America has new committee chairs in the U.S. Senate. Here they are, folks.

* Appropriations: Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
* Environment and Public Works: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
* Finance: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
* Foreign Relations: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE)
* Judiciary: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
* Intelligence: Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)

A note from Political Wire:

The committee assignments given to the freshmen senators were also released. Of note: despite the fact that Harry Reid promised before the election that, if elected, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) would be given a seat on the Appropriations Committee as soon as possible, he did not receive such an assignment yesterday.

The New York Times has more.