Uncertainty over Hillary Rodham Clinton’s potential appointment as Secretary of State is rekindling interest in the creation of a new position for her in the Senate Democratic leadership, according to Democratic aides.

Discussion of the “new leadership role” …

California Rep. Henry A. Waxman on Thursday officially dethroned longtime Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, upending a seniority system that has governed Democratic politics in the House for decades.

In a secret ballot vote in the Cannon Caucus …

Steve Stivers and Mary Jo Kilroy are getting a full introduction this week to life in Congress: the candlelight dinners, the ethics briefings, the government-issued BlackBerry.

One of them won’t be back in January to enjoy it. …

If there was any doubt that House Minority Leader John A. Boehner now has a stranglehold on the Republican hierarchy, it was put to rest Wednesday when the only competitive leadership race became a cakewalk.

Boehner foe and Oklahoma …

Politicians hate hard choices, and Democrats in the House will be asked Thursday to cast the hardest vote of all: one against an established colleague.

For a week now, Democrats have shied away from making public statements of support …

Want a staff job in Barack Obama’s White House?

Pretend to be from Montana.

That’s the advice from North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan, whose former chief of staff Jim Messina is the director of personnel for …

A day after losing Ted Stevens’ seat, along with their best hope for getting Joe Lieberman to cross over, Senate GOP leaders preached party unity as the key to surviving the Obama years.

If that doesn’t work, there’s …

A year-end drive to win new aid for the ailing auto industry was near collapse in Congress on Wednesday, pulled down by old resentments toward Detroit’s Big Three and continued fighting between Democrats and the outgoing Bush administration. …

As critics complain that he got off with a “slap on the wrist,” Joe Lieberman said Wednesday that he doesn’t regard his loss of a spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee as punishment for backing John McCain over …

Ohio Rep. John A. Boehner will keep his post as Republican leader in the House despite a rocky finale leading up to the election.

Boehner easily beat back an eleventh-hour challenge by Rep. Dan Lungren, beating the California …