A White House source says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of health and human services. ...more

February 28, 2009

The mayor of a small Southern California city who was criticized for sending an e-mail showing watermelons in front of the White House says he will give up the mayoral post but remain on the City Council. ...more

February 27, 2009

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

February 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Friday insisted it's not trying to take over two ailing financial institutions, even as stocks tumbled again. ...more

February 22, 2009

Hernando and the two other counties in Congressional District 5, could see some 9,600 jobs from President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, signed into law this week. ...more

February 19, 2009

George A. Montgomery of New Port Richey says President Barack Obama is not being well served by Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary. ...more

February 18, 2009

The new economic stimulus plan would create or save 206,000 jobs in Florida, according to estimates released today by the White House. ...more

February 17, 2009

President Barack Obama's senior White House adviser says Americans will soon see positive effects of the massive economic stimulus plan passed last week by Congress. ...more

February 15, 2009

President Barack Obama is coming to Fort Myers on Tuesday for a town hall-style meeting to tell residents what his $900 billion stimulus plan would mean for them. ...more

February 6, 2009

The election is history. The oaths of office have been taken. From Pasco County all the way to Washington, D.C., we have new representatives to help lead us into the future. Our work as Americans is done until the next round of elections, right? ...more

February 4, 2009