I’ve been hearing some grumbling from my journalist colleagues aboutJohn Kerry (search)going on the David Letterman show, just like I did when Kerry popped up on Jon Stewart’sComedy Central (search)and “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. Me? I have no problem with these venues. I find them very revealing. Besides, …

NEW YORK – The black Fox quietly slices through murky, choppy waters, on the lookout for anything suspicious. This Fox isn’t a wild animal or a TV network, but Sea Fox (search): a 6-month-old unmanned boat developed for theOffice of Naval Research(ONR). The ONR showed off its newest addition and …

And now some fresh pickings from the grapevine: Reports of Rumsfeld’s Rules As calls for Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation over Iraqi prison abuse continue, newspapers around the world — including the New York Times — are noting that 3 years ago the Defense secretary published a revised version of “Rumsfeld’s Rules,” …

WASHINGTON – A storm is brewing in the 29th Congressional District in New York, a region that has generally enjoyed political calm for 18 years under the stewardship of Republican Rep. Amo Houghton (search), who is retiring this year at the age of 78. While Republican state Sen. John “Randy” …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Dear RupertSeveral House Democrats have sent a letter to Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the parent company ofFox News Channel (search), demanding that the network, “abandon its role as a proxy for the Republican Party’s communications office.” The letter, signed by Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Explosive Development? A group of terrorists in Iraq has not only located those missing explosives, but it has actually taken possession of them, at least that’s what the group claims in a new video. The group — calling itself theAl-Karar Brigade of Al-Islam’s Army …

An occasional touch-and-go alliance between the United States and Russia since the end of the Cold War appears to be moving toward a rough patch as Russian President Vladimir Putin (search) makes moves to turn the country in on itself. The two nations’ relationship apparently had been strengthened by the …

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nation’s anti-corruption department has been rocked by accusations that the office itself is corrupt. The head of the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services,Undersecretary-GeneralDileep Nair (search), has been accused ofpromoting and recruiting people in ways that are not consistent with U.N. rules and regulations. Also, …

Dear Viewers, As you know, “On the Record” ends at 11 p.m. East Coast time. Usually when I walk out of the FNC bureau, the streets are empty and Washington feels like a ghost town. But Thursday night I walked out and the place was buzzing. Why? Because the bureau …

And now the most fascinating two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: False Memo-ry? The Washington Post (search)reported yesterday, and again today, that the now-declassified August 6, 2001 memo — “warned [President Bush] a month before the Sept. 11 … attacks that the FBI had information that …