• Sections
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Support TPM
  • Shop Merch
  • Site Info
  • About
  • Sections
  • Editors' Blog
  • News
  • Live Blog
  • Cafe
  • Muckraker
  • Morning Memo
  • Where Things Stand
  • The Weekender
  • The Franchise
  • Features
  • Support TPM
  • Memberships
  • The TPM Journalism Fund
  • Site Info
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Site Status
  • About
  • About TPM
  • Mission
  • Masthead
  • Financials
  • Careers
  • Pitch Us
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Talking Points Memo Logo
Send Tips TPM 25th Anniversary Badge
Editors' Blog

They Did Talk to Wyden

by Josh Marshall
01.06.09 | 7:38 am

We were trying to nail down whether the Obama transition really did brief Sen. Wyden and not Feinstein. Or was it that Wyden just got tipped off informally, perhaps even from Panetta. Turns out no. Wyden’s office tells us the transition did brief and consult with him on Panetta, while apparently leaving Feinstein in the dark.

Send Tips
Josh Marshall is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.
LATEST
Where Things Stand
Todd Blanche Is Learning From Bondi’s Mistakes
04.14.26 | 6:26 pm
Cafe
Major League Baseball Is Sanitizing Jackie Robinson’s Radical Legacy
04.14.26 | 2:00 pm
Five Points
5 Points on the Effort to Block Trump’s Latest Tariffs
04.14.26 | 11:52 am
Morning Memo
Trump’s Corruption Is What’s Tanking the Economy
04.14.26 | 11:08 am
Talking Points Memo
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC.
Masthead Contact Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Memberships
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Site Status
  • FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us
  • Terms of Use
  • CCPA Notice