The youngest freshman in the incoming House class just gave up his perch as one of the Illinois lawmakers who would decide the fate of the state's disgraced governor.
Leon Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience.
A lawyer for the Coleman campaign, Fritz Knaak, said Monday that the Republican incumbent will challenge the outcome of the recount.
On inauguration night, Barack and Michelle Obama will dance their first dance as the First Family with their new neighbors, including members of the public and residents of Washington.
President-elect Barack Obama took his recovery package to Capitol Hill, working to build a bipartisan coalition to endorse his plan of tax cuts and new spending.
Senate leaders are challenging Roland W. Burris’s appointment, setting the stage for a showdown on Capitol Hill.
The trip this week effectively represents the incoming administration’s first foray into foreign policy since the election.
The breaks for workers and businesses are nods to critics who are worried that the economic recovery program has been too focused on government spending.
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico withdrew as the commerce nominee amid a grand jury inquiry.
For the last two years, Nancy Pelosi has been the driving force behind the Democratic agenda, but now she is about to become facilitator in chief.
The president-elect is eager to sign legislation that would essentially relax the statute of limitations under various civil rights laws.
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Despite uncertainty over three high-profile Senate seats, Congress is hoping to move quickly on a number of fronts, The Times’s Carl Hulse reports.
The opening of a new Congress is typically chaotic, but the convening of the Senate on Tuesday promises to be one for the Congressional Record books.
A look back at 2008, including the year in politics: a marathon primary season, a general election campaign dominated by an economic crisis and a momentous night in November.
The news that a community organizer in Texas was the F.B.I. informant whose tip led to arrests at the G.O.P. convention has caused shock in the activist community.
Washington hostesses are strategizing on how to get the Obamas to dinner.
Caroline Kennedy, Roland Burris and Al Franken are odd cases, but there is no single path to the Senate.
The Times’s Floyd Norris, Gerry Mullany and Carolyn Ryan discuss the latest political news.
An interactive timeline of Barack Obama’s life and career.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: The New TeamA series of profiles of potential members of President-elect Barack Obama’s administration.
The latest news and features on the planning for the 56th Inaugural, Jan. 20 in Washington.
| Dem. | Rep. | Dem. | Rep. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate » | 58 | 41 | House » | 257 | 178 | |
| Change | +7 seats | -7 seats | Change | +21 seats | -21 seats |
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