Putnam set to give up seat
Putnam aims for agriculture commissioner of Florida.…
Putnam to give up seat
Putnam says he will give up his seat to become a candidate for state agriculture commissioner.…
Obama remakes political rules
Obama's victory as the first African-American president is changing the political landscape.…
Obama Appears Set to Appoint Republican Sen. Gregg as Commerce Secretary
President Obama appears set to nominate Republican Sen. Judd Gregg as commerce secretary, a move that could happen in the next day or two, Democratic officials said yesterday.
…Elite Officially Welcome Obama
Change has come, President Obama likes to say. But in this town, the Alfalfa Club is eternal.
…Daschle Confirmation Hinges on Ties in Senate
As he ducked into the Capitol late Monday evening, Thomas A. Daschle ran into one of his closest friends, Sen. Tom Harkin (D), the populist from Iowa who had just…
Local Police Want Right to Jam Wireless Signals
As President Obama's motorcade rolled down Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, federal authorities deployed a closely held law enforcement tool: equipment that can jam cellphones and other wireless devices to…
Out of Gaps In Treaties, First Salvos Of Trade War
The world may be on the brink of a gentler kind of trade war.
…From the Second City, An Extended First Family
A bus filled with about 50 of President Obama's friends and in-laws arrived at the White House just after midnight, as Inauguration Day came to a close, for what they…
Daschle Delayed Revealing Tax Glitch
Thomas A. Daschle waited nearly a month after being nominated to be secretary of health and human services before informing Barack Obama that he had not paid years of back…
