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A Skeptical Outsider Becomes Bush's 'Wartime General'
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by David Cho
Second of two articles The pressure on Henry M. Paulson Jr. in early September was greater than at any other time during his tenure as Treasury secretary. As he pored over the books of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, he discovered that they were about to collapse and that the financial... -
Former Prosecutor Eric Holder Called Obama's Top Pick for Attorney General
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Carrie Johnson
Eric H. Holder Jr., a former Justice Department official who was President-elect Barack Obama's campaign co-chairman, is the leading candidate to serve as the next U.S. attorney general, according to Democratic sources familiar with the choice. -
Automakers Press High-Stakes Plea for Aid
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Lori Montgomery
The chieftains of Detroit's Big Three automakers made a desperate appeal to skeptical lawmakers yesterday for $25 billion in emergency loans to forestall the possible collapse of the domestic auto industry, offering to cut their own salaries in exchange for government aid. -
Senate Democrats Allow Lieberman to Retain Key Chairmanship
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane and Shailagh Murray
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) easily won a vote yesterday to remain chairman of a key committee and will stay in the Senate Democratic caucus despite his high-profile criticism of President-elect Barack Obama and his support of Sen. John McCain during the presidential campaign.
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Sen. Ted Stevens Loses Reelection Bid
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeated Sen. Ted Stevens, ending the tenure of the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, after the counting of more ballots yesterday gave him a larger lead than the number of votes still untallied, Alaska elections officials said. -
Senators Urge Bush to Stop Converting Political Posts to Civil Service Jobs
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig and R. Jeffrey Smith
Democrats in the Senate called on President Bush to halt any effort by his administration to place political appointees in career jobs just weeks before his team leaves office. -
In Profile: Eric H. Holder Jr.
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Post
Eric H. Holder Jr. Born: Jan. 21, 1951, in the Bronx. -
Rescuer Plans Retirement Ranch for Captive Wild Horses
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Lyndsey Layton
Madeleine Pickens, the wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who this week offered to rescue more than 30,000 wild horses kept in federal holding pens, said yesterday that she wants to create a permanent retirement ranch for the horses and burros that could be open to the public.
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Naming National Security Team Will Be a Priority for Obama
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Karen DeYoung
If President-elect Barack Obama follows the pattern of most of his modern predecessors, one of the first documents to bear his signature after he takes office will be a directive laying out his administration's national security structure. Bill Clinton signed one his first day in office; George W.... -
Candidates for Obama's National Security Adviser
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Post
Gen. James L. Jones Current job : President and chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy -
Obama Could Reverse Erosion of Federal Service by Restoring Funding and Reducing Political Appointees
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Paul C. Light
As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the federal service. He also promised to protect collective bargaining rights and to restore funding c... -
Lawmakers Blast Paulson's Management of Bailout
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Neil Irwin
Lawmakers accused Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. yesterday of haphazardly managing the $700 billion financial rescue, as fault lines widened over what the government should try next to contain the fallout of the financial crisis.
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Bill Ayers Delivers Two Speeches in Washington
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by David Montgomery
William Ayers, the Weather Underground founder, popped up in Washington yesterday from his self-imposed no-publicity, no-comment underground and looked like he was loving the sunshine. -
A Conversion in 'This Storm'
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by David Cho
First of two articles Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. had a stern message for more than two dozen of the nation's most powerful hedge fund managers gathered in the third-floor conference room near his office. Paulson told them it was time to begin regulating the opaque realm of hedge fun... -
Administration Protects Bush Appointees by Converting Positions to Career Civil Service Jobs
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Juliet Eilperin and Carol D. Leonnig
Just weeks before leaving office, the Interior Department's top lawyer has shifted half a dozen key deputies -- including two former political appointees who have been involved in controversial environmental decisions -- into senior civil service posts. -
'Change' Candidate Obama Enlists Hill Veterans for West Wing
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Alec MacGillis
On the campaign trail, Barack Obama liked to defend himself against charges of inexperience by calling for fresh perspective in Washington. "The American people . . . understand the real gamble is having the same old folks doing the same old things over and over and over again and somehow expecting... -
Kennedy Says That He Will Introduce Senate Bill for Universal Health Care
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Shailagh Murray
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), making his second appearance on Capitol Hill since he began treatment for a malignant brain tumor in June, told reporters yesterday that he would advance a bill early next year calling for universal health care.
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Obama and McCain Vow to Work Together for Reform
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Anne E. Kornblut
President-elect Barack Obama continued his reconciliation tour yesterday, sitting down with former rival John McCain for the first time since the election, a meeting that resulted in a joint statement promising that they will work together to "change the bad habits of Washington." -
Freshman Democratic Senators Learn That Silence Is Golden
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Dana Milbank
As Congress reconvened yesterday for its lame-duck session, Democrats operated under the belief that freshman senators, like children, should be seen but not heard. -
Potential Obama Appointees Face Extensive Vetting
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Philip Rucker
There was a time when smoking marijuana during college threatened your hopes of landing a top presidential appointment. Then came the nanny questions: Are your domestic workers legal? Did you pay their employment taxes? -
2 Democrats to Submit Compromise on Lieberman
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane
A pair of Senate Democrats will offer a compromise plan today to sanction Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) for his support of the Republican presidential ticket but allow him to keep a key committee chairmanship and remain in the party caucus.
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Bush Speaks With Libya's Gaddafi in Historic Phone Call
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Post
President Bush called Libya's Moammar Gaddafi yesterday -- apparently the first time any president has spoken to the African leader -- to voice his satisfaction that Libya had settled a long-standing dispute over terrorist attacks, including the bombing of a Pan Am jet over Scotland, the White House... -
Bush's Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Flexibility
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Michael Abramowitz
By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a "conditions-based" plan for phasing out the American military role there. But he may also have given President-elect Barack Obama ... -
Democrats Dingell and Waxman in Even-Money Showdown for House Oversight Post
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Al Kamen
The intraparty "Clash of the Titans" between veteran Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and his challenger for that position, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), is taking on the trappings of a traditional political battle, complete with letter-writing and... -
Justice Stevens Shows No Signs of Leaving Supreme Court
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Robert Barnes
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 17 -- For all the speculation about how President-elect Barack Obama's nominees may change the Supreme Court, there is one irrefutable fact: He can't make an appointment until there is a vacancy.
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What You Need to Know: Pay Scales
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Eric Yoder
There are several bits of conventional wisdom about federal pay. One is that the government underpays its employees when compared with similar jobs in the private sector¿the so-called pay gap. In part that's due to a series of reports generated by the government itself supporting that perception.... -
Obama Wrote Federal Staffers About His Goals
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 1:09pm EST by Carol D. Leonnig
In wooing federal employee votes on the eve of the election, Barack Obama wrote a series of letters to workers that offer detailed descriptions of how he intends to add muscle to specific government programs, give new power to bureaucrats and roll back some Bush administration policies. -
Obama Courted Federal Employees With Letters Before Election
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig
In wooing federal employee votes on the eve of the election, Barack Obama wrote a series of letters to workers that offer detailed descriptions of how he intends to add muscle to specific government programs, give new power to bureaucrats and roll back some Bush administration policies. -
Bill Clinton's Global Reach Would Have Pluses and Minuses for a Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Michael D. Shear and Philip Rucker
If Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is named the next secretary of state, she and her husband could be positioned to lead a public-private partnership on the global stage unlike any before it, one that experts say would bring with it a host of potential benefits and pitfalls for the new president.
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Obama Team Cautious on Homeland Security Appointment
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Spencer S. Hsu
As Democrats for the first time take over the five-year-old Department of Homeland Security, the watchword for Obama transition aides is caution. -
Obama Resigns From Senate, Names More Staffers
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Michael A. Fletcher
President-elect Barack Obama officially resigned from the Senate yesterday, removing himself from any official role in the lame-duck session of Congress that will convene this week. He also laid more groundwork for the start of his administration by deciding on additional members of his senior st... -
Democrats Attach Provisions to Auto Bill
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Lori Montgomery
A measure to speed $25 billion in emergency aid to the nation's automakers will include provisions designed to protect taxpayers, congressional Democrats said yesterday, including a ban on bonuses for employees who make more than $200,000 a year and a government oversight board with power to veto... -
Obama Urged to Revitalize a Frustrated Federal Workforce
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig
When President Obama takes over in January as manager in chief of nearly 2 million federal employees, he will need a plan to reinvigorate a frustrated and demoralized workforce, career employees warn. -
Sarah Palin Invites You to Alaska
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Al Kamen
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost no time getting down to work upon her return to gubernatorial duties, despite the distractions of having to cook meals for television reporters interviewing her. Job One: counteracting the effects of plummeting oil prices on state coffers. -
Overhaul of National Security System Sought
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Walter Pincus
"The simple truth is that the world for which the [U.S.] national security system was designed in 1947 no longer exists. Today's challenges require better integration of expertise and capabilities from across the government. . . . Instead, departments and agencies are often working against one an...
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Journalists, Glorying in Obama's Moment
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Howard Kurtz
Perhaps it was the announcement that NBC News is coming out with a DVD titled "Yes We Can: The Barack Obama Story." Or that ABC and USA Today are rushing out a book on the election. Or that HBO has snapped up a documentary on Obama's campaign. -
Obama Stresses National Security in First TV Interview Since Election
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Michele Salcedo
President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast last night that selecting his national security team is one of his top priorities since terrorists might try to attack the United States during the White House transition.
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FAA Labor Unions Seek Obama's Help
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Sholnn Freeman
Labor unions at the Federal Aviation Administration are looking to President-elect Barack Obama for quick action to settle long-running contract conflicts at the agency. -
U.S., Pakistan Have Tacit Agreement on Airstrikes
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Karen DeYoung and Joby Warrick
The United States and Pakistan reached tacit agreement in September on a don't-ask-don't-tell policy that allows unmanned Predator aircraft to attack suspected terrorist targets in rugged western Pakistan, according to senior officials in both countries. In recent months, the U.S. drones have fired... -
Detroit Has Plans for Loans to Retool. First It Must Survive.
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Steven Mufson
DETROIT -- In Washington, President Bush and others see the $25 billion in loans Congress has already approved to retool the ailing automobile industry as a convenient pot of money to help automakers survive the economic tumult.
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World Leaders Agree to Seek Major Reform
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Glenn Kessler and Anthony Faiola
World leaders holding an emergency meeting to combat the economic crisis agreed yesterday to a far-reaching action plan that, over the next 4 1/2 months, would begin to reshape international financial institutions and reform worldwide regulatory and accounting rules. -
Nation's Economic Crisis Forces Democrats to Focus More Intensely on Creating Jobs
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Alec MacGillis
For most of his campaign, President-elect Barack Obama's economic message was a call to restore balance to an off-kilter system, with investments in health care and education and reforms to the tax code and labor laws. -
Defense Secretary Breaks From Past to Ensure Smooth Transition
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Ann Scott Tyson
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is approaching the presidential transition unlike any of his predecessors. -
Sen. Ted Stevens Falls Further Behind Rival
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Post
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, fell further behind his Democratic rival Friday, with most of the ballots still uncounted coming from parts of the state that have favored the challenger. -
Democrats Scale Back Stimulus Goals Until Jan. 20
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane
Congressional Democrats yesterday abandoned plans to offer a wide-ranging economic stimulus plan next week, putting off any chance that the federal government would provide a major jolt to the economy until after President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in Jan. 20.
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Clinton Is Among Obama's Top Picks to Lead State Department
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the top contenders to become secretary of state in Barack Obama's administration, officials familiar with the selection process said, part of what appears to be an effort by the incoming president to reach out to former rivals and consider unexpected moves as ... -
As Summit Starts, Emerging Economies Gain New Clout
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Anthony Faiola and Glenn Kessler
When world leaders gathered last night for a White House dinner on the eve of a major economic summit, the faces around the table were not just those of the Europeans and Japanese who normally mix in the highest circles of diplomacy. This time, heads of state from the across the developing world,... -
Homeland Security to Ease Rules on Federal Contractors' Hiring of Illegal Immigrants
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Spencer S. Hsu
In a concession to business groups, the Homeland Security Department will significantly scale back its planned crackdown this winter on federal contractors that hire illegal immigrants. -
Some Former Lobbyists Have Key Roles in Obama Transition
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Matthew Mosk
Barack Obama campaigned on a pledge to change Washington, vowing to upend the K Street lobbying culture he encountered when he joined the U.S. Senate.
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New Secretary Faces Reforming Under-Resourced State Department
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Michael Abramowitz
The next secretary of state not only will face the challenge of repairing the nation's tattered image and grappling with an array of global crises and hot spots, but also must solve a problem closer to home: reforming an under-resourced State Department to handle its growing duties, such as rebui...
