Barack Obama

Panetta under fire already

Both the incoming and outgoing chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee are criticizing Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA.

By Alex Koppelman January 5, 2009

Tim Kaine to head DNC

Obama taps the Virginia governor to succeed Howard Dean.

By Katharine Mieszkowski January 4, 2009

Richardson withdraws as commerce secretary nominee

New Mexico Gov. cites pending investigation, denies wrongdoing.

By Katharine Mieszkowski January 4, 2009

Obama pitches stimulus plan

Back from vacation in Hawaii, the president-elect sells spending package.

By January 3, 2009

Obama team's Blago report released

An internal investigation into contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says Barack Obama and his team didn't participate in any wrong-doing.

By Alex Koppelman December 23, 2008

Anti-gay statements removed from Warren's Web site

Language that described homosexuality as "an enormous sin" was deleted from the Internet home of the controversial pastor who'll give the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration.

By Vincent Rossmeier December 23, 2008

Obama to be sworn in on Lincoln Bible

Maybe he's not a Muslim after all.

By Alex Koppelman December 23, 2008

Obama team's Blago report due Tuesday

The promised detailing of the contacts with the scandal-plagued Illinois governor reportedly exonerates Rahm Emanuel, among others.

By Alex Koppelman December 22, 2008

Obama appoints four more

Labor and Transportation secretaries, U.S. Trade Rep, Small Business Administrator.

By Thomas Schaller December 19, 2008

Warren misstates marital history

The Saddleback pastor repeats convenient oversimplification of marriage history.

By Thomas Schaller December 19, 2008

The Republican comeback

Not many are long on the GOP's future, but Townhall's Donald Lambro is.

By Thomas Schaller December 19, 2008

Gay rights leader rips Obama

Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese gets center page op-ed in today's WaPo.

By Thomas Schaller December 19, 2008

Obama supporters want refunds

Some Obama backers who gave to him express their anger at Change.gov website.

By Thomas Schaller December 18, 2008

Solis gets Labor nod

The California congresswoman adds diversity to cabinet, pleases labor groups.

By Thomas Schaller December 18, 2008

Obama's response to anger over Warren

The president-elect says it's important to be disagree agreeably.

By Thomas Schaller December 18, 2008

Liberals fuming about Warren

Obama's decision to put Warren on inaugural stage has infuriated some of his supporters.

By Thomas Schaller December 18, 2008

Openly gay SecNavy?

Obama could confound Rick Warren critics by appointing gay man as Navy Secretary.

By Thomas Schaller December 18, 2008

Obama checking in with exes

Before he moves into White House, Obama plans to meet with all living former presidents.

By Thomas Schaller December 18, 2008

Blago-man bites Obama-dog

Illinois governor removes picture of him and Obama from his website.

By Thomas Schaller December 17, 2008

Obama and national black politics

There's been little discussion of the impact of Obama's election on national black politics.

By Thomas Schaller December 17, 2008