Former Rep. Barney Frank Enters Hospice Care

Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a longtime Massachusetts Democrat who served in Congress for 32 years, has entered hospice care at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, as he battles congestive heart failure.

The 86-year-old Frank disclosed his condition in an interview Tuesday, stating he feels no pain or discomfort and is relaxing at home with his husband, Jim Ready, whom he married in 2012. "At 86, I've made it longer than I thought," Frank said. "At some point, my heart's just going to give out, and it's reaching that stage."

In one of his final public acts, Frank is preparing to release a book later this year that criticizes the Democratic Party's progressive wing. He argues that some Democrats have adopted positions beyond what is politically viable. "Until we separate ourselves from that agenda, we don't win," Frank said.

Frank, who hopes the book will encourage colleagues to speak out, emphasized the need to explicitly reject certain ideas rather than remain silent. "For a lot of my colleagues, the argument has been, well, we don't support defund the police or open borders, and we don't say we do," he said. "But my point is, no, it's not enough to be silent. We have to explicitly...