Lynn Vincent | Early picks suggest Obama "should keep reading his Lincoln"
After a second round of Election Day losses, House Republicans look to the right to fill key leadership positions
The 17 Chinese Muslims still detained at Guantanamo Bay highlight the difficulty President-elect Obama will have in closing the prison
New lawmakers who will join the 111th Congress find themselves on a fast track to learn their way around Capitol Hill
Jamie Dean | The end of a two-year campaign and the election of the nation's first African-American president marks for Democrats a historic milestone and for Republicans a time to begin again.
Conservative reaction to the GOP's defeat
