Covering Obama, with Christina Bellantoni

Meet Christina Bellantoni, 29, the newest White House correspondent for “The Washington Times.” 
Bellantoni has been with the Times for five years, working her way up from covering Virginia politics to covering Congress to following the Obama campaign for nearly two years. Beginning in January, she’ll complete a team of three covering the Obama White House [...]

The CJP Meltdown Survival Guide, with Anya Kamenetz

Gals, this week we interviewed Anya Kamenetz (at left), Yahoo’s financial columnist and author of “Generation Debt,” about what Janes need to do to weather the economic meltdown.  
Even though we’ve all been distracted by Rod Blagojevich’s shenanigans this week, the Am-Ex bill is still waiting for you to pay up, so we asked Anya about [...]

The CJP Interview with Dee Dee Myers

Janes, this week we spoke with former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, who recently authored the book Why Women Should Rule the World. Perfect title, we love it already! Her argument? More women in positions of power would be better for the world — not because women are the same as men but [...]

Texas Delegates: Hat Waving is a “Natural Function”

Among the the speeches, the balloons and the anarchy-loving protesters, one of our most indelible memories from the RNC will be the mass of waving, hooting, hollering, cowboy hat-wearing members of the Texas delegation. Not only could you find the Texans at all times, their hats served as a barometer for the impact of [...]

Newt Gingrich speaks to CJP about Sarah Palin

A few minutes in St. Paul, and look who we get an interview with– former Speak of the House Newt Gingrich. We talked about Gov. Sarah Palin, her appeal to women and why she might make the difference with the base.

Will HRC’s Gals Go for Obama?

Janes, meet Janelle, a Texas politca who counted among her best friends the late Texas governor, Ann Richards, and the irreplaceable Molly Ivins.
Janelle is a Texas D through and through. She has been a delegate to every Texas Democratic convention since 1976 and has attended four national Democratic conventions. But yesterday she could not bring [...]

Ladies of the House: Rep. Carolyn Maloney

When Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) was 17, a drunk driver plowed into a car she was riding in. The accident sent the former ballerina to the hospital for six months, with another six months at home in a body cast.
In her new book, “Rumors of our Progress Have been Greatly Exaggerated,” the Congresswoman writes, [...]

Want to run for office? Here’s how…

Here at CJP, we talk a lot about picking the leaders of the free world. But how about BECOMING one of the leaders of the free world?
Any Congressman can tell you that the only thing between you and your dream job abusing the public trust (we kid), is the will to
throw your hat in [...]