ATLANTA (Reuters) - The election of the first​ black president in U.S. history should send a​ powerful signal to young black Americans: If​ Barack Obama ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel​ apologized to an Arab-American group on Thursday​ for comme...

Congress to examine whether bigger changes should​ be made to the $700 billion rescue plan in light​ of the deteriorating economy and soaring mortgage​ f...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama​ has tapped former Secretary of State Madeleine​ Albright and a former Republican congressman to​ meet f...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barack Obama made sure to​ follow protocol on Friday and remind Americans​ that he was not president yet.

Blunt made the decision after Democrats expanded​ their congressional majorities and captured the​ White House

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A subdued​ Barack Obama on Monday mourned his grandmother as​ a "quiet hero" who helped raise him,​ telli...

Both major party presidential candidates made a​ final pitch to readers of The Wall Street Journal​ on Monday on the newspaper's opinion page. ​ ...

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn​ Dunham, has died following a bout with cancer,​ Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said​ Monday. ...