When Republicans took control of Washington after Bush won the 2000 presidential election, his administration could have challenged that requirement, as it did other mandates. But in his 2001 confirmation hearings to be attorney general, John Ashcroft...

When Republicans took control of Washington after Bush won the 2000 presidential election, his administration could have challenged that requirement, as it did other mandates. But in his 2001 confirmation hearings to be attorney general, John Ashcroft...

Murkowski, R-Alaska, in the fall of 2004. Earlier that year, he was campaign manager for the unsuccessful Senate bid in Georgia of Herman Cain, who made headlines this year for his meteoric run for the GOP presidential nod. Wylie also served as a...

But Newt’s organizational failure allowed Rick Santorum a chance to test the fantasy both men have been indulging—a mano-a-mano contest with Mitt. And without a second social conservative in the race, Rick Santorum beat Mitt handily in this particular...

Missouri's newest lawmaker-retirees ex-Sen. Christopher Kit Bond and former Rep. Ike Skelton say they won't be joining the ranks of Washington influence class. But both are installed at high-powered law and lobbying firms, using their insider...

The question which the film raises today is simple: Was Hoover a one-off? There continue to be big personalities in the US defence-security world – one need think only of Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld or John Ashcroft. While Hoover exploited the new...