WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Bennet, head of the​ Denver public school system, will be named to​ replace U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, the Colorado​ Democrat ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Congress​ could stand in the way of Democratic​ President-elect Barack Obama's hopes of​ signing a massive...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is​ working toward a "durable and​ sustainable" ceasefire in Gaza, Secretary of​ State Condoleezza Ric...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama plans to meet on Monday with Democratic and​ Republican congressional leaders to discuss their​ legi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Claiborne Pell, an​ aristocratic Rhode Islander who spent 36 years in​ the U.S. Senate and was best known for championing​ better ...

The hotel that will be home to President-elect​ Barack Obama and his family for the next couple of​ weeks offers one of Washington's best views​ of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama and Speaker of the House of Representatives​ Nancy Pelosi will meet on Monday to discuss a​ stimulus...

The first order of business in Washington for​ Barack and Michelle Obama is to send their two​ daughters off to school, which begins​ Monday. 

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