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The sun rises over the Capitol building in DC. The House and Senate have met here for two centuries. ((Getty Images))
Who gets the power? Committee chairmanships will shift as Congress changes hands and we’ll look at which Republicans are losing them and which Democrats are taking over and what that means. Also, Jack Murtha or Steny Hoyer: who’d make a better majority leader?
Majority Rules
Anthony Weiner, U.S. Congressman (D-NY 9)
- what life will be like being in the majority party
- what life will be like being in the majority party
Opening the Gates
Fred Kaplan, writes the "War Stories" column for Slate
- analyzes the changes that may occur in the military under the new Secretary of Defense
Kaplan's article on the changing of the guard in the Pentagon
- analyzes the changes that may occur in the military under the new Secretary of Defense
Kaplan's article on the changing of the guard in the Pentagon
Post-Opt
Kate Zernike, Washington bureau correspondent at the New York Times
- parses the post-election numbers and the impact of the change in control of the House
- parses the post-election numbers and the impact of the change in control of the House