...(AP) President-elect Barack Obama is appearing Thursday at Democratic Party headquarters with his hand-picked incoming chairman, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, but his predecessor, outgoing chief Howard Dean, was nowhere in sight. Dean, who has clashed with Obama's... (more)

...her interview with Katie Couric, this was the NYT's headline: The "major test" was a reference to her then-pending debate with Joe Biden. But when Caroline Kennedy was interviewed by the NYT about her hopes to be appointed as senator, she didn't stumble. She... (more)

...joint session in the House chambers today for the ceremonial counting of electoral votes. No spoiler alert needed here, as Barack Obama and Joe Biden received 365 electoral votes to 173 votes for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Just about all Democratic Senate... (more)

...President-elect Joe Biden's visit to Afghanistan this month -- even before President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration -- will underscore the new administration's priority to ending the war there. But their planned "surge first, then negotiate" strategy isn't... (more)

...news! Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the election, receiving 365 electoral votes. John McCain and Sarah Palin picked up 173 electoral big ones. Officially. Members of the House and Senate met Thursday to tally and record the 2008 Electoral College votes... (more)

...long. At night, she tosses and turns, worrying about security. Griffith is in the thick of the planning for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony. As the No. 2 staffer at the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Griffith... (more)