Mark Silva

by Mark Silva and Frank James Welcome to the new Swamp. We have started with a new logo, as pictured above, which we hope will be as memorable as the...

by Matthew Hay Brown House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer wants to see the race for the Democratic presidential nomination wrapped up before the national convention this summer. And he has...

by Mark Silva Early in his presidency, President Bush made his first appearance in Europe with a speech in Warsaw making his commitment to "a united Europe.'' Tomorrow, at the...

Sen. John McCain, at his alma mater, Episcopal High School, today confronted a student asking, what sort of meeting is this, anyway? AP Photo by J. Scott Applewhite by Tom...

by Mark Silva Sen. John McCain, who will be 72 at inauguration if he is elected president – the oldest ever at swearing-in – was asked about joking that it...

by Christi Parsons A lot of Texas residents couldn't wait to see the press pack its bags and leave town after Hillary Clinton claimed a victory in the state's primary...

by Mark Silva That sometimes-touted "dream team'' of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton doesn't sit well with most Democrats, if Obama is sitting at the top of the ticket. But,...

by Mark Silva Hillary Clinton challenged Barack Obama to a "bowl-off'' today. "Winner take all.'' Sort of. "I have a proposal,'' Clinton said today, deadpan at the podium. "Today, I...

by Mark Silva The soon-outgoing President Bush, who famously said that he had looked in Vladimir Putin's eyes and had seen his soul, will have one last chance to sit...

by Mark Silva Maybe it was something that Barack Obama said today -- about how he had beaten Hillary Clinton in 11 straight contests "and that didn't knock her out.''...