Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the nation's first African American president yesterday, summoning a vast crowd and a watching nation to the task of reviving a country in crisis....

Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the nation's first African American president yesterday, summoning a vast crowd and a watching nation to the task of reviving a country in crisis....

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 -- In the wake of the most brazen Illinois corruption case in years, President-elect Barack Obama and the entire Senate Democratic caucus called on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign Wednesday, while Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. said he did nothing wrong in seeking a Senate appointment......

Congressional leaders assembled yesterday on the West Front of the Capitol for the "First Nail Ceremony" to start work on the viewing platform for the Jan. 20th presidential inauguration. While they had the hammer out, they should have nailed a sign to the Capitol door: "Help Wanted."...

It's about time somebody in this town stood up for the big guy....

The Senate easily approved legislation to overhaul government eavesdropping rules in terrorism and espionage cases and effectively granted immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in a secret domestic spying program, ending a contentious debate that has raged for more than two......

The Senate easily approved legislation to overhaul government eavesdropping rules in terrorism and espionage cases and effectively granted immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in a secret domestic spying program, ending a contentious debate that has raged for more than two......

Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential search team spent another day on Capitol Hill -- and left the impression that the No. 2 spot is wide open....

This time around, Bruce Springsteen hopes he can deliver a Democratic presidential hopeful to the "Promised Land."...