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Geithner, Summers Outline Financial Regulation Reform Plan

By Queenie Wong - Nation & World - June 15, 2009

In an op-ed, the two advisers give a sneak peek of the new plan. more >>

Homeland Security's Napolitano Working to be First Obama Cabinet Member Axed

By Peter Roff - Peter Roff - May 14, 2009

Homeland Security scrambles away from "rightwing" report—and possibly her job. more >>

Obama to Cabinet: Cut $100 Million from Budget

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - April 20, 2009

The president says the cut, while small compared with the overall budget, sets a new tone. more >>

Barack Obama’s All-Star Cabinet: Possibilities and Perils

By Gloria Borger - Opinion - December 10, 2008

Obama’s no centrist, but he likes to get things done. Imagine that. more >>

Barack Obama's Rainbow Coalition: Minorities & Women Fill Many Top White House Posts

Nation & World - December 4, 2008

Obama's White House is shaping up to look a lot like him. more >>

Bush Cabinet Officials May Be Left Out in the Cold When They Enter the Private Sector

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - November 28, 2008

With Democrats in control of the House, Senate, and White House, Bush officials will be less in demand. more >>

President-elect Obama is Building His Administration With 'Deliberate Haste'

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 25, 2008

Americans have high expectations for Obama as president. more >>

Barack Obama's Cabinet and Other Appointments

Opinion - November 7, 2008

He's got Emanuel Rahm on board. Whom else should he enlist? more >>

5 Administration Positions Barack Obama Must Fill and the Potential Candidates

Opinion - November 7, 2008

Obama has chosen Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Here are potential candidates for other positions. more >>

In Their Own Words: President-Elect Obama and Rahm Emanuel

Nation & World - November 6, 2008

"No one I know is better at getting things done than Rahm Emanuel," says Obama. more >>

My Favorite Rahm Emanuel Story

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - November 6, 2008

There are a lot of Rahm Emanuel stories around town. Here's one of them. more >>

Day After Win, President-elect Obama Works Phones to Build Cabinet

Nation & World - November 6, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama unveiled a full-scale transition operation Wednesday more >>

How Will Obama Build His Administration?

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - November 5, 2008

President-elect looks for Washington experience and established reputations. more >>

Barack Obama's Debt to Hillary Clinton

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 4, 2008

A cabinet post? How does Secretary of Defense Clinton Sound? Supreme Court Justice Clinton? more >>

A Gut-Check Warning for the Next President

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - October 30, 2008

Former White House advisers say it is hard to predict how a new president will respond under pressure. more >>

Warren Buffett for Treasury Secretary?

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - October 28, 2008

The Oracle of Omaha might yet become the Wizard of Washington. more >>

Treasury Secretary Jamie Dimon: Don't Raise Taxes, Obama

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - October 22, 2008

The JPMorgan Chase CEO is against higher taxes. more >>

With Obama Widening His Lead in the Polls, Insiders Speculate About His Cabinet

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - October 15, 2008

Many campaign aides would be up for posts in an Obama White House, along with a few Clinton veterans. more >>

McCain Relies on a Tight-Knit Circle of Confidants to Guide His Campaign

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - September 8, 2008

Known for being impulsive, the Republican nominee has encouraged a free-wheeling spirit on his team. more >>

For His Campaign, Obama Has Assembled an Eclectic Brain Trust

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - September 8, 2008

The Democratic nominee tries to foster a lively debate between his advisers over policies and strategy. more >>

Finished Sentences: Interior's Dirk Kempthorne

By Liz Wolgemuth - The Inside Job - April 3, 2008

A cabinet secretary's job is about much more than thread counts and window dressing. more >>

Bush's Loss Is the Cabinet's Gain

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 2, 2007

It's starting to feel a bit lonely in the White House, now that the president's closest aides from his Texas days—former spokesman Scott McClellan, lawyer Harriet Miers, communications czar Dan Bartlett, political ace Karl Rove, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, have bailed. And as a result, top aides believe there will be a shift in influence from the West Wing staff to the sometimes ignored cabinet. more >>