President-elect Obama is close to landing James L. Jones, the well-known retired Marine Corps general, as his national security adviser, sources said.

Jones is a former Marine Corps commandant and was head of U.S. and NATO forces in …

Some Verizon Wireless employees accessed billing records from a cell phone President-elect Barack Obama had used, the Obama transition and Verizon Wireless said Thursday.

Transition spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Obama no longer uses the cell phone in …

President-elect Obama plans to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his secretary of State shortly after Thanksgiving, two senior Obama aides said. 

The officials said they expect her to accept. Clinton aides had no comment.

The choice …

Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed Thursday night while giving a speech to the Federalist Society in Washington, according to three senior administration officials.

Details about Mukasey’s condition were not immediately available.

Audience members said they began …

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership, and firearms advocates aren’t happy about it.

The National Rifle Association has denounced the move, which has already led one Republican senator to consider …

Soon after taking office, President Barack Obama and his defense team will decide the fate of the next-generation Air Force fighter, the F-22 Raptor. 

And the new administration will have to do it under considerable pressure from Congress. …

Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama’s reported choice, would be an "outstanding and historic nominee" for attorney general.

If appointed, Holder would be the first African-American to …

House and Senate Democratic leaders signaled Thursday that they are prepared to bring Congress back in December given the continued economic turmoil and failure to reach agreement on aid to the auto industry.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …

Pollster John Zogby has rejected a conservative commentator’s offer to sponsor a poll to test the knowledge of people who voted for John McCain.

The commentator was proposing to mirror a poll of Obama voters that caused a political uproar when …

Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, national campaign finance chairwoman for the Obama campaign, has taken herself out of the running to be secretary of Commerce because of vetting issues, a Democratic official said.

“She fears problems with her confirmation based …