After a rocky start, at least five members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are backing Leon Panetta.  

The presidency of George W. Bush is receiving bleak assessments across the political spectrum.

Coleman is filing a lawsuit to contest the results of the Minn. recount that declared Franken the winner.

Obama warned that $1T deficit could stick around as he sought to make the case for budget reforms.

Burris's lawyers are confident he will eventually be seated as Illinois' junior senator, despite being turned away.

The president-elect is taking one of the capital's most familiar faces and thrusting him into a starkly unfamiliar role.

Obama's transition fundraising has fallen off its earlier pace and may just squeak by in reaching its target.

Obama won bipartisan pledges from Congress on that they will approve an economic recovery bill by mid-February.

Richardson said that he dropped his bid for commerce secretary because a federal probe went on longer than expected.

Whitman is signaling she may join the field of candidates vying to replace Schwarzenegger in 2010.

Candidates vying for RNC chair predicted Obama administration would outspend its political capital.

Obama taps Leon Panetta, a former chief of staff to Bill Clinton, for CIA director and retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence.

Obama's Presidential Inaugural Committee plans to make this the most accessible swearing-in in history.

Obama named Elena Kagan, the dean of Harvard Law School, to be his solicitor general.

Obama's team wound up empty handed when it tried to get info. See also: Leaders want Hispanic in Cabinet

Gibbs said it is "very, very unlikely" that an economic stimulus will be ready on Jan. 20.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will withdraw today as President-elect Obama's nominee for secretary of Commerce because of an unfolding investigation.

Barack Obama’s plan for a swift economic stimulus is encountering its first resistance.

Blago's defiant move to name a Senate successor is already prompting uncomfortable racial questions for Dems and presenting a major distraction.

Editors say this will reshape print, Internet, radio and television coverage aimed at African-American audiences.

Obama's radio address drummed for support for his nearly trillion dollar plan. See also: Sunday talk shows

Democratic governors warned  that without federal assistance, they will not be able to pay their bills.

The three will meet to discuss a planned economic stimulus package estimated to cost up to $775 billion.

His team is working with the Defense Department to have the bash broadcast around the world.

Senate leaders have a Plan B to keep from swearing in Roland Burris, regardless of what the court decides.