Jan 9th, 2009 · Hilda Solis told lawmakers Friday that her goals, if confirmed as Labor secretary, include giving workers better training and expanded unemployment insurance and focusing on combat veterans returning to the private sector.
Jan 9th, 2009 · When Barack Obama's top economic adviser went to Capitol Hill to pitch the president-elect's stimulus plan, he found much skepticism from Democrats. Lawmakers are struggling to find the right balance between tax cuts and government spending.
Jan 9th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama has named former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as his choice to head the CIA. He also picked retired Adm. Dennis Blair to be director of national intelligence, which oversees all intelligence operations.
Jan 9th, 2009 · Political Theater Of The Week Richardson, Burris or Gupta? — Politics and lots of drama dominated news this week, and the guys of the "shop" are in place to share their opinions on some of the big stories. Jimi Izrael, Nick Charles, Arsalan Iftikhar and Ruben Navarrette take notice of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's surprising departure as an Obama cabinet nominee, Roland Burris' dramatic attempt to be seated in the U.S. Senate and NFL playoff predictions.
Jan 9th, 2009 · The two choices will come to their posts "with no ideological agenda," the president-elect told a news conference Friday.
Jan 9th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama urged passage of a huge government stimulus package Thursday. Tax cuts and government spending would be part of the plan and are meant to boost the struggling economy. Friday's unemployment numbers, expected to be the worst in months, may help bolster his argument for immediate action.
Jan 8th, 2009 · President-elect Obama said congressional inaction on his economic stimulus package could make a bad situation dramatically worse. In a speech at George Mason University, outside Washington, Obama blamed the economic crisis on "an era of profound irresponsibility."
Jan 8th, 2009 · The CIA under the Bush administration has been plagued by allegations of secret prisons, rendition and intelligence failures. Obama has selected someone without intelligence experience — Leon Panetta — as the agency's new head. Will an outsider be able change the CIA?