This list is circulating among Washington’s lobbyists and power players. Not surprisingly, some of Obama’s closest advisers, such as former Sen. Tom Daschle, are making it in multiple spots. We’re not sure who put it together, but we got it from …

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is eyeing the gavel of Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Dingell, 82, has the most seniority of …

Change, change — and more change

Maybe you’ve seen the cardboard boxes, “wet paint” signs or actually heard the doors opening and closing. Ready or not, C-H-A-N-G-E is coming to town — to the White House, Congress and K …

Today’s edition kicks off a new focus by Politico’s Lobbying team on four issues: the economy; defense and security; energy and the environment; and health care. Each Tuesday until the Inauguration, we’ll have the latest news on policy and personnel, …

President-elect Barack Obama may risk some of his newly earned political capital in Georgia, where a Dec. 2 Senate runoff could move Democrats a step closer towards a veto-proof, 60-vote majority in the upper chamber.

The race is between …

The election may be over, but the Sunday talk shows must go on.

CBS’ “Face the Nation” scores the first mega-get of the Obama era, landing the first interview with Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) since Barack Obama named him …

Some energy and environmental lobbyists are worried that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial past would thwart his Senate confirmation if President-elect Barack Obama tapped him to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

A well-respected climate lawyer, Kennedy …

After the most expensive presidential campaign in history, campaign finance reformers are trying to salvage the Watergate-era public financing system by proposing substantial changes.

A key passage in the proposed reforms would significantly boost the amounts of money candidates …

Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says he’s open to an unusual process of confirming some of Barack Obama’s key economic appointees before Inauguration Day, should the president-elect decide to go that route.

Dodd said that he has …

President-elect Barack Obama must move quickly to assemble his team in the first wartime transition in 40 years, national security and political experts agree, but a largely antiquated process is likely to make that cumbersome.

Wars in Iraq …