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

LGBT staffer group returns to Capitol Hill

‘We’re going to be building relationships’

May 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

House committee ignores ‘Don’t Ask’ in defense markup (updated)

May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

ENDA supporters demand action now

But immediate vote unlikely as recess nears

May 19, 2010 | 5 Comments

Key senator says hold off on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Ben Nelson wants to wait, follow guidance from Gates

May 19, 2010 | 10 Comments

Equality Virginia's chief officer resigns

Departure called 'unsolicited, unexpected'

May 14, 2010 | Comments Off

Pelosi unsure about path to ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment

Sanchez: House considering delayed ‘Don’t Ask’ measure

May 12, 2010 | 3 Comments

Congress nears key votes on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Levin seeks to overturn law as part of Defense budget process

May 12, 2010 | 5 Comments

Kagan’s record, sexual orientation draw scrutiny

LGBT groups mixed on Supreme Court nominee

May 12, 2010 | 3 Comments

Six months later, HUD changes still pending

Department’s pro-LGBT moves taking ‘quite some time’

May 11, 2010 | 2 Comments