Braving frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of hundreds of thousands packed the National Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as America's first black president. He grasps the reins of power in a high-noon ceremony amid grave economic worries and high expectations. ...more

January 20, 2009

A Tampa father and his two sons are among the biggest donors nationally to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. ...more

December 22, 2008

WASHINGTON - A Tampa Bay father and his two sons are among the biggest donors nationally to the presidential inauguration committee. ...more

December 17, 2008

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. ...more

November 19, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he will resign from the Senate effective Sunday. ...more

November 14, 2008

SEBRING Humberto Ramirez's jubilation ended and sleep began around 12:30 Wednesday morning, shortly following president-elect Barack Obama's televised victory speech. ...more

November 6, 2008

Barack Obama rode a wave of economic discontent to the White House, and now he faces the daunting task of turning the weakening economy around. ...more

November 6, 2008

WASHINGTON — President Bush has called Barack Obama to congratulate him on winning the presidency. ...more

November 4, 2008

Barack Obama seized command of the race for the White House Tuesday night, defeating John McCain in Ohio and Iowa and building a near insurmountable Electoral College advantage in his historic bid to become the first black president. Fellow Democrats gained strength in both houses of Congress. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:45 p.m.: The Balm Civic Center had about 15 cars in the lot before polls closed. Precinct clerk John Bailiff, a 10-year veteran of the election office, says it's been much busier than normal. ...more

November 4, 2008