Senate showdown, subpoena
Roland Burris and Democratic Party leaders headed toward a symbolic showdown at the door of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as the former Illinois attorney general presses his claim to...
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Former state Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to meet with Senate Democratic leaders who oppose his nomination
WASHINGTON—Former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris and Senate Democratic leaders determined to block his seating in the U.S. Senate plan to sit down Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol for a...
He did it anyway
In a display of political bravado, disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday appointed former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, challenging national Democratic leaders to reject the...
Can Senate reject Burris?
Democratic Senate leaders swiftly declared Tuesday that they would refuse to seat former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy legal...
Obama reportedly picking LaHood for transportation chief
WASHINGTON — Peoria Republican Rep. Ray LaHood has been chosen as Barack Obama's transportation secretary, placing him in a key role in an administration that has signaled plans for an...
Governor should go, Obama now says
As President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday joined a chorus of political leaders urging the resignation of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his staff remained tight-lipped about the growing federal probe into a...
Lawmakers: Blagojevich Senate choice ‘tainted’
The U.S. Senate's top two Democratic leaders said Tuesday that any senator chosen by Gov. Rod Blagojevich would now be irrevocably tainted by the allegations of corruption against the governor...
Barack Obama campaign raised nearly $1 billion, shattering records
As he hosted a gala celebration for some of his earliest and most loyal financial supporters Thursday evening, President-elect Barack Obama's aides released new information showing the magnitude of their...
Pritzker rejects Cabinet
WASHINGTON — Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, who led the prolific fundraising that helped power Barack Obama's presidential campaign, said Thursday that she had taken herself out of the running for...
Obama transition team will face ethics rules
WASHINGTON—After Barack Obama campaigned on a pledge to fight lobbyist influence in Washington, aides announced Tuesday that his transition team will include Washington lobbyists but ban them from working on...