Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, will seek appointment to the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), according a spokesman for her campaign.
A federal grand jury is investigating whether a financial firm improperly won more than $1.4 million in work for the state of New Mexico shortly after making contributions to political action committees of Gov. Bill Richardson (D).
CHICAGO, Dec. 15 — Illinois lawmakers will take the first steps toward the potential removal of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on Tuesday, when a bipartisan impeachment committee meets to seek evidence of official misconduct.
A former defense contractor who gave more than $1 million in gifts — including cash, home furnishings, a Rolls-Royce and an antique commode — to then-Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.) was sentenced yesterday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.
The Food and Drug Administration, criticized by its own scientific advisers for ignoring available data about health risks posed by a chemical found in everyday plastic, said yesterday it has no plans to amend its position on the substance but will continue to study it.
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) yesterday announced the new slate of committee chairmen for the next Congress, with several changes coming as the result of a domino effect caused by the election of two sitting Democratic senators to the White House.
The Bush administration has decided to transfer three Algerian detainees to their adopted homeland of Bosnia, a decision that partially complies with the order of a federal judge who said last month that five Algerians should be released “forthwith,” rejecting government allegations that the men…
President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Chicago schools executive Arne Duncan as his education secretary at an event in the city today, transition aides said, and is expected to tap Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) later this week to serve as secretary of the interior, all but finalizing his selections…