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  • Reports: Obama to name Republican LaHood to Cabinet

    On the campaign trail, Barack Obama pledged to form a non-partisan administration and even select a Republican or two for his Cabinet. Tomorrow, the president-elect apparently plans to make good on his promise. Obama plans to select Representative Ray LaHood,... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 6:57pm EST

  • Near-record turnout, but not thanks to early voting

    By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff A study of turnout in the November election concludes that balloting methods designed to make it easier for citizens to vote before election day do not increase voter turnout, and may even decrease it.... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 6:05pm EST

  • The man at the podium

    (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Political junkies, Barack Obama-philes, and anyone else looking for insight into how the president-elect will communicate to the public should take a few minutes to read Mark Leibovich's terrific piece in this Sunday's New York Times... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 5:06pm EST

  • Obama introduces the 'guardians'

    (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty) President-elect Barack Obama today unveiled the newest members of his Cabinet, tapping former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack for agriculture secretary and Colorado Senator Ken Salazar to be his secretary of the interior. "Together they will serve as... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 1:01pm EST

  • Audit: Navy Storing $Billions of Excess Parts

    By Bryan Bender, Globe staff WASHINGTON _ Government auditors today identified at least $7.5 billion worth of unneeded spare parts stored in Navy warehouses, the latest example of wasteful military spending that prompted calls for the incoming Obama administration to... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 11:58am EST

  • Propaganda of the year

    WASHINGTON -- One of the favorite new charges mounted by amateur media critics is that journalists have adopted the "frame" advanced by a politician’s handlers in their coverage. When it comes to Barack Obama, magazines are falling for his... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 10:12am EST

  • Obama named Time's 'Person of the Year'

    It may come as no shock that Time magazine named Barack Obama its "Person of the Year," but the magazine's online package does offer one surprise -- previously unseen photos of the president-elect from his formative years at Occidental College.... [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 9:56am EST

  • Vilsack reportedly Obama's pick for agriculture secretary

    Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for agriculture secretary, the Associated Press is reporting. Vilsack, from a key farm state, ran for president, but his campaign ended in February 2007, just as Obama's began. He endorsed... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 6:22pm EST

  • Obama's supporters get inside track to inaugural

    President-elect Barack Obama just sent his army of supporters what is purportedly an inside track to his inauguration to keep the grassroots flavor. The online sign-up offers tickets, service opportunities, and local events. "In the past, presidential inauguration events have... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 5:09pm EST

  • Obama team claims record on Hispanic appointments

    Within weeks of Hispanic lawmakers publicly airing concerns that President-elect Barack Obama wasn't putting enough Latinos into top jobs, Obama's team bragged today that it has done more than any other administration. Obama is expected to add to his count... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 4:49pm EST

  • Bush on Iraq, then and now

    In the latest in a series of exit interviews, President Bush said today that he considered pulling troops out of Iraq in 2006, when violence and US casualties peaked. "In Iraq, I was deeply concerned about whether or not we... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 4:19pm EST

  • Kids say the darndest things

    President-elect Barack Obama took more questions from elementary school kids than from reporters today. He and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met with the students after announcing Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his education secretary and answering a handful of... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 2:43pm EST

  • Duncan is hands-on school reformer, Obama says

    President-elect Barack Obama, saying he has a steadfast commitment to making public schools better, introduced Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his nominee for education secretary. Obama said that the path to jobs and economic growth starts in America's schools,... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 11:43am EST

  • The doggie in the window

    There are two wars, and the economy is in the tank, but the big issue for some is where the next president and vice president are getting their puppies. Vice President-elect Joe Biden just bought a German shepherd from a... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 11:09am EST

  • Another journalist switches sides

    Another member of the press corps has gone to work for the people he used to cover. Vice President-elect Joe Biden's office announced this morning that Jay Carney, Time magazine's bureau chief in Washington, D.C., since September 2005 will be... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 10:46am EST

  • Obama meets economic team, facing more bad numbers

    President-elect Barack Obama, vowing to hit the ground running when he takes office Jan. 20, is amping up his huddles with key advisers. Monday, he met privately with his national security team. Today, he's gathering his economic team -- as... [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 9:43am EST

  • Obama to pick Duncan at education

    President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his education secretary on Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting. Duncan, who is well-regarded in education circles, is seen as someone who appeals both to reformers and to... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 6:22pm EST

  • Cheney doesn't back down on Guantanamo, interrogation

    President-elect Barack Obama vows to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay for terrorism suspects. But if Vice President Dick Cheney had his way, it would stay open indefinitely, until "the end of the war on terror." In an interview... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 5:41pm EST

  • Obama names energy team

    President-elect Barack Obama, formally unveiling his energy and environment team, vowed this afternoon to end the nation's addiction to foreign oil, to make significant strides on climate change, and to create a new alternative energy economy. He said that... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 5:09pm EST

  • Kerry officially gets Foreign Relations post

    Senator John F. Kerry met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad today. (AFP/Getty Images) By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Senator John F. Kerry was named chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee today, pledging to use... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 3:29pm EST

  • Caroline Kennedy throws hat in ring

    Caroline Kennedy has decided to pursue the US Senate seat from New York being vacated by Hillary Clinton, the New York Times is reporting this afternoon. If Governor David Paterson picks her, it would be the equivalent of substituting the... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 2:13pm EST

  • Barney's last holiday video

    Barney's last Christmas video from the White House is a red, white, and blue affair that features this year's US sports heroes. The first family's famous Scottish terrier about Olympic glory and helping win the Ryder Cup (the entire US... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 2:07pm EST

  • Bingaman replaces Clinton on health panel

    In one of the dominos to fall with Senator Hillary Clinton's selection as secretary of state, Senator Edward M. Kennedy's office announced today that Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico will replace her as head of a key committee working... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 12:40pm EST

  • Electors officially cast their votes

    Today marks another milestone on the path for the nation's first black president. Electors met in each state to cast their votes, which are to be counted by Congress on Jan. 6, and formally elected Barack Obama as president, according... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 11:23am EST

  • Still questions for Obama on Senate seat for sale, Republicans say

    The chief federal prosecutor on the case took pains to say that there's no evidence of any wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama in the corruption scandal enveloping Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Obama, himself, says categorically that he never talked... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 9:59am EST

  • Obama to take train to inaugural

    President-elect Barack Obama will journey to the nation's capital for his historic inauguration by train, his inaugural committee announced today. The trip on Jan. 17 -- three days before his swearing-in -- is designed to highlight the inaugural theme of... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 9:47am EST

  • Security, energy on Obama's agenda today

    President-elect Barack Obama plans to huddle with his national security team -- and key members of the current team -- today in Chicago. Those at the session include Vice President-elect Joe Biden; Obama's choice for secretary of state, Hillary Clinton;... [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 9:38am EST

  • Find out donors to Obama's inaugural

    Saying it shows his commitment to openness, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee today unveiled a searchable database of donors. "This tool demonstrates the new administration's commitment to changing business-as-usual in Washington, DC," John W. Rogers, Jr., a committee co-chairman, said... [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 5:23pm EST

  • Gay rights groups lobby for labor secretary

    A Boston-based equal rights group announced this afternoon it is coordinating a grassroots lobbying push for President-elect Barack Obama to name the first openly gay cabinet member in the nation's history. Equal Rep is urging supporters to call or e-mail... [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 5:00pm EST

  • The movement goes on

    One of the big questions following Barack Obama's victory last month was how engaged his supporters would continue to be once the initial euphoria wore off. If this weekend is any indication, they're showing no signs of letting up. Obama... [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 4:44pm EST

  • Turnout highest since 1960, center says

    A research center today issued a preview of its final report on this year's presidential election that shows the voter turnout was the highest since 1960. The Center for the Study of the American Electorate at American University, which plans... [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 3:46pm EST

  • White House looking to rescue the auto rescue

    The Bush White House signaled this morning that it is willing to consider completely reversing itself and using some of the already approved $700 billion bailout for the financial industry to help the ailing automakers. The Big Three's immediate future... [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 9:48am EST

  • The 2008 race: a retrospective

    CAMBRIDGE -- So, with just a few more weeks, could John McCain have pulled out a victory over Barack Obama? "No -- we lost," McCain's chief pollster, Bill McInturff, said without hesitation before a packed auditorium tonight at Harvard University's... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:37pm EST

  • Matthews for Senate?

    Chris Matthews, the excitable MSNBC host, isn't talking publicly about the possibility. But Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said today that he believes Matthews would be a serious contender for US Senate, particularly in the current Democratic tide. Republican incumbent Arlen... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 6:36pm EST

  • Dean joins calls for resignation, but Blagojevich not budging

    In the category of better late than never, outgoing Democratic National Committee chief Howard Dean called today on Rod Blagojevich, the Democratic governor of Illinois charged with egregious corruption, to step aside. “The arrest of and complaint against Gov. Blagojevich... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 6:27pm EST

  • War powers on Obama's plate?

    President-elect Barack Obama huddled today with the two former secretaries of state who head a panel calling for giving Congress more say-so over military action. The meeting was requested by the bipartisan National War Powers Commission, which issued a report... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 4:59pm EST

  • 2 Patrick advisers on Obama transition team

    By Brian Mooney, Globe Staff A pair of highly regarded experts from the administration of Governor Deval Patrick are serving on the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama. Both were recruited to serve, and both are considered potential appointees in... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 4:41pm EST

  • Peace Corps, AmeriCorps alums to march in inaugural

    Calling all former Peace Corps and AmeriCorps members. President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee invited you today to march in the Jan. 20 parade down Pennsylvania Avenue after he is sworn in as the 44th president. It's the latest move to... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 2:48pm EST

  • Constitutional hurdle out of Clinton's way

    The lame-duck Congress has cleared away an obscure constitutional hurdle to Hillary Clinton taking the post of secretary of state. Under the provision, no member of Congress can be appointed to a government job whose salary was raised during the... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 12:06pm EST

  • Obama makes strong commitment to health reform

    President-elect Barack Obama made it absolutely clear at his press conference this morning: Major health reform is at the top of his list of priorities for his first year in office. With health insurance premiums nearly doubling over the past... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 11:36am EST

  • Obama says no contact with Blagojevich

    President-elect Barack Obama said today that he had no idea that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was allegedly trying to sell his former US Senate seat to the highest bidder. Obama said he had never spoken to Blagojevich about the vacancy... [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 11:11am EST

  • Obama issues human rights declaration

    President-elect Barack Obama renewed his devotion to the Geneva Conventions -- which critics say the Bush administration has skirted in its war on terror -- in issuing a statement today to mark International Human Rights Day. "The United States was... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:26pm EST

  • Defense industry on guard for budget cuts

    By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- America's aerospace and defense industry is gearing up for a major lobbying campaign to persuade President-elect Barack Obama not to make major cuts in prized Pentagon weapons programs, while also making an appeal... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:05pm EST

  • Obama team invites questions

    President-elect Barack Obama's transition team today added a question-and-answer feature to its website. "This new tool will allow anyone to ask and vote on questions they have for the transition team. Popular questions selected by the community of web users... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 5:54pm EST

  • More Obama appointees

    More names are leaking out of top officials in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. Citing Democratic officials, the Associated Press is reporting this afternoon that Obama intends to nominate Steven Chu for energy secretary, Lisa Jackson for environmental protection agency administrator,... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 5:35pm EST

  • Obama to talk healthcare

    President-elect Barack Obama's office announced that he will hold a press conference on Thursday about healthcare -- one of the most significant, politically touchy issues facing his administration. He is expected to officially name former Senator Tom Daschle as secretary... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 5:14pm EST

  • Et tu, Joe?

    Dragging out his 15 minutes of fame, Joe the plumber had not-so-kind words for John McCain, who tried to make him a symbol of his differences with Democratic rival Barack Obama on taxes. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher confronted Obama over his... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 12:52pm EST

  • Obama says Blagojevich should resign

    President-elect Barack Obama, further distancing himself from indicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, called today on him to resign. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs told the Associated Press that the president-elect agrees with other prominent politicians in Illinois and elsewhere that "under... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 12:35pm EST

  • Obama announces inaugural theme

    President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee today announced the theme of his swearing-in -- "Renewing America's Promise" -- and the preliminary schedule. "At this moment of great challenge and great change, renewing the promise of America begins with renewing the idea... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 10:56am EST

  • Obama speaks

    President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview published today that he will keep his home in Chicago, follow through on a pledge to give a high-profile speech in a Muslim capital, and is not turning his back on the liberal... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 9:59am EST

  • Faith and politics

    The Globe's religion writer, Michael Paulson, is at the Pew Forum's conference on faith, where the presidential election is a hot topic. Here's his account of polling on how members of different denominations voted. And here's his account of a... [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 5:01pm EST

  • Obama vows action on global warming

    After huddling with former Vice President Al Gore about climate change, President-elect Barack Obama declared, "The time for delay is over, the time for denial is over." While it is a problem, it is also an opportunity to create jobs,... [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 3:26pm EST

  • Plouffe promotes change house meetings

    Barack Obama's campaign manager sent supporters a video this afternoon reminding them of house meetings this coming weekend to talk about how to keep using the grassroots power that he unleashed. David Plouffe stands outside the White House in... [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 2:47pm EST

  • No allegations against Obama in Illinois governor case

    US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said this afternoon that a federal corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich makes no allegations of wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama. "We make no allegations that he was aware of anything," Fitzgerald said of Obama.... [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 12:21pm EST

  • Obama still in honeymoon period

    The post-election goodwill continues for President-elect Barack Obama. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released this morning, 79 percent of Americans approve of his performance during the transition so far and only 18 percent disapprove. That approval rating is double... [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 9:49am EST

  • The Wright ad that never ran

    ABC News says it has obtained a copy of a TV ad that Republican John McCain never ran because he kept his promise not to bludgeon Democratic rival Barack Obama over the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. McCain went... [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 4:53pm EST

  • Clinton-Rice, Obama-Gore meetings on tap

    There are two get-togethers of note. Tonight, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to dine with Condolezza Rice, whom she is to succeed as secretary of state. Clinton visited the State Department today for the first time since President-elect Barack Obama selected... [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 3:11pm EST

  • Frank, Dodd speak on possible auto deal

    The two New England lawmakers who presided over hearings last week on federal aid for the auto industry said today that while it's not their ideal choice, they're in favor of taking money from an already-approved $25 billion fund to... [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 1:20pm EST

  • 54th Massachusetts regiment to march in parade

    The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment reenactors have been invited to march in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade, his inaugural committee announced today. It makes perfect sense since the nation's first all-black regiment was commissioned... [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 11:46am EST

  • Less Wolf, more King

    The TV lineup is becoming clearer for political junkies. CNN announced today that Wolf Blitzer will continue to host "The Situation Room" on weekday afternoons and be the network's lead political anchor through the 2012 election. He will give up... [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 11:41am EST

  • Obama citizenship challenge goes nowhere

    The US Supreme Court cleared the way this morning for Barack Obama to take the oath of office on Jan. 20, refusing to take a case that challenged whether Obama was eligible to be president. The case, pushed by anti-Obama... [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 10:47am EST

  • Obama in the public eye Sunday

    President-elect Barack Obama, who has been laying low the last few days, plans to be out in public in high-profile appearances on Sunday. In the morning, he's the guest on NBC's venerable "Meet the Press," where he is certain to... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 6:38pm EST

  • Military seeks foreigners for medical, linguist jobs

    By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon announced late this afternoon that it will seek to recruit up to 1,000 foreigners living in the United States on work or student visas in an unprecedented effort to fill critical... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 4:52pm EST

  • Source: Kennedy stepping down from Senate panel

    By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy said today he will step down from his post as a senior and powerful member of the Senate Judiciary Committee when the new Congress convenes so he can concentrate... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 4:15pm EST

  • More staffers named to new administration

    President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced more staffers today. Citing the economic crisis, Biden announced a new position -- chief economist and economic policy adviser -- and named Jared Bernstein of the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute to... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 3:01pm EST

  • Palin, Huckabee lead GOP field in new poll

    It's not too early to start handicapping the Republican presidential field for 2012, apparently. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released this afternoon put Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee, and Mike Huckabee, who contested the presidential nomination, at the... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 2:11pm EST

  • Stern will help with Justice transition

    Former US attorney Donald Stern has been named to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team for the Justice Department, his law firm announced today. "Don’s selection to assist in the new administration’s transition is reflective of his high standing among his... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 1:56pm EST

  • Obama asks backers, again, to help Clinton

    President-elect Barack Obama is asking supporters again to help Hillary Clinton, his former rival and now his choice for secretary of state, pay off her campaign debt. Obama had asked his backers soon after he and Clinton joined forces last... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 12:38pm EST

  • Ann Romney says she had lumpectomy

    Ann Romney announced today that she has had a procedure for a pre-cancerous lump in her breast. "Last week, following my annual mammogram at Brigham and Women's Hospital, I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Sutu (DCIS)," she said in... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 11:54am EST

  • Dean vindicated, but looking for work

    Embedded video from CNN Video It's only a joke -- we think. Howard Dean, the outgoing chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is given props for his 50-state strategy -- much mocked when he first pitched it, but capitalized on... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 11:19am EST

  • Obama's take on jobs report

    President-elect Barack Obama, who is pushing an economic stimulus plan to create or save 2.5 million jobs in his first two years, weighed in this morning on the sobering new jobs report. The 533,000 jobs cut in November were the... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 9:47am EST

  • Automakers renew plea before Frank's panel

    Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, opening day two of the second round of hearings on automakers' appeal for federal aid, highlighted today's new report that shows that 533,000 more jobs were lost last month. That means, the Newton Democrat said,... [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 9:45am EST

  • Obama grassroots event next weekend

    Trying to keep his grassroots army engaged and enthused, President-elect Barack Obama's camp this evening told supporters to put Dec. 13 and 14 on their calendars. That weekend will be for house meetings across the country to talk about Obama's... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 7:23pm EST

  • Obama haul reportedly hits $750 million

    Several news organizations are reporting that President-elect Barack Obama is expected to report raising $750 million for his presidential bid, a record-shattering amount that is more than what both major-party nominees brought in four years ago. In the Obama campaign's... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 5:56pm EST

  • Gates outlines Pentagon reforms

    By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- In a sign of reforms to come at President-elect Barack Obama's Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates writes in a newly published article that he believes the military-industrial complex remains too infatuated... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 5:23pm EST

  • Poll: Americans confident in Obama

    Americans are confident that President-elect Barack Obama will be able to improve America's standing both at home and abroad, according to a poll released this afternoon. In the survey by CNN/Opinion Research Corp., 74 percent of respondents said they were... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 4:14pm EST

  • Congresswoman red-faced over hanging up on Obama

    A Florida congresswoman hung up, twice, on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking he was a prankster. Now she probably wishes she could hang up on angry constituents who think she purposely snubbed the next leader of the free world. Here's... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 1:47pm EST

  • Constitutional hitch for Clinton's new job

    The fix is apparently in -- to help Hillary Clinton skirt an nettlesome constitutional provision and clear her path to secretary of state. To prevent self-dealing, the clause says that no member of Congress can be named to any office... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 12:38pm EST

  • National mall opened to public for inauguration

    Responding to predictions of record crowds and following up on pledges to make the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama one of the most open ever, his inaugural committee announced today that, for the first time, the entire length of the... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 11:57am EST

  • RNC chief sees message in Chambliss win

    When your party gets shellacked at the polls, you look for any sign of hope. So Mike Duncan, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is trying to make the most of Saxby Chambliss winning re-election to his Senate seat in... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 11:18am EST

  • Automakers seek help, round two

    By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Amid warnings of a cataclysmic impact on the economy, the top executives of the Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers pleaded today with a skeptical Senate panel for a $34 billion... [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2008, 10:22am EST

  • The perfect holiday gift for Obamaniacs

    Still looking for that perfect, but not too expensive holiday gift for your loved one, who also happens to be a big fan of President-elect Barack Obama? The Obama campaign just e-mailed supporters a suggestion: "This holiday season, celebrate the... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 6:53pm EST

  • Delahunt, Hodes seek more aid for homeowners

    By Jenny Paul, Globe correspondent WASHINGTON — Two Democratic House members from New England have introduced legislation that would allow the government to force some mortgage lenders to renegotiate loans for homeowners facing foreclosure. Representatives William Delahunt of Quincy and... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 4:40pm EST

  • Insurers announce health reform proposals

    By Lisa Wangsness Globe staff WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest health insurance industry lobbying group announced a series of proposals for health reform this morning that they said would help achieve universal coverage, control costs and improve the quality of... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 4:30pm EST

  • Obama cabinet picks get kudos

    In a new poll out this afternoon, 71 percent of Americans approve President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, but only 57 percent believe she will strictly follow his orders. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey found... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 4:21pm EST

  • Poll says women trust Obama to look out for them

    Barack Obama won the presidency, in part, by growing the gender gap for Democratic presidential candidates. And a new poll out today shows he has a deep reservoir of goodwill among women as he prepares to start his administration. The... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 2:13pm EST

  • Poll: Americans against auto bailout

    A clear majority of Americans oppose loaning taxpayers' money to prop up the Big Three auto companies, according to a new poll out today. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey found that 61 percent are against the loans, while 36 percent... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 1:41pm EST

  • Panel issues report on terrorists and nuclear and biological threat

    A high-powered bipartisan panel this afternoon formally submitted its sweeping report that warns that terrorists are likely to use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years -- unless the federal government takes concerted action. Former Senator Bob Graham... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 12:44pm EST

  • Panel issues report on terrorists and nuclear and biological threat

    A high-powered bipartisan panel this afternoon formally submitted its sweeping report that warns that terrorists are likely to use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years -- unless the federal government takes concerted action. Former Senator Bob Graham... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 12:44pm EST

  • Chambliss: Republicans should return to Reaganism

    Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, whose re-election on Tuesday stopped Democrats from winning a potentially filibuster-proof majority in the next Senate, said today that the lesson for Republicans from his triumph is to return to Ronald Reagan's basics. "And that... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 11:05am EST

  • Bill Clinton: Only 'sounding board' if Hillary is secretary of state

    Former President Bill Clinton, in his first extended comments since his wife was formally nominated for secretary of state, said today that the former first couple will discuss everything, just as they always have, but he will stay out of... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 10:00am EST

  • Latinos push for more cabinet posts

    Bill Richardson was named this morning as the nation's next commerce secretary. But Latino lawmakers are already serving notice to President-elect Barack Obama that he needs to put more Hispanics in his cabinet. Bloomberg reports that the Congressional Hispanic... [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 9:50am EST

  • Obama to appoint czar to stop nuclear and biological attacks

    By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to appoint a new White House official to coordinate efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining nuclear or biological weapons, advisers say, giving the highest priority to thwarting a catastrophic... [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2008, 7:29pm EST

  • Polls close in Georgia

    Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss took an early lead tonight over Democratic challenger Jim Martin in the crucial US Senate runoff in Georgia. With 25 percent of precincts reporting, Chambliss led 64 percent to 36 percent. The result could swing the... [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2008, 7:01pm EST

  • Richardson to get Commerce post

    Several news organizations are reporting that Bill Richardson will be named commerce secretary at a press conference on Wednesday by President-elect Barack Obama. Richardson would be another former political rival and former Clintonite invited into the Obama cabinet. Now the... [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2008, 2:32pm EST

  • Obama huddles with governors

    President-elect Barack Obama, who promised a new partnership between the federal government and the states, meets face-to-face today with the nation's governors, who are clamoring for a meaty piece of his economic stimulus plan. Obama is pushing for a... [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2008, 9:53am EST

  • Bush regrets flawed Iraq intelligence

    In what sounded awfully like an exit interview, President Bush, whose historical legacy will center around the war in Iraq, said this evening that he was "unprepared for war." "In other words, I didn't campaign and say, 'Please vote for... [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2008, 7:16pm EST

  • Kennedy: A 'season of hope'

    Senator Edward M. Kennedy received an honorary degree from Harvard this afternoon, joining a select few so recognized outside of the university's commencement. Past honorees include George Washington, Nelson Mandela and Winston Churchill. Kennedy embraced his reputation as a... [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2008, 4:59pm EST

  • Palin has Georgia on her mind

    Sarah Palin is back on the campaign trail today for the first time since she and John McCain lost the presidential race, trying to help Republicans keep their US senate seat in Georgia. Republican Saxby Chambliss is trying to fend... [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2008, 1:48pm EST

  • Obama discloses transition donations

    President-elect Barack Obama's transition office today released its first monthly list of donors, saying that as of Nov. 15, a total of $1,170,937.44 had been raised from 1,776 donors. The office said the voluntary disclosure fulfills Obama's pledge to run... [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2008, 12:18pm EST
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