Chris Johnson is Chief Political & White House Reporter for the Washington Blade. Johnson attends the daily White House press briefings and is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association. He's worked with the Washington Blade since 2008 and was a founding employee of the paper when it relaunched under local ownership in 2009. Before coming to the Blade, Johnson covered defense issues for Inside Washington Publishers and previously wrote for MIRS newsletter, a Lansing-based publication covering state political news in Michigan. A Michigan native, Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 2003 with a degree in English and Creative Writing.   Google

Obama administration seeks stay on ‘Don’t Ask’ case

Congressional votes are cause for pause, brief says

June 17, 2010 | Comments Off

State Dept. issues pro-trans policy for U.S. passports

‘Significant’ change correctly identifies gender

June 17, 2010 | Comments Off

National news in brief

Gay blood donor ban goes unchanged & more

June 17, 2010 | Comments Off

Polling unreliable on marriage initiatives: report

Study shows campaigns do little to move voters

June 17, 2010 | Comments Off

Hillary Clinton to address int'l LGBT issues

June 16, 2010 | 2 Comments

Committee votes against lifting gay blood donor ban

June 11, 2010 | Comments Off

Pelosi: No ENDA vote until after ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

June 11, 2010 | 24 Comments

Obama earns mixed reviews on LGBT progress

Is the president our ‘fierce advocate’ or a disappointment?

June 10, 2010 | 19 Comments

In Congress: Many bills, but no timetable for progress

Pro-LGBT legislation stalls as November elections loom

June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

Obama administration seeks stay on 'Don't Ask' litigation

June 10, 2010 | Comments Off