By NAFTALI BENDAVID (WSJ) Democratic leaders are increasingly concerned that they won't be able to offer an economic stimulus package for congressional debate until late January because they haven't received a plan from President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Share/Save Read More →

Rep. Bobby Rush says he doesn't think any U.S. senator would be caught turning a black man away from serving alongside them. He thought wrong. Share/Save Read More →

By Michael D. Shear WASHINGTON POST – When it comes to repairing the faltering U.S. economy, Barack Obama offers vision, numbers and detail. But as Israeli bombs and Palestinian rockets explode in the Middle East, the president-elect has responded with silence. Share/Save Read More →

POLITICO – It’s not exactly anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan camped outside of George W. Bush’s Crawford ranch. But as President-elect Barack Obama lingered at his Kailua vacation home later than usual this morning, about 10 protesters gathered near the security checkpoint down the street. Share/Save Read More →

NY POST – President-elect Barack Obama may be about to make a big mistake: raising taxes in the middle of a recession. That's what his top political aide, David Axelrod, hinted Sunday: The Bush tax cuts are "something that we plainly can't afford, moving forward," Axelrod said. "Whether it expires, or whether we repeal it a little bit early, we'll determine later. But... 

AP – President-elect Barack Obama thought he'd put the bowling jokes behind him. Not likely. On the golf course Monday, a woman waiting at the 18th green reminded Obama of his disastrous bowling during the presidential campaign. It was an unwelcome reminder for Obama, whose golf game during a 12-day vacation has been just as troublesome. Share/Save Read More →

When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey. Share/Save Read More →

The Obama team, pledging the ''most open and transparent transition in history,'' gets and ''A'' for disclosing donors to the Jan. 20 inauguration and a ''F'' when it comes to revealing transition meetings with groups. Contrary to its own ''seat at the table transparency policy,'' meetings are not posted on a Web site. Share/Save Read More →

AP – The lead attorney for Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he plans to submit President-elect Barack Obama's internal report on contacts with the scandal-plagued governor to the Illinois House committee weighing impeachment. Share/Save Read More →

By Jerome R. Corsi WND – An attorney for convicted fundraiser Tony Rezko is listed as the owner and taxpayer for BarackObama's Chicago mansion, according to records obtained by WND. Share/Save Read More →

By Peter Baker Every president for more than three decades has had to talk with federal prosecutors at one time or another. President-elect Barack Obama may have set a land speed record by giving his first interview to investigators even before taking the oath of office. Share/Save Read More →