WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Thursday voted to authorize President-elect Barack Obama to spend $350 billion that remains in the financial rescue package.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Barack Obama officially was certified Thursday as the next president of the United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- An economic stimulus package will be on the president's desk before the Presidents' Day recess or there will be no recess, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The scope of a recovery plan for the punk U.S. economy will be discussed by President-elect Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, party officials said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the way to stimulate the flagging U.S. economy is through spending on "science, science, science and science."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Monday joined the ranks of top Democrats prodding President-elect Barack Obama on the economy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Political observers say U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is swiftly uniting congressional Democrats while reaching out to their Republican counterparts.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will use the advisory setup he relied on during his campaign to draw on outside expert advice on key issues, aides said.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named Paul Volcker and Austan Goolsbee to a new President's Economic Advisory Board.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A top adviser to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that the Big Three automakers need to change the way they do business.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. House Democrats Tuesday elected Rep. Xavier Becerra of California as caucus vice chairman.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday that members of the U.S. Congress should begin implementing a rescue plan for the nation's economy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Washington insiders are saying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the most powerful woman in U.S. political history.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for legislation that would enable U.S. automakers to participate in the $700 billion federal bailout.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday laid out ethics guidelines for the administration transition, including a ban on lobbyist contributions.
