A new political reality hits Washington next week, with the first split Congress since 2002 raising questions about whether the bipartisan cooperation of the recently concluded lame-duck session can continue.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs talks about the role Republicans need to play in 2011.
The smart money in Washington and Chicago, Illinois, says it's all but a certainty that within weeks Rahm Emanuel will throw his hat into the ring to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. So the parlor game over who will replace Emanuel as White House chief of staff has already kicked into high gear.
President Barack Obama and his wife went out to dinner Monday night, venturing to a Martha's Vineyard restaurant they also visited on their vacation last year.
The president eats well as he shares his special day with friends in Chicago
President Barack Obama met at the White House on Thursday with the families of the 11 workers killed in the BP oil rig explosion.
Four college students who just weeks ago completed a four-month, 1,500-mile walk on behalf of immigration reform are headed now to Arizona, to join others in a walk protesting that state's new law cracking down on illegal immigrants.
The White House rejected criticism Sunday that President Obama has not delivered on his promise of "change" during his first year in office.
Valerie Jarrett does not like to talk about herself.
Longtime friend and White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is President Obama's confidante and closest adviser.
First lady Michelle Obama vowed Monday to "take no prisoners" as she and her husband launch an unprecedented bid for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid.
Five days after the 2008 presidential election, Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes" did a profile on "Obama's brain trust," four political veterans that he reported were the president-elect's most important team members: David Plouffe, Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod and Anita Dunn.
Our executive producer said it all, "All those people who told me that news never happens on Sunday mornings are out of their minds." Yes, there was plenty of criticism and controversy on the Sunday talk shows -- and a fair amount of news was made -- but the most important story broke after the usual pundits and politicians had had their say.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is a leading contender to become the next secretary of the Health and Human Services department, two senior administration officials told CNN. However, the officials stressed that President Obama is still checking out several other potential nominees for the critical job of shepherding his health-care reform plan through Congress.
The Illinois state Senate on Monday began its impeachment trial against Gov. Rod Blagojevich without the governor present.
Comedian Mark Russell was at a recent event in Chicago, Illinois, when he found himself sitting next to Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to President-elect Barack Obama.
See how Barack and Michelle Obama plan to redecorate 24 rooms of the White House with a $100,000 budget.
After being told by prosecutors that their testimony could jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation, the Illinois House panel considering impeachment charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not subpoena advisers to President-elect Barack Obama, the panel's chairwoman said Sunday.
The panel looking into possibly impeaching Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich meets on Monday.
More than 20 years ago, I got into an argument with a college roommate over affirmative action -- one I've thought about since President-elect Barack Obama began nominating people to serve in the Cabinet and White House staff.
A longtime friend of the Obamas has officially been named a senior advisor to the incoming president.
Call it a meeting of the bipartisan minds.
CNN's Anderson Cooper and panelists discuss potential candidates for the next Secretary of State.
A longtime friend of Barack and Michelle Obama's has been appointed as a senior adviser to the incoming president.
President-elect Barack Obama is looking forward to Monday's White House transition talks with President Bush and is already examining ways to make a quick impact upon taking office, top Obama aides said Sunday.
President-elect Barack Obama could name other members of his administration on Friday, a day after he named Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff, an Obama transition official said.
Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, is honing her message for the fall, aides say.
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