John McCormick

Obama: 'Friendship' not a budget priority President-elect Barack Obama warned home-state friends and former colleagues not to expect any special treatment when his administration starts tackling the economy next year....

A sign -- and an apology -- awaited one reporter at President-elect Barack Obama's news conference Tuesday. "All's well on the South Side now," read the message McClatchy Newspapers reporter...

With the dramatic weekend rescue of Citigroup showing that the financial crisis remains an ongoing threat, President-elect Barack Obama introduced the central players of his new economic team on Monday...

There's always a media pecking order at a presidential news conference, but on Monday, aides to President-elect Barack Obama introduced a new twist to the seating chart. Reporters were assigned...

Malia and Sasha Obama are headed for the same Washington-area private Quaker school that Chelsea Clinton attended, aides to the family confirmed Friday. The Obamas picked Sidwell Friends School, where...

For more than two decades, David Axelrod has run one of Chicago's most prolific political consulting firms, crafting campaign messages for some of the top Democrats in the city and...

STEVENS CONCEDES: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens conceded defeat Wednesday in a re-election bid shadowed by his felony conviction. The longest-serving Republican in Senate history said not enough ballots remain uncounted...

As Chicago locales with ties to Barack Obama rapidly become tourist attractions, the president-elect has lost access to one of his regular haunts: his favorite South Side barbershop. Until Tuesday...

Candidates for president are often criticized for "measuring the drapes" before being elected. When Barack and Michelle Obama head for the White House on Monday, they will get a tour...