U.S. Presidential Transition (2009)

by James Oliphant and Richard Fausset The Democrats' dream of an overpowering, filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate is officially on ice. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss Tuesday held on to his Georgia Senate seat, fending off a challenge from...

by John McCormick As he spends Thanksgiving in Chicago with dozens of friends and family at his Kenwood neighborhood home, President-elect Barack Obama's transition aides released a radio address he has recorded for broadcast on Saturday. In the weekly...

by Mark Silva President Bush, who has occasionally lamented that he regrets some of the tough talk he uttered in the war on terror - terms such as "dead or alive'' or "bring 'em on'' - also allows that the......

by Frank James President-elect Barack Obama is announcing his national security team this morning. There are no surprises, all are people whose names were leaked in recent weeks. They are: Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, selecting Defense.....

Tribune Correspondent James Oliphant spent last week in Georgia, covering the U.S. Senate runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. The race could determine the success of the Democratic legislative agenda. Here is his report:...

by Jill Zuckman One member of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team measures meetings by the number of resumes arriving on his BlackBerry. Another says job-seekers have offered him tickets to Redskins football games, which he has turned down. And...

by Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook President-elect Barack Obama is crafting a financial stimulus plan far more ambitious than a quick cash infusion, viewing it as a way to create jobs in a struggling economy and push the nation toward......

In an informative story this morning about Bill Clinton's sentence commutation for cocaine dealer Carlos Vignali (right), son of a politically connected LA businessman who spread money around to politicians and hired Hillary Clinton's brother, the LATimes...

by John McCormick and Mike Dorning As he hosted a gala celebration for some of his earliest and most loyal financial supporters Thursday evening, President-elect Barack Obama's aides released new information showing the magnitude of their feat: They...

by John McCormick President-elect Barack Obama appeared with former Vice President Al Gore this afternoon in Chicago to talk about environmental matters and clean energy, but all the reporters in the room wanted to talk about was dirty political laundry.....

Auto bailout legislation agreed to by the White House and Democrats passed the House last night but the $14 billion rescue package providing short-term help to Chrysler and GM faces iffy prospects in the Senate. Blagojevic faces growing pressure......

by Mike Dorning The Obama transition office notified reporters moments ago that it will not release information on contacts that Obama staff members had with advisers to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich until next week. Obama Transition Communications...