AP - President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and appears ready to name a veteran politician to guide his new administration in the Middle East conflict.
AP - President Barack Obama's plan to award a $500 tax credit to most workers is expected to advance through a key House panel as Democrats prepare his $825 billion economic recovery plan for a floor vote next week.
AP - Caroline Kennedy withdrew from consideration for the U.S. Senate seat once held by her slain uncle, Bobby Kennedy, after a night of turmoil and uncertainty over her intentions.
President Obama retook his oath of office Wednesday after Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed while delivering it at Tuesday's inauguration. "Out of an abundance of caution, because there was one word out of sequence, Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath a second time," White House counsel Greg Craig said in a written statement.
Caroline Kennedy has abandoned her bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. In a one-line statement citing personal reasons, the widely considered front-runner said Thursday she told New York Gov. David Paterson a day earlier that she was no longer interested in the job.
The nation didn't just get a glimpse of its new first family when President Obama and his family waved to the crowds on Inauguration Day. The Obamas offer America a new way to look at the African-American family, Jamaal Young and other commentators say.