Photo Credit: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images (CNN) — In his first television interview since leaving the vice president’s mansion, Dick Cheney will be interviewed live this Sunday on State of the Union with John King. In his few statements since leaving office, the former vice president has been cr...

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate and House Democratic leaders had what two sources describe as an extremely heated meeting Thursday night about the spending bill. Once Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid figured out he did not have the votes to pass it, he and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin went to...

Romer chairs the Council of Economic Advisors. WASHINGTON (CNN) — She is known for her cheery disposition and motherly demeanor, especially beside some of the dour faces that surround her, but Christina Romer, the president's chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisors, is delivering the co...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Saying the United States can no longer afford to put health-care reform on hold, President Barack Obama said his budget proposal will include a "historic commitment" to it. Watch: "Health care cannot wait," says Obama "I suffer no illusions that this will be an easy process....

Obama will sign the stimulus bill into law Tuesday. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Obama on Tuesday will sign the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. But he's far from being able to declare "Mission Accomplished." Even though debate over the legislation was fraug...

Chris Guynn says he's grateful that his wife has a full-time job while he studies for life after Caterpillar. On CNN's "State of the Union," CNN host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, ...

The soon-to-be former Vice President made sure to leave a permanent mark at the White House Sunday. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Vice President Dick Cheney’s place in history still remains to be judged, but the soon-to-be former Vice President made sure to leave a permanent mark at the White House Sun...

Reid said Burris will be seated. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois senior senator and Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin said in a Monday statement that the Senate would accept the credentials of Roland Burris. Full statement follows: “The Secretary of the ...

Biden was sworn in by the man he will be replacing, Vice President Dick Cheney. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Just days after being sworn in for another term, Vice President-elect Joe Biden has sent the Senate a letter officially announcing his resignation. "I am resigning my seat in the United States Se...

(CNN) — An aide to Sen. Dick Durbin tells us he is expected to say at his press conference later today that even though the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled Roland Burris doesn’t need the secretary of state’s signature to make his appointment official, Senate rules still require it —...