Politico

The new Congress isn’t even seated yet, but the oil lobby is already firing up its campaign for more domestic oil development.

The American Petroleum Institute is poised to spend a serious chunk of change on a multi-media …

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership, and firearms advocates aren’t happy about it.

The National Rifle Association has denounced the move, which has already led one Republican senator to consider …

Soon after taking office, President Barack Obama and his defense team will decide the fate of the next-generation Air Force fighter, the F-22 Raptor. 

And the new administration will have to do it under considerable pressure from Congress. …

Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama’s reported choice, would be an "outstanding and historic nominee" for attorney general.

If appointed, Holder would be the first African-American to …

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. …