updated 12 hours, 17 minutes ago
The president-elect's senior adviser said that while Barack Obama is monitoring the situation in Gaza closely, "the fact is that there is only one president at a time."
updated 23 hours, 10 minutes ago
President-elect Barack Obama spoke with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday about the violence in Gaza, which has left as many as 225 people dead, two transition aides told CNN.
updated 1 day ago
The chairman of the Republican National Committee said he was "appalled" by a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals.
updated 1 day ago
A vacationing President-elect Barack Obama slipped away from the traveling press pool that follows him wherever he goes, taking his two young daughters, family members and friends to Hawaii's Sea Life Park.
updated 2 days ago
A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas -- which included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" -- was clearly intended as a joke.
updated 2 days ago
President-elect Barack Obama visited military personnel and their families enjoying Christmas dinner at a Marine Corps base in Hawaii Thursday during his holiday vacation.
updated Fri December 26, 2008
The president-elect and his family attend services in Hawaii for the woman who raised him
updated Fri December 26, 2008
Rarely has there been a year when so many things went out of style in such a short time: not just investment bankers, gas-guzzling vehicles, corporate jets, conspicuous consumption and political polarization, but also a whole generation.
updated Thur December 25, 2008
While President-elect Barack Obama will certainly be making history when he takes the oath of office on January 20, he'll also be repeating it -- by placing his hand on the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used during the inauguration of 1861.
updated Thur December 25, 2008
Call it a love affair so far between Barack Obama and the American people.
updated 12 hours, 17 minutes ago
The president-elect's senior adviser said that while Barack Obama is monitoring the situation in Gaza closely, "the fact is that there is only one president at a time."
updated 23 hours, 10 minutes ago
President-elect Barack Obama spoke with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday about the violence in Gaza, which has left as many as 225 people dead, two transition aides told CNN.
updated 1 day ago
The chairman of the Republican National Committee said he was "appalled" by a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals.
updated 1 day ago
A vacationing President-elect Barack Obama slipped away from the traveling press pool that follows him wherever he goes, taking his two young daughters, family members and friends to Hawaii's Sea Life Park.
updated 2 days ago
A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas -- which included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" -- was clearly intended as a joke.
updated 2 days ago
President-elect Barack Obama visited military personnel and their families enjoying Christmas dinner at a Marine Corps base in Hawaii Thursday during his holiday vacation.
updated Fri December 26, 2008
The president-elect and his family attend services in Hawaii for the woman who raised him
updated Fri December 26, 2008
Rarely has there been a year when so many things went out of style in such a short time: not just investment bankers, gas-guzzling vehicles, corporate jets, conspicuous consumption and political polarization, but also a whole generation.
updated Thur December 25, 2008
While President-elect Barack Obama will certainly be making history when he takes the oath of office on January 20, he'll also be repeating it -- by placing his hand on the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used during the inauguration of 1861.
updated Thur December 25, 2008
Call it a love affair so far between Barack Obama and the American people.
updated Wed December 24, 2008
A new national poll suggests most Americans favor an economic stimulus package even if it comes with an $800 billion price tag, although that support doesn't indicate the public wants to see a new era of big government.
updated Wed December 24, 2008
Just weeks after opening shop, the Obama transition team has been flooded by what looks like an unprecedented wave of hundreds of thousands of resumes from people who want positions in the new president's administration.
updated Wed December 24, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama's economic team and congressional staffers are close to finalizing a massive recovery proposal but are still hammering out details, Vice President-elect Joe Biden and economic adviser Larry Summers said Tuesday.
updated Wed December 24, 2008
The president-elect buys an island specialty made of canned meat on a rice cake
updated Tue December 23, 2008
Despite praising it publicly, the energy industry is wary of President-elect Barack Obama's incoming energy team which will likely call for major changes in the country's energy plan.
updated Tue December 23, 2008
What's made up of five women, four African-Americans, three Latinos, two Republicans and two Asians, including a Nobel Prize winner?
updated Tue December 23, 2008
A new national poll indicates Americans are split on whether aides to President-elect Barack Obama did something inappropriate in their contacts with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
updated Tue December 23, 2008
In an interview with CNN's Larry King that will air at 9 p.m. ET Monday, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden discussed what role he will play in decision-making at the White House. Biden also said the U.S. will remove combat troops from Iraq within two years.
updated Mon December 22, 2008
When it comes to retirement, I've got a whole laundry list of issues I wish President-elect Barack Obama and his counterparts in Congress would tackle as soon as they are sworn in this month. But the U.S. deficit has hit record levels, so I'm trying to be realistic about what we can afford. With that in mind, I'm paring down my retirement wish list to three things that can make a big impact - without blowing a hole in the nation's finances.
updated Mon December 22, 2008
Before he accepted Barack Obama's offer to join his presidential ticket, Joe Biden got a promise from Obama: that he would be there for "every critical decision," Biden said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
updated Mon December 22, 2008
Remember "drill, baby drill"? In its last weeks in office, the Bush administration is starting to make it happen by quietly starting the process of exploration and drilling off the coast of Virginia.
updated Mon December 22, 2008
Will he, or won't he dare? That was the question that consumed an otherwise social luncheon of Republican women at the White House last week.
updated Sun December 21, 2008
When President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next month, the nation's capital will be the site of a massive celebration. But local officials are worried they might get stuck with the check.
updated Sun December 21, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has decided to increase his goal for creating new jobs after receiving economic forecasts that suggest the economy is in worse shape than had been predicted, two Democratic officials told CNN.
updated Sun December 21, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has decided to increase his goal for creating new jobs after receiving economic forecasts that suggest the economy is in worse shape than had been predicted, two Democratic officials told CNN.
updated Sat December 20, 2008
Senior Democratic congressional staffers met Friday with senior aides from President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to discuss the broad outlines of an economic stimulus package, a senior House Democratic source told CNN.
updated Sat December 20, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled a diverse group of nominees Friday to round out his Cabinet and economic team.
updated Sat December 20, 2008
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Karen Mills has been chosen by President-elect Obama to head the Small Business Administration.
updated Sat December 20, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama nominated U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis for secretary of labor on Friday, a move praised by labor unions.
updated Sat December 20, 2008
The White House consulted with President-elect Barack Obama on the $13.4 billion loan package for automakers that President Bush announced Friday, both sides said.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
Shopping for gifts this holiday season? Here are some suggestions for a few of the Americans we've gotten to know so well this year.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
It is widely considered to be a foregone conclusion. The government will commit a breathtaking amount of money -- as much as $1 trillion may be required, some say -- on an economic recovery package over at least the next two years.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
Labor unions Thursday praised President-elect Barack Obama's selection to head the Labor Department, Rep. Hilda Solis.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama, citing the need for tighter oversight of the nation's financial markets, on Thursday named veteran regulator Mary Schapiro as his choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
Prominent liberal groups and gay rights proponents criticized President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday for choosing evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the presidential inauguration next month.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday defended his pick of evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration next month as one of "a wide range of viewpoints that are presented."
updated Fri December 19, 2008
President-elect Obama on Thursday kept up his blistering pace of naming top officials by announcing three people he will nominate as financial regulators.
updated Fri December 19, 2008
With hat and cigarette, the future president-elect – and Time's Person of the Year – is seen in revealing pictures
updated Thur December 18, 2008
It goes without saying, the media is annoying. It is the media's job to be annoying. Especially those members of the media assigned to cover the president. Or in this case the president-elect.
updated Thur December 18, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he hopes there still will be a way to provide temporary assistance to keep the troubled U.S. automakers afloat.
updated Thur December 18, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has picked GOP Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois to be his nominee for transportation secretary, two sources told CNN on Wednesday.
updated Wed December 17, 2008
The magazine also cites Henry Paulson, Nicolas Sarkozy and Sarah Palin
updated Wed December 17, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are planning to converge on the National Mall on January 20 to witness the historic moment when Barack Obama takes the oath of office.
updated Wed December 17, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as his choice for secretary of the interior, an aide on Obama's transition team and a separate Democratic source said.
updated Tue December 16, 2008
Americans' picks for a potential first puppy vary widely, but a CNN poll out Tuesday finds broad support on one aspect of the incoming Obama family's decision.
updated Tue December 16, 2008
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama announced key members of his energy team on Monday, naming physicist Steven Chu as secretary of energy, and former EPA administrator Carol Browner to a new post in the White House to coordinate energy and climate policy.
updated Tue December 16, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama will name Arne Duncan as his choice for education secretary and Sen. Ken Salazar as interior secretary, sources told CNN Monday.
updated Tue December 16, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his energy and environment team on Monday, ushering in what's likely to be a dramatic shift in the way the nation tackles the challenges of climate change, energy efficiency and the development of cleaner sources of fuel.
updated Sun December 14, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Shaun Donovan, New York City's housing commissioner, to be his secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
updated Sat December 13, 2008
A-Listers are flocking to what may be the biggest inaugural event in history
updated Fri December 12, 2008
The night the Berlin Wall fell, I was standing by a highway heading out of East Germany, asking people why they were going west. A man's one-word answer still sticks in my mind: "Camaro."
updated Fri December 12, 2008
What is Washington, D.C. cooking up in response to the retirement savings crisis? With a new administration in town, there's a good chance some reforms may take place. Here's a look at four of the most discussed proposals:
updated Fri December 12, 2008
About four years ago, I wrote a column praising President Bush for appointing Latinos to the Cabinet as he began his second term. The most obvious example was Bush's decision to nominate Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, which many liberals would insist was a big mistake.
updated Fri December 12, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced Thursday that he has chosen former Sen. Tom Daschle to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
updated Thur December 11, 2008
Tonight, a call for a little more transparency from President-elect Barack Obama about what he did or did not know about the allegations against Gov. Rod Blagojevich in Illinois.
updated Thur December 11, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Steven Chu, a physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his energy secretary, three Democratic officials close to the transition said.
updated Thur December 11, 2008
Illinois state politics read more like a script from "The Sopranos" than a page out of the history books.
updated Thur December 11, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Dr. Steven Chu, a physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his new Energy Secretary, three Democratic officials close to the transition told CNN.
updated Thur December 11, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday called for Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign, a day after Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges.
updated Wed December 10, 2008
Considering the work ahead, it's likely that the fabled first 100 days of a new presidency will be highly compressed for President-elect Obama and the new Congress.
updated Wed December 10, 2008
Stocks retreated Tuesday, led by financial, retail and transportation shares as investors bailed out of a variety of stocks after the recent retreat.
updated Wed December 10, 2008
With former Vice President Al Gore at his side, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday it's time the issue of climate change is dealt with in a "serious way."
updated Wed December 10, 2008
The man with the sole authority to appoint a replacement for Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate was arrested Tuesday, shaking up the process to fill the president-elect's former seat representing Illinois.
updated Wed December 10, 2008
The rapper Common wants to take hip-hop in a new direction, he says, and he has an unsuspecting ally -- President-elect Barack Obama.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
With six weeks before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama is having one heck of a honeymoon, a new national poll suggests.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
Former Vice President Al Gore is set to meet with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden Tuesday, leading to speculation Obama is eyeing Gore for a slot in his administration.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
The incoming president should create a new White House office and appoint a presidential assistant to oversee a "comprehensive national security strategy for cyberspace," a Washington-based think tank recommended Monday.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
Stocks rallied Monday as investors welcomed President-elect Barack Obama's plan to create jobs and revive the economy, and reports that government help for the automakers is on the way.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
Credit markets showed more signs of improvement Monday as one short-term bank-to-bank lending rate fell to a record low.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
Mayors across the country are calling on President-elect Barack Obama to invest in their cities when he takes office in order to get the economy back on track.
updated Tue December 9, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama's team has pledged to appoint Republicans to his administration, but so far, just one Republican is set to hold a leading Cabinet post.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
Joe the Plumber must be pleased: President-elect Barack Obama has recently hinted he'll delay his plan to raise taxes on individuals earning more than $250,000 a year. But what will this reprieve really mean for small business owners - should they prepare for an eventual tax hike?
updated Mon December 8, 2008
Stocks rallied Monday morning, with the Dow up over 200 points, lifted by President-elect Barack Obama's plan to boost the economy and signs that Detroit's automakers will stay out of bankruptcy.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced support Sunday for a short-term government bailout of the nation's carmakers that is tied to industry restructuring, and he accused auto executives of a persistent "head-in-the sand approach" to long-festering problems.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
Tens of millions of people are expecting great things from President-elect Barack Obama.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama issued a warning Sunday to officials around the country lining up for federal dollars to help projects take off in the struggling economy: No more business as usual.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama issued a warning Sunday to officials around the country who want to fund projects with federal dollars: no more business as usual.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama formally announced Sunday that retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, a decorated veteran and popular figure among critics of the Bush administration, is his pick to be secretary of Veterans Affairs.
updated Mon December 8, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced support Sunday for a short-term government bailout of the nation's carmakers that is tied to industry restructuring. He also accused auto executives of a persistent "head-in-the sand approach" to long-festering problems.
updated Sun December 7, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama will nominate retired Gen. Eric Shinseki to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, two Democratic sources said Saturday.
updated Sun December 7, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday revealed five parts of his plan to save or create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, and said he will push for immediate action by Congress when he takes office in January.
updated Sat December 6, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined some of his plan to create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, and said he will push for immediate action by Congress when he takes office in January.
updated Sat December 6, 2008
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro says he is open to the idea of meeting with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
updated Sat December 6, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has kept a relatively low profile as automakers plead for billions from Congress, but behind the scenes, the incoming administration is working hard on finding ways to ease the crisis.
updated Sat December 6, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama hasn't put a dollar figure yet on his promise to create an economic recovery package that he says will generate or save 2.5 million jobs over two years.
updated Fri December 5, 2008
The Pentagon is set to conduct the 13th and most realistic test of its missile shield system to date, officials told CNN.
updated Fri December 5, 2008
Americans back Barack Obama's plan to move U.S. troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, a new national poll indicates.
updated Fri December 5, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama ended weeks of speculation by nominating Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state, choosing a onetime chief rival as his top diplomat.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama could reverse some of President Bush's most controversial executive orders, including restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, shortly after taking office in January.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
As President-elect Barack Obama plans for his administration, the economy tops his list of priorities. The Dow has been down, unemployment rates are soaring, and companies announce more layoffs each week.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural planners have a difficult task on their hands: how to put together a celebration, given the tough economic times.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama's pick for energy secretary will likely lead the department through a new era with a sharp focus on renewable energy, but who'll lead a revamped agency is far from clear.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, met Wednesday with 12 retired generals and admirals to discuss changing the U.S. government's current interrogation and detention policies.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his pick for secretary of commerce on Wednesday, calling him a "leading economic diplomat for America."
updated Thur December 4, 2008
A new national poll suggests that Americans think President-elect Barack Obama's getting it right when it comes to his Cabinet picks, especially Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates.
updated Thur December 4, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for the position of secretary of Commerce in a news conference Wednesday morning.
updated Wed December 3, 2008
Remember all the talk during the presidential campaign about a middle-class tax cut? It could be showing up in your paycheck early next year.
updated Wed December 3, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have policy differences, but Gates said Tuesday he was "impressed" by statements Obama has already made on issues such as the Iraq War.
updated Wed December 3, 2008
As I was talking with political analyst Stuart Rothenberg the other day, he made the observation that tradeoffs are everywhere in life - except in campaigning. If you want people to vote for you, don't tell them that your inspiring vision of America entails any costs; in the campaign world, it's all gain, no pain.
updated Wed December 3, 2008
Plagued by rising unemployment, falling tax revenue and increased demand for state services, the nation's governors met with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday to press for federal money to ease their fiscal strain.
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