Confessions Of A Politics Geek

Advisers to Bill and Hillary Clinton believe they've given the Obama transition team much if not all of the all the information on Bill's post-presidency the Obama team will be asking for, and see the Clinton camp as now being...

We've now learned that Rep. Ed Towns of New York is the favorite to take over the House Oversight Committee chairmanship, as a potential rival has indicated he won't oppose Towns. This is a sign that the new Dem-controlled government...

This, from the Associated Press, is just fascinating: More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes. An Associated Press study...

The Franken team likes their odds. That's the message today from a Franken campaign briefing with reporters, as the Franken team faces the important task of projecting confidence and bolstering the optimism of their own supporters who are working at...

A very smart analysis from Steve Clemons of the rationale behind the Hillary Secretary of State pick: The Clinton we have grown accustomed to over the last year is perceived as a spear-carrier for the Madeleine Albright school of values-driven...

Here's another wrinkle to consider in the wake of Henry Waxman's stunning ascent to the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Congressional insiders point out that Barack Obama, in a little-noticed move a few days ago, appointed as the...

So what exactly is going on in the Minnesota recount, and can Al Franken overcome GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's statistically tiny lead from the initial vote count? The answer is a definite maybe. Here's why. Franken got a big...

This is big, big, big. In a victory for the Democratic left, Rep. Henry Waxman has just successfully ousted Rep. John Dingell from his longtime perch as head of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office confirms to...

There's still more good news this morning suggesting that health care reform is creeping closer to reality: The health insurance industry said Wednesday that it would support a health care overhaul requiring insurers to accept all customers, regardless of illness...

The two major papers have dramatically different versions this morning of what's going on behind the scenes between Hillaryland and Camp Obama as they move towards a deal to make her Secretary of State. The New York Times has the...