Emanuel Agrees to Become Obama's Chief of Staff

Rahm Emanuel will be Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff, CNN reports. The Democratic congressman accepted Obama’s offer this afternoon, aides said. Emanuel, whose aggressive, take-no-prisoners political style has earned him the nickname “Rahmbo,” has been close to his fellow Chicagoan since Obama arrived in Washington.

John Boehner, the House minority leader, slammed Obama’s decision: The Emanuel pick is “ironic for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil, and govern from the center,” he said in a statement. (More Barack Obama stories.)