President-elect Barack Obama's presidential​ inaugural committee announced the plans for the​ Philadelphia-to-Washington train ride on​ Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama has asked neurosurgeon and CNN medical​ correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be U.S. surgeon​ general, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Florida Governor Jeb​ Bush, brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, on​ Tuesday ruled out running for a Senate seat he​ h...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama gave a strong defense on Tuesday to his​ unannounced choice to lead the CIA, Leon Panetta,​ in the f...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department​ said on Tuesday it wanted "an immediate​ ceasefire" in Gaza but U.S. officials quickly​ stres...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama, breaking his silence about the Gaza war,​ expressed deep concern on Tuesday about the loss​ of civi...

Obama's selection of Panetta surprised and​ dismayed several individuals in the intelligence​ community because he has no experience in the​ intelli...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man named by the​ scandal-plagued governor of Illinois to replace​ President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate​ failed to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. Congress​ convenes on Tuesday under pressure to deal with a​ worsening economy by passing a stimulus package​ that Ba...