Obama calls; Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on him

Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on the nation's next president, believing he's just a disc jocke...

THE NEW YORK TIMES

In banking, Rahm Emanuel made money and connections

Rahm Emanuel, named to be Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, earned more than $18 million in a brie...

Jeb Bush bid for Senate could clear GOP field

Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Mar...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Obama names Richardson for Commerce

President-elect Barack Obama this morning named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to serve as Commerce secret...

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Obama Praises Efforts by Besieged Automakers

President-elect Barack Obama praised the nation’s leading automakers Wednesday for producing “a more seriou...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

For the Obama team, it's raining resumes

So far, Barack Obama's transition team has received 310,000 applications for jobs in his administration thr...

THE WASHINGTON POST

Obama teams are scrutinizing federal agencies

Wearing yellow badges and traveling in groups of 10 or more, agency review teams for President-elect Barack...

Franken says he'll drop 633 challenges in recount

THE NEW YORK TIMES

After sharp words on CIA, Obama faces a delicate task

For two years on the presidential campaign trail, Barack Obama rallied crowds with strongly worded critique...

Victorious Chambliss urges GOP to return to basics

Fresh off a win in his U.S. Senate runoff, Georgia Republican Saxby Chambliss is calling on his party to re...

Xavier Becerra to be offered job of U.S. Trade Rep

Representative Xavier Becerra, a California Democrat who once declared U.S. trade policy was broken complet...

MYRIAM MARQUEZ | COLUMNIST

Cuba issue vs. the power of incumbency

Standing in front of the big screen in the Kendall sports bar, Democrat Joe Garcia congratulated U.S. Rep. ...

Three GOP incumbents survive toughest challenge yet

Miami's trio of Cuban-American Republican congress members survived their toughest challenge yet on Tuesday...

U.S. CONGRESS

Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balarts keep seats in Congress

Democratic efforts to target Miami's three Cuban-American Republican members of Congress fell short despite...

Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Raul Martinez disagree on most everything

The contest between Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Raul Martinez has been billed as the battle of the titans,...

Mario Diaz-Balart, Joe Garcia clash draws national attention

The race Tuesday for Florida's 25th congressional seat pits incumbent Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and...

Taddeo gives Ros-Lehtinen her first serious challenge

Popular Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen faces her first serious challenger in 19 years in political new...

RACE FOR CONGRESS

Congressional challengers, incumbents fight to the end for votes

Democrats believe they have their best shot ever at toppling three of South Florida's Republican Congress m...

Raul Martinez, Lincoln Diaz-Balart trade barbs

Raul Martinez, the former Hialeah mayor who is running for Congress, denounced incumbent Republican Rep. Li...

CONGRESSIONAL RACES

Six S. Florida congressional candidates draw big contributions

Thousands of dollars continue to flow into South Florida's three hard-fought congressional races, underscor...

CAMPAIGN 2008 | KEY CONGRESSIONAL RACES

Economy, not Cuba, at heart of 3 congressional races

A trio of congressional contests billed as a referendum on Miami's evolving Cuban-American community have l...

CONGRESS | WAR VETERANS

Garcia, Taddeo rip rivals on vets

Congressional candidates Joe Garcia and Annette Taddeo criticized their GOP opponents for not helping war v...

Gov. Crist: Jeb Bush would be 'great' for Senate

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist gave his stamp of approval to a possible Senate run for former governor Jeb Bush...

Bush v. Sink for U.S. Senate?

Bush v. Sink for U.S. Senate? Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer, said she's seriously consider...

Obama calls; Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on him

Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on the nation's next president, believing he's just a disc jocke...

Mel Martinez won't seek Senate reelection

EDUCATION

Miami-Dade schools chief Alberto Carvalho: Schools deserve bailout, too

As banks, cities and the auto industry apply to the federal government for a bailout, the Miami-Dade school...

SUNRISE

Sunrise city attorney says mayoral election not needed

The race for Sunrise mayor may be over before it officially begins after a city attorney's ruling that Depu...

Florida's Gov. Crist weighs a holiday foreclosure freeze

Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he is considering imposing a temporary freeze on housing foreclosures in Flo...

Two Democrats trade barbs to win Broward leadership post

Now that Broward Democrats are finished ripping Republicans, they're ready to rip each other. Former U.S. R...

Pay raise for Miami-Dade county attorney nixed

Miami-Dade commissioners tried to ram through a $26,000 raise for their top lawyer last week with no public...

Gwen Margolis sues to avoid runoff in Dade appraiser race

Longtime politician Gwen Margolis entered this year's race for Miami-Dade property appraiser with heavy nam...

Diaz-Balart brothers face Democrat-dominated White House and Congress

Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart will return to the Capitol in January victorious after their first significan...

Rice trip to South Asia nets promises, little else

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came looking for a public pledge from Pakistan to go after terrorists u...

Obama thanks Illinois fundraisers

President-elect Barack Obama thanked his Illinois finance committee on Thursday night for helping him win t...

Obama raised $104 million toward election's close

Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised $104 million in the weeks around Election Day, a grand finale t...

Government to post huge deficit under CBO estimate

Payments from the Wall Street bailout fund and slumping tax revenues will ensure a record federal budget de...

For last time, Bush presides over tree lighting

Auto hearing: Reality TV without the laughs

Big men drove small cars on a road trip to Washington to beg for billions and billions of taxpayers' dollar...

D.C.'s Mall to be opened to handle huge inauguration crowd

The view might not be great, but you can still say you were there.

Obama's donor list asked to help pay Clinton debt

Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach

Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major ...

Bush: Marriage has gotten better in White House

President George W. Bush, increasingly reflective as he caps two turbulent terms in the White House, said T...

Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul

The government would order a major restructuring of Detroit's struggling Big Three auto companies in exchan...

Mexico greets Richardson, doubts NAFTA reopening

PUERTO RICO

US judge tosses some charges against PR governor

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Puerto Rico governor promises changes

Republicans in Washington cheered when Luis G. Fortuño, one of their own, was elected governor of Puerto Ri...

Obama likely to delay overhaul of NAFTA

Barack Obama, who threatened during the presidential campaign to withdraw from the North American Free Trad...

WORLD POLITICS REVIEW

Obama's Latin America policy must reflect 'new reality'

On the same day that American voters elected Barack Obama the 44th president of the United States, Bolivian...

THE MIAMI HERALD

Opinion: Last chance for Colombia trade pact

Obama, Democrats should support deal with close ally

TICO TIMES

Violence rocks Nicaragua after election

Following a day of political violence that swept across the capital and other parts of the country after bo...

Sandinistas lead in Nicaragua mayoral elections

Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party claimed victory Monday in nationwide municipal elections, but rival par...

SUITCASE TRIAL

Suitcase trial casts light on Venezuelan corruption

The Miami trial of a Venezuelan businessman, which ended last week with his conviction, provided a rare opp...

LATIN AMERICA

Obama win brings high hopes to the hemisphere

Many in Latin America believe Barack Obama's victory offers the chance for improved relations with the Unit...

Latin America, Caribbean hopeful on Obama

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, President-elect Barack Obama's historic electoral victory drew prai...