Television: Fred Thompson plans return 7 hr ago | Add a comment Thompson plans return Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year. Thompson, best known on TV for his...

Democrats, GOP can find good news in election map Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment TURNS out that Barack Obama had some turnout in Oklahoma after all. The reddest of the red states in the 2008 presidential election failed to register a single county in the Obama camp, but our...

District 2: Rinehart departure will be here soon Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Comments 14 Hang in there, Oklahoma County District 2 residents. Jan. 1 will be here before you know it. It is then that newly elected Commissioner Brian Maughan officially will take over for Brent Rinehart,...

Official: Richardson to be commerce secretary Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK (AP) - A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary. The official says Obama plans to announce Richardson's...

What change? Obama lineup has familiar feel Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Comments 43 John McCain may have missed a big opening in his race against Barack Obama. Obama spent millions asserting that a vote for McCain would be a vote for a third term for President George W. Bush....

Obama fills out White House communications team Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named longtime spokesman Robert Gibbs as White House press secretary and reached outside his inner circle for the post of White House...

Obama plans to nominate Clinton for top diplomat Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Comments 8 WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two...

McCain wins Missouri in close race against Obama Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 23 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri — the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election. McCain's narrow victory over...

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' defeat marks end of an era Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 7 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees...

Sources: Bill Clinton to help Hillary get State job Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 4 CHICAGO -- Former President Bill Clinton has offered several concessions to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife, become secretary of state, people familiar with President-elect Barack...

Letters to the Editor: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 53 Waiting in the wingsWill Oprah Winfrey one day fill the shoes of Barack Obama? Oprah plans to end her show’s long run in 2011. Many Americans have watched her for years. Oprah decided to get...

Joe Lieberman to keep post Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 3 Taking their cue from President-elect Barack Obama, Democrats in the Senate decided not to take revenge on Joe Lieberman despite lingering anger over the Connecticut...

Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate race Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and...

McCain pledges to help Obama’s administration Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 3 CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama and former Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday to work together on ways to change Washington’s "bad habits,” though aides to...

IN BRIEF: ‘Don’t tell’ policy chided Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 2 MILITARY ‘Don’t tell’ policy chided ANNAPOLIS, Md. — More than 100 retired generals and admirals called Monday for repeal of the military’s "don’t ask,...

Quote of the Day Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment In Washington, D.C., Dick Cheney gave Joe Biden a tour of the vice president’s living quarters. Afterward, Biden said he loves the house, but he’ll probably turn the dungeon back into a...

IN BRIEF: In online speech, president-elect Barack Obama urges unemployment extension Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION In online speech, president-elect urges unemployment extension CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday said Congress should get moving on an economic...

IN BRIEF: Republicans begin exploring presidential runs in 2012 Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Republicans begin exploring presidential runs in 2012 WASHINGTON — Several Republicans seem to be testing the waters for potential White House runs in 2012. At least two are on tap for...

Government seepage not temporary Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON — Conservatism’s intellectual chaos reverberated in the Republican ticket’s end-of-campaign crescendo of surreal warnings that big government — verily,...

Obama’s victory doesn’t bring debate to a close Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — Did the hot-button issues of affirmative action and racial preferences come up in this election? It depends where you look. Voters in Nebraska and Colorado weighed in on ballot...