Rahm Emanuel was the lead bulldog for House Democrats, and without him, the caucus has lost much of its bite.

The combative, profane, high-speed Illinois Democrat bid farewell Tuesday to a House majority he helped build in order to run …

The Joe Lieberman soap opera is finally over — replaced on Tuesday by a new two-man show starring Barack Obama and Harry Reid. 

In the first episode — “What to Do About Joe” — a Senate majority leader who’s …

Auto state senators are pursuing a new compromise that would allow ailing companies easier access to an Energy Department $25 billion loan fund but require that any money borrowed be repaid to that same account to preserve its initial purpose …

Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t certain she would accept the Secretary of State post even if Barack Obama offers it to her, several people close to the former first lady say.

Press reports that portray Clinton as willing to …

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson found himself repeatedly on the defensive Tuesday as House Democrats—with the tacit blessing of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke—threw their support to a FDIC mortgage relief program that Paulson has refused to include in his financial …

The changing of parties in the White House inevitably brings a reordering of Washington’s think tanks.

Come January, perhaps none will be more piped into the executive branch than the 5-year-old Center for American Progress, known for its emphasis …

When President George W. Bush turns the Oval Office over to Barack Obama, he might as well dump the Lone Star of Texas into the bed of his pickup and haul it off with him.

The 28th state …

This week’s showdown between Reps. John Dingell and Henry A. Waxman could come down to the votes of members too young to remember Dingell’s glory days — votes Waxman has been courting with a series of well-timed campaign contributions. …

Dan Lungren knows he doesn’t have much of a chance at ousting John A. Boehner as House minority leader. “I’m not fooling myself or anyone else,” he said. “I’m decidedly the underdog.”

Still, two weeks after his party …

In politics, like in boxing, every rematch hints at the fight that came before it.

That might explain why House Republican leader John A. Boehner is making a few extra calls this time to ensure that Texas Rep. …