, was shot and killed by a Scottsdale police officer after allegedly kidnapping a cabdriver at knifepoint, threatening a couple and advancing on o

That?s the overall finding of new research by Beutler at the website Talking Points Memo. Beutler looked at Mitt Romney?s income tax return from 2010, John and Cindy McCain?s and ?s from 2006, John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz?s from 2003, and George

This week’s bookbencher is Gloria De Piero, the Labour MP for Ashfield. She has a soft spot for Wuthering Heights and Karl Marx’s Das Kapital. Which book's on your bedside table at the moment? Race of a Lifetime. I'm half way through it. It's a behind th

Candidates’ wives always play an integral role in political, particularly presidential, campaigns. Whether it’s Cindy McCain’s soft hand in 2008 or Hillary Clinton standing by her man and promising a hands-on approach to being First Lady during the 1992

Mike Sunnucks writes about politics, law, airlines, sports business and the economy. Romney was McCain’s main Republican foe in 2008 but leads the GOP presidential pack this go-around. Ironically, some of the opposition research on Romney also has hit ho

SALT LAKE CITY — When former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee challenged John McCain in South Carolina in 2008, he felt he had an advantage because he could "speak the language" of the Palmetto State. His cultural connection was fried squirrel. "When I wa

JAE C. HONG ASSOCIATED PRESS After addressing the jubilant throng at a Chicago election-night rally in 2008, Barack and Michelle Obama embrace. "You actually pulled this off," she murmured to him, according to the new book "The Obamas." When Barack Obam

(Photo Credit: Reuters) Christine O'Donnell What do your Netflix 'suggestions' say about you? I'm "Independent tear-jerkers with strong female roles." Miranda Cosgrove Had an amazing day so far with The First Lady and the iCarly cast at Hayfield School!

Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) speaks during a campaign event as South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (2nd L), Romney's wife Ann Romney (C), McCain's wife Cindy McCain and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) listen at t

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Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman and members of his family expressed outrage on Friday at an advertisement targeted at his adopted daughters by a group supporting rival Ron Paul. An online ad authored by 'NHLiberty4Paul' shows footage of Mr H

For Cindy McCain, a video by Ron Paul's supporters that feature images of Jon Huntsman's adopted Asian daughters is a painful reminder of the 2000 presidential campaign. "I deeply resent the video made of the adopted daughters" of Jon Huntsman, McCain sa

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman and members of his family expressed outrage on Friday at an advertisement targeted at his adopted daughters by a group supporting rival Ron Paul. An online ad authored by

Cindy McCain, a victim of dirty campaigning herself in the 2000 presidential election, is weighing in on a controversial campaign ad made by a purported Ron Paul supporter that uses images of Jon Huntsman's adopted daughters in an attempt to prove Huntsm