ASHCROFT FIGHT MOVES TO SENATE FLOOR
REALAUDIO: Senators debate the nomination of John Ashcroft for attorney general after the Judiciary Committee endorses the nomination by a 10-8 vote. (1/31/01)

NEWSMAKER: SECRETARY ROD PAIGE
Secretary of Education Rod Paige begins his work under President George W. Bush. (1/24/01)

ASHCROFT HEARING: DAY THREE
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) give their take on the Ashcroft confirmation process. (1/18/01)

REALAUDIO: Kwame Holman reports on the third day of testimony in the John Ashcroft confirmation hearings. (1/18/01)

THOMPSON, NORTON HEARINGS
REALAUDIO: Susan Dentzer reports on the confirmation hearings for Heath and Human Services Secretary nominee Tommy Thompson. (1/18/01)

REALAUDIO: Ray Suarez reports on Senate confirmation hearings for Interior Secretary nominee Gail Norton. (1/18/01)

ASHCROFT HEARING: DAY TWO
Four columnists weigh in on the second day of Senate confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft. (1/17/01)

REALAUDIO: Kwame Holman reports on the second day of testimony in the John Ashcroft confirmation hearings. (1/17/01)

POWELL, O'NEILL WHITMAN HEARINGS
REALAUDIO: Margaret Warner reports on the confirmation hearings for Secretary of State nominee Colin Powell. (1/17/01)

REALAUDIO: A wrap-up of the day's other confirmation hearings -- EPA Administrator-designate Christine Todd Whitman and Treasury Secretary nominee Paul O'Neill. (1/17/01)

SENATOR ASHCROFT TESTIFIES
Two former Justice Department nominees discuss Day One of Senator John Ashcroft's Senate confirmation hearings. (1/16/01)

REALAUDIO: Listen to the attorney general-designate's opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee. (1/16/01)

THE ASHCROFT HEARING (in RealAudio)
SENATOR LEAHY: The Chairman opens the hearing with questions of Ashcroft's past votes.
SENATOR HATCH: The lead Republican affirms support for the former Missouri senator.
SENATOR KENNEDY: The senior Democrat questions Ashcroft's stands on abortion and gun control.
SENATOR THURMOND: The South Carolina Republican endorses the Ashcroft nod. (1/16/01)

POLITICAL WRAP
Shields and Gigot assess the growing storm of opposition to Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft. (1/12/01)

CONFIRMATION: DONALD RUMSFELD
Secretary of Defense-designate testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (1/11/01)

CONFIRMATION: ROD PAIGE
A report on the confirmation hearings for Education Secretary-designate Rod Paige. (1/10/01)

LINDA CHAVEZ WITHDRAWS
Mark Shields and Paul Gigot discuss Linda Chavez's withdrawal from consideration for President-elect Bush's labor secretary. (1/9/01)
REALAUDIO: Listen to Linda Chavez's full press conference announcing her withdrawal. (1/09/01)
Two advocates debate the Chavez nomination. (1/08/01)

SENATE VIEWS
Jim Lehrer talks with Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Republican Sen. John Kyl of Arizona about Chavez and other controversial Bush nominees. (1/08/01)

GLOBAL AGENDA
The president-elect and his foreign policy advisers face a rapidly changing world. (1/4/01)

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVIDE
A panel looks at how President-elect Bush's environmental policies will compare with President Clinton's. (1/3/01)

NEW FACES
President-elect Bush rounds out his Cabinet, naming choices to head the Labor, Energy and Transportation departments. Two U.S. Senators discuss his picks. (1/2/01)

CONFIRMATION CONFLICT
Why is John Ashcroft's Attorney General nomination causing controversy? (1/2/01)

COMPLETING THE CABINET
REALAUDIO: President-elect Bush fills the final three major openings on his Cabinet today, most notably asking current Secretary of Commerce Norman Mineta, a Democrat, to serve in the new administration as secretary of transportation. (1/2/01)

THE NEXT WAVE OF NOMINEES
A closer look at the politics and policies of three of the latest cabinet nominees, Gov. Tommy Thompson, Rod Paige and Gale Norton. (12/29/00)

SHIELDS AND BROOKS
Our Friday night political analysts discuss what the latest cabinet nominees tell us about the emerging Bush administration. (12/29/00)

BUSH TAPS FOUR MORE FOR CABINET
REALAUDIO: Bush introduces his picks.
REALAUDIO: The nominees take questions.
Houston School Superintendent Rod Paige for Education
Former Colorado Attorney General Gale Norton for Interior
Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi for Veterans Affairs
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson for Health and Human Services (12/29)

BUILDING A TEAM
A panel discusses President-elect Bush's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. (12/28/00)

DONALD RUMSFELD FOR DEFENSE
REALAUDIO: President-elect George W. Bush has tapped former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to return to the post he served in under President Ford. (12/28/00)

POLITICAL WRAP
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and The Weekly Standard editor David Brooks analyze the Bush Cabinet appointments. (12/22/00)

WHITMAN NOMINATED TO HEAD EPA
REALAUDIO: George W. Bush chooses New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a cabinet-level position. (12/22/00)

APPOINTING AN ATTORNEY GENERAL
REALAUDIO: President-elect Bush nominates Missouri Sen. John Ashcroft to be the next U.S. Attorney General. (12/22/00)

BUILDING A NEW ADMINISTRATION
A panel discusses President-elect Bush's latest nominations for Secretaries of Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development. (12/20/00)

IT'S STILL THE ECONOMY
As President-elect Bush prepares to take office, the Fed signals that recession, not inflation, may be the biggest threat to the economy. (12/19/00)

MR. BUSH GOES TO WASHINGTON
The Senate minority leader discusses his meeting with George W. Bush and hopes for bipartisanship. (12/18/00)

THE TRANSITION BEGINS
Four experts examine George W. Bush's nominees for Secretary of State, National Security Adviser, White House Counsel and others. (12/18/00)
Shields and Gigot assess the Gore concession and the task facing President-elect George W. Bush. (12/15/00)

PARTY ELDERS GIVE THEIR TAKE
Newsmakers: Interviews with House Speaker Dennis Hastert and former Vice President Walter Mondale.(12/14/00)

PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH BEGINS TRANSITION
REALAUDIO: Kwame Holman reports on George W. Bush's first day as president-elect.(12/14/00)

REALAUDIO: David Brooks of The Weekly Standard, David Broder of The Washington Post, and Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe examine the dramatic conclusion to the election dispute. (12/14/00)