Rep. Barney Frank has joined the growing chorus of Democrats calling for the removal of the nation's leading housing regulator....
AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.02.2012
BOSTON — Former Mayor Kevin White was remembered Wednesday as a towering political presence who guided a stunning rebirth of Boston's downtown w...
The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.28.2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) took a few swipes at Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich Monday at a press conference in Newton, Mass. announc...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.28.2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek reelection in 2012, according to WBZ News Radio. CNN has confirmed the news with the Democratic congressm...
The Hill | Jeremy Herb | Posted 11.22.2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said the congressional supercommittee's failure Monday to come to an agreement on spending reforms was "good news" because...
The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) sharply criticized former speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich Wednesday, following co...
The Relentless Conservative | Posted 10.26.2011
While the Internet may be important, there's no reason why the rest of us paying customers should pay more so that the unemployed and chronic poor get a free ride.
The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011
Sean Bielat, who lost a November election to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), recently thumbed his nose at the congressman over news that Frank was offici...
The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Thursday that President Obama would stop defending "don't ask, don't tell" in courts, even if a bill forcing its repe...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
The Wall Street reform effort enters a new phase on Thursday, as the conference committee between the House and Senate will meet to begin hashing out the differences between the House and Senate versions which have already passed.
Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011
You could be sustained on free tacos and Lone Star alone for the duration of SXSW; only time will tell. But at the end of the day, if I have saved just one starving, tipsy or tired person from dining at PF Changs, my work here is done.
Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011
Eliot Spitzer is back with a vengeance as he blasts Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers, the director of Obama's economic council, calling the duo an "abject failure."
Posted 05.25.2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) suggested that the Senate abolish the filibuster in recent interview with Air America Radio. "It is time to shut it down,...
The Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011
Repealing "don't ask, don't tell" will likely be included as part of next year's Department of Defense authorization bill in both chambers of Congress...
Posted 05.25.2011
On Wednesday evening, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) took aim at critics of a bill aimed at reforming the nation's financial regulations. Frank, chair...
BusinessWeek | Alison Vekshin and Peter Cook | Posted 05.25.2011
Representative Barney Frank said the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's 2008 order to American International Group Inc. (AIG) to suppress disclosures ...
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011
For some reason, around his demanding Dancing With the Stars schedule and performing in Vegas five nights a week, Donny Osmond has been making short f...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011
An unusual coalition of progressive economists, labor leaders, and bloggers has decided to fight back against a congressional amendment that would all...
Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011
With no regard for history -- and here I mean the events of only 12 months ago -- the Republicans and Big Banks have the audacity to contend that the creation of jobs requires the lowest levels of regulation possible.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?
GQ | Posted 05.25.2011
He's not a small-talk kind of guy. There's not even a hello or a handshake when I walk in. There is no acknowledgment of any kind. He's at his desk, s...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...
The Hill | Mike Lillis | Posted 03.12.2012