Obama Camp Looks to Avoid Bush Rift

Nov. 11, 2008, 5:15 p.m.

President-elect Obama’s transition director, John Podesta, called White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten on Tuesday morning to defuse potential fallout over a story in the Washington Post that said Bush had told Obama during a private White House meeting Monday that he would only agree to a new stimulus package if Democrats dropped opposition to moving the Colombia free-trade deal.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article