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Obama and the Housing MarketObama has pledged to help hard-pressed homeowners, but he will have to move quickly to forestall a new wave of foreclosures. |
Emanuel Agrees to Be Obama's Chief of StaffRep. Rahm Emanuel, a hard-charging Chicago Democrat and close friend of President-elect Barack Obama, has agreed to become White House chief of staff, a source confirmed Thursday. |
Hispanic Candidates Hold Their Seats in CongressThe United States Congress gained one Hispanic representative Tuesday after Representative-elect Ben Lujan won an open seat. The other Hispanics running for Congress either held onto their seats or lost to incumbents. In key races, Democratic challengers Rick Noriega, Joe Garcia, and Raul Martinez each lost their respective races, but presented the incumbents with serious competition. |
The Hispanic Vote in 2008: The New Kingmaker?Demonstrating their new potential role as kingmakers on the American political scene, Hispanic voters turned out in record numbers for the 2008 presidential election on Tuesday. Across the country, the Hispanic electorate overwhelmingly cast their ballot for the Democratic candidate, Senator Barack Obama, for president, potentially providing the margin of victory in key states. Hispanics, it seems, have reshaped the political map. |
Richardson, Kerry Lead List of Possible Obama Secretary of StateTwo of the leading candidates for secretary of state in a new Barack Obama Cabinet are colleagues of Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has been cited as a front-runner for the position of the nation's top diplomat. So has Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico and former Democratic presidential candidate. |
Obama Grabs Sizable Hispanic VoteHispanics, by a 2-to-1 margin, voted for Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden over Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin, a Pew report indicates. |
President-Elect Obama's Transition Team Coming Into FocusU.S. President-elect Barack Obama named his transition team, and has started assembling his White House staff and Cabinet. The job of chief of staff was offered to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., who has not immediately responded. |
Sarah Palin Faces Questions, Changed Landscape When She Returns to AlaskaCan Sarah Palin go home again? In the 68 days since Alaska's governor began her run for vice president, things have changed on the home front. Some of her former allies are fuming, and former enemies are lying in wait. Public perceptions of the governor have also changed. Has the governor changed as well? |
Obama's Victory Speech: VideoPresident-elect Barack Obama gave a victory speech that was very well received by his crowd of supporters. In it, he was very gracious in his acceptance of Sen. John McCain's concession, and recapped his opponent's long service to the United States as he relayed a message of national solidarity. The entire video can be seen after the jump: |
Democrats Expand Majority in U.S. CongressDemocrats increased their control of Congress in US elections Tuesday, picking up significant gains in the Senate and House of Representatives by capitalizing on a backlash against Republicans and President George W Bush. |
Polling Places do Brisk Business Throughout RegionPolling places throughout California's capital region have been busy today, riding enthusiasm generated by a landmark presidential campaign, a contentious mayoral race, and several ballot measures. People were waiting in line to vote at several polling places when they opened at 7 a.m. |
Floridians Pack Polls in 'Smooth' VotingAfter an early rush on Tuesday, voting had slowed to a steady pace by mid-afternoon at most South Florida polling sites, with few glitches and no massive lines reported. |
Glitches Surface as Record Number of Voters Flock to PollsSporadic voting glitches were reported Tuesday as polling stations across the United States braced for a record number of voters on Election Day. As balloting commenced in succession along the Eastern seaboard and in the mid-Atlantic states, voters turned out in droves at local polling centers and lined up for a chance to cast their ballots. Despite the fact that nearly 30 million voters have already taken advantage of early voting in the run-up to Election Day, the turnout so far rema |
Barack Obama on Death of GrandmotherWe've received an official statement from Barack Obama and his sister regarding the death of their grandmother. Full press release after the jump. |
New U.S. Citizens May be Election ForceNew U.S. citizens, many of them Hispanic immigrants, say they are excited by the U.S. presidential election and will head to the polls Election Day. |