Waxman Ushers in New Era

In Capitol Hill’s Rayburn office building, in the private chambers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, hangs an enormous satellite photograph of the planet earth. Beneath the picture is a couch, where, according to sources familiar with the committee, long-time Chairman John Dingell is fond of sitting. From that More…

It’s Official: Waxman Bumps Off Dingell

In a shift of power that could prove vital to the Obama administration’s energy-policy successes, House Democrats Thursday morning voted to oust Rep. John Dingell as head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, replacing him with Rep. Henry Waxman.

Waxman Hops First Hurdle in Effort to De-seat Dingell

By a slim margin, Democratic leaders voted today to remove Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) from his long-held post atop the House Energy and Commerce Committee and replace him with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.), according to reports. The vote in the the House Steering Committee was 25 to 22.

Tomorrow, More…

Waxman: No Rookie at Taking on Power

For anyone wondering if Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.) is in his right mind challenging Rep. John Dingell (Mich.), the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, for the gavel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, there is this bit of history:

After being elected to his third term in Congress in 1978, More…

Another Angle on the Waxman/Dingell Saga

Not to get ahead of ourselves, but there is the possibility that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.) — who has launched a surprise challenge to Rep. John Dingell’s (D-Mich.) chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee — will, at the end of this saga, surrender his spot as head of More…

Report: Waxman to Challenge Dingell on Energy Chairmanship

Wow — things are moving quickly in this brave new post-election world.

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is planning to take on Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as head of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, Roll Call reported today. The 27-term More…

NYTs: Networks Would Call Election With Polls Still Open

Last week, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) called on TV networks and other news organizations to refrain from calling the presidential winner while the polls remain open on the West Coast.

Today, The New York Times reports on the responses from some of those outlets. And here’s a hint: More…

Dingell Urges Network Restraint Tomorrow

Hoping to prevent the election-coverage debacle that marred the 2000 presidential race, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) is urging the major television networks to hold off on naming the winner of tomorrow’s contest until the polls have closed — nationwide.

“When television stations call elections based on the results in More…