NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. David Paterson​ has famous names to choose from in picking a​ replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton, including a​ Kenne...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama​ on Tuesday pledged to help state governors cope​ with a deepening recession and asked them to help​ cra...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Robert​ Gates said on Tuesday that he has made an​ open-ended commitment to remain defense chief​ under Presi...

President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate New​ Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be secretary of​ commerce, a Democratic source told CNN on​ Tuesday. ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State​ Condoleezza Rice headed to New Delhi on Tuesday on​ an urgent mission to ease tensions between India​ and P...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama is expected to nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill​ Richardson to head the Commerce Department, a​ senior ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama will hold a news conference at 1140 EST/1640​ GMT on Wednesday, his fifth since he began naming​ nom...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Barbara Bush, mother of​ President George W. Bush, was discharged from the​ hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery to​ treat a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on​ Tuesday it will take time to review the plans by​ ailing U.S. automakers as they seek government​ aid, an...