CNN has learned that President-elect Barack Obama​ is getting foreign policy advice from an unlikely​ source: Republican Brent Scowcroft, who was​ nation...

Before being sworn in or casting their first​ votes, some newly elected members of Congress were​ introduced Wednesday to another hallmark of life​ on Ca...

As President-elect Obama plans for his first​ budget early next year, the Pentagon is asking for​ a record amount, according to a senior Pentagon​ offici...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Anchorage Mayor Mark​ Begich claimed victory on Tuesday as the first​ Democrat elected to Congress by Alaska in more​ than ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats took the​ first step toward bailing out the nation's​ crippled auto industry on Monday by proposing a​ $25 b...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the​ first time since the November 4 election on​ Monday,...

President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain​ will meet for the first time on Monday since the​ election.

Sen. Edward Kennedy arrived on Capitol Hill Monday​ with his wife and two dogs — the first time​ the Massachusetts Democrat has been at work​ sinc...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy,​ battling a life-threatening brain tumor, returned​ to the Senate on Monday for the first time since​ Ju...