Congressional officials say President Barack Obama has told lawmakers he plans to pull troops out of Iraq by August 2010. ...more

February 26, 2009

He's at the start of his first term, riding high in public approval ratings, supported by Congress' Democratic leaders and fresh out of the gate with legislative victories. ...more

February 24, 2009

Keep THE Bus Running I am one of the "seniors" who ride THE Bus and the ADA to take me to all my doctors and take me shopping. I also use THE Bus to do my volunteer work at Oak Hill Hospital for the past 18 years, helping patients and nurses who work hard in the ER. We are needed, and it makes me feel good. I have medical problems and poor vision so that is why I don't and can't drive anymore. ...more

February 20, 2009

Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagojevich appointed to the U.S. Senate was hearing calls for his own resignation Sunday amid allegations he lied to legislators. ...more

February 16, 2009

Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced agreement today on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days. ...more

February 11, 2009

Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced agreement today on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days. ...more

February 11, 2009

With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combating the worst recession in decades. ...more

February 7, 2009

With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combatting the worst recession in decades. ...more

February 6, 2009

If we didn't know better, the extravagant (and alarmingly routine) mea culpa episodes conducted by various nominees to top White House jobs would make us think all those bright bananas mistook Steve Martin for H&R Block. ...more

February 4, 2009

A few hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared victory in the Gaza Strip, the hawkish contender to succeed him paid a visit to wounded soldiers and insisted that the enemy had not been defeated. ...more

January 26, 2009