Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Senate Chairmanship  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-independent from Connecticut, was allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday despite his support for Senator John McCain in the presidential campaign.

Howard Dean Is Fine With Senate's Lieberman Decision, Suggests It Was What Obama Wanted  —  Howard Dean says that he's “fine” with the Senate's decision not to kick Joe Lieberman off the Homeland Security committee and suggested that the Senate had acted in accordance with what Barack Obama wanted.

Has there been too much bipartisanship or too little?  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  As Senate Democrats this morning prepare to reward Joe Lieberman with the powerful Chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee, the most commonly recited claim — both with regard to the Lieberman issue …

HOLDER TO BE NAMED ATTORNEY GENERAL  —  From NBC's Pete Williams  —  President-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has accepted it, according to sources involved in the process.  The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team members ran the idea past key senators.

Hagel, Unrestrained, Lashes Into Bush, Rush And The GOP  —  Two months before he leaves office, Sen. Chuck Hagel is increasingly unrestrained by political niceties.  —  Appearing at a forum at the Johns Hopkins School of Advances International Studies, the outgoing Nebraska Republican leveled harsh criticism …