AP - President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan.

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton is quietly building a new State Department team with seasoned diplomats as she prepares for her confirmation hearings next week, according to Democratic sources and officials familiar with the transition.

AP - Congress has officially declared Barack Obama the next President of the United States after tallying electoral college votes in a centuries old tradition.

Politico - Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) believes Caroline Kennedy is getting softer press treatment in her pursuit of the New York Senate seat than Palin did as the GOP vice presidential nominee because of Kennedy’s social class.

AP - The new Congress on Thursday asked a federal judge to force the Bush White House to keep documents on the controversial firings of nine federal prosecutors instead of turning them over to the National Archives.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama is spelling out the key elements of an "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan" that he is touting to treat a sick economy.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama is again vowing to keep "earmarks and pet projects" out of an economic recovery plan.

AP - Delivering one final policy speech, President George W. Bush defended his signature education law on Thursday and warned that it should not be weakened when he leaves office because it has "forever changed America's school systems."

AP - It's likely Jeb Bush could have tapped his reputation as governor and an extensive fundraising network to keep a key U.S. Senate seat — and possibly a filibuster-proof majority — out of Democratic hands in 2010.

AP - Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the U.S. economy could stay mired in recession for years without bold action and he urged lawmakers to work day and night to pass a massive stimulus plan.

AP - Eric Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, brings to his confirmation hearing next week a dream resume and a bull's-eye target with his picture in the middle.

The Yahoo! Newsroom - At his first press conference, President-elect Obama told the nation there's only "one president at a time." With that single phrase he both expressed respect for President Bush -- and distanced himself from any lame-duck fallout.

Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama’s plan for expanding government health insurance to compete with private coverage drew fire from a leading Senate Republican during a nomination hearing for former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle to run the Health and Human Services Department.

AP - Text of President-elect Barack Obama's speech on the economy on Thursday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.

Reuters - Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle pledged on Thursday to aggressively pursue healthcare reform and restore confidence in federal health agencies as he made his case to become President-elect Barack Obama's health secretary.

AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama on Thursday warned that only immediate and massive spending to jolt the world's largest economy could avert a deep recession and double-digit unemployment.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama's pledge to reform the U.S. health care system got an important vote of confidence on Thursday as a diverse alliance of doctors, a labor union, the drug industry and health insurers pledged to support the effort.

Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama’s plan for expanding government health insurance to compete with private coverage drew fire from a leading Senate Republican during a nomination hearing for former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle to run the Health and Human Services Department.