U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, took a first step on Thursday toward finding out what punishment he may face for backing Republican John McCain for president this year.

America's farm sector on Wednesday cautiously welcomed Democrat Barack Obama's historic White House win as good news for a raft of industry priorities like crop subsidies, ethanol expansion and agricultural trade.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is rounding up experts as quickly as possible to confront America's economic crisis but people caught up in the nation's employment downturn don't see an improvement any time soon.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged passage of at least $61 billion in new economic stimulus funding this month, but said the future of the legislation requires cooperation from Republicans in the Senate and President George W. Bush.

Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a combative Illinois Democrat, has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to become White House chief of staff in the new administration, according to two sources on Capitol Hill.

*Obama says will make Cabinet appointments in coming weeks

Barack Obama made sure to follow protocol on Friday and remind Americans that he was not president yet.

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, took a first step on Thursday toward finding out what punishment he may face for backing Republican John McCain for president this year.

America's farm sector on Wednesday cautiously welcomed Democrat Barack Obama's historic White House win as good news for a raft of industry priorities like crop subsidies, ethanol expansion and agricultural trade.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is rounding up experts as quickly as possible to confront America's economic crisis but people caught up in the nation's employment downturn don't see an improvement any time soon.