President Barack Obama, seeking to broaden the appeal of his signature initiative, said Saturday that a proposed $825 billion package of spending programs and tax breaks is critical not only to turn around the economy but also to rebuild the nation for a new era. ...more

January 25, 2009

House Republicans are stiffening their resistance to the magnitude of spending in the plan developed by House Democrats on Obama's behalf to create or save more than 3 million jobs. In the Republican response to the president's address, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House minority leader, called for deeper tax cuts instead. ...more

January 25, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama began overhauling U.S. treatment of terror suspects Thursday, signing orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, review military war crimes trials and ban the harshest interrogation methods. ...more

January 22, 2009

No, it can't provide visiting Floridians with official diplomatic immunity. ...more

January 19, 2009

Neither rain nor cold nor massive crowds will keep them away from Washington, D.C. next week. ...more

January 17, 2009

The Cabinet nominated by President-elect Barack Obama is a largely centrist and pragmatic collection of politicians and technocrats without a pronounced ideological bent. Liberals are satisfied but not delighted. Conservatives say the nominees aren't as leftist as they had feared. Powerful interest groups with conflicting agendas are appeased. ...more

January 11, 2009

A plan to let bankruptcy judges alter the terms of home loans so owners can avoid foreclosure moved one step closer to reality this week. ...more

January 10, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews has told his colleagues he won't be leaving television to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania. ...more

January 7, 2009

obama and congressional leaders work on tax cuts now reaching $300 billion ...more

January 5, 2009

WASHINGTON - It's something any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where's the money going? ...more

December 22, 2008