Leon Panetta, chief of staff in President​ Clinton's White House, will be​ President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be​ director of the CIA, tw...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama filled top Justice Department posts on​ Monday with four former Clinton administration​ lawyers, inc...

President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Virginia​ Gov. Tim Kaine to serve as the next chairman of​ the Democratic National Committee, replacing​ former V...

The president spoke about the fighting in Gaza in​ a taped radio address, saying he won't accept​ a 'one way' cease-fire in the region​ th...

The man tapped by Illinois' embattled​ governor to fill an open U.S. Senate seat will be​ turned away if he arrives for Tuesday's​ inauguration...

The U.S. Senate is considered the most exclusive​ legislative body in the country, and members of​ its majority say they will not accept Roland​ Burris -...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama is expected to name Cecilia Rouse, a​ Princeton University labor economist, to the​ Council of Econo...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama is expected to name Cecilia Rouse, a​ Princeton University labor economist, to the​ Council of Econo...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prosecutors agreed on Monday​ to provide an impeachment panel with​ tape-recordings in which investigators say​ Illinois Gov. Rod Bla...