Longtime Obama Aide Gibbs to Be Named Press Secretary

Barack Obama intends to name senior aide Robert Gibbs as White House press secretary, a top Democratic official tells Politico. Gibbs was a senior communications strategist for Obama, and distinguished himself as a cheery TV surrogate throughout the campaign. The post hasn’t officially been offered or accepted, but journalists would likely welcome Gibbs, since he’d bring authority and access to the post. (More Barack Obama stories.)