Erin Medlicott

The presidential election is over 175 days away. Barring unforeseen circumstances, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate running against Pres. Barack Obama. The Democrats already have their running mate (VP Joe Biden), but who will Mitt choose? An impressive lineup of candidates has emerged, but alas,...

As U.S. Senator Joe Biden's (D-DE) Chief of Staff from 1998 through 2003, Alan L. Hoffman directed Biden's agenda, communications and political operations, and managed everything from legislative affairs to personnel.

In 2004 he left the Senate staff to accept a position with The Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, California,...

Fairport, NY: Caroline Kennedy called Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter, in New York State's Monroe County, to discuss her intentions to run for the U.S. Senate soon to be vacated by Sen. Hillary Clinton -- and Rep. Slaughter has just officially endorsed Kennedy's bid for that senate seat.

She announced:...

According to The Legal Times, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the oldest and longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, will swear in VP-Elect Joseph Biden as Vice President next month on Innauguration Day.

Vigorous and sharp at 88, he has served on the court for 32 years. In criminal-law...

Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has named a longtime aide to Sen. Joe Biden to fill the U.S. Senate seat Biden will be vacating for the vice presidency.

At a news conference in Wilmington this afternoon, Gov. Minner said she would appoint Ted Kaufman to fill the vacancy.

Edward E. "Ted"...

Vice President-elect Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) has just named three new White House staff positions:

Ms. Cynthia Hogan will be counsel to the newly-elected Vice President. She previously served as Chief Counsel to Senator Biden during his time in the United States Senate, and served as Staff Director of the...

News Update, 11-18-08:

Obama Taps Eric Holder as Attorney General

Read More at HuffPost's Big News Page on Obama's Cabinet

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Read Erin Medlicott's original post from 11/18/08, below:

President-elect Barack Obama today named Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. as the next...

VP Elect Sen. Joe Biden has tapped VP Gore veteran Ron Klain to be his chief of staff.

Earlier in his career, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Byron White during the Court's 1987 and 1988 terms and worked on Capitol Hill, where he was Chief Counsel of the U.S....

There I was, on an overcast but warm Saturday afternoon, waiting in line at Panera Bread to get some lunch.

As I stepped up to the cashier to place an order for broccoli & cheese soup and some multi grain bread. I heard, "who are you voting for?" from the...

Greensburg, PA: Speaking to a packed house in the Greensburg Salem High School gym Thursday, Democratic VP nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) criticized the Bush Administration on its handling of U.S. military involvement in Iraq, shouting, "we will end this war."

Introduced by NFL Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Steelers...

Ft. Lee, NJ -- In a speech given Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee snarkily announced to the crowd that his party's vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, won more votes when she ran for Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than the votes that...

The British Telegraph reported yesterday that the Obama campaign is talking with the Clinton campaign about paying her campaign debts when she withdraws from the Democratic primary race next week. The Telegraph also reported Obama staffers seriously discussing offering Clinton a place in the administration and extending offers to...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) bolted the hallowed halls of the U.S. Senate this week to visit New York City, first taping an interview with Jon Stewart for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, then speaking at a book-signing to celebrate the publication of his third book, The Good...

Columbia, SC -- Three previously undeclared Superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention have just publicly announced their support of Senator Barack Obama, while an additional two have thrown their support behind Senator Hillary Clinton.

According to Time Magazine, the Chairperson of the Congressional Caucus For Women's Issues, Rep. Lois...

HOUSTON-- The saying "vote early and often in the Texas primary" was taken literally last month when 1,148 Harris County residents voted twice and, so far, got away with it.

According to reports, some voters cast ballots by mail during the Early Voting Period and then showed up...

Being a superdelegate from New Hampshire, (with their "first in the nation primary" January 8th) AND having declared your support of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy a year ago, makes you fodder for every political researcher, pundit, and pollster through this entire election season.

Such is the fate of Gaetan...

In a recent Zogby Research poll Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as the candidate respondents would most likely vote for, in a nationwide phone survey. And to top it off, Ralph Nader took five percent of the Democratic vote.

Approximately 1,001 randomly...

Hollywood loves a good Democratic presidential race. And just in time for some "light reading," the 1st Quarter 2008 Federal Elections Commission Disclosure Statements will be released shortly by the three remaining presidential candidate campaigns. Since celebrity endorsements are the hot ticket these days, let's see who's signing checks!

March 18, 2008 (New York City): Barack Obama may have Oprah Winfrey pulling in big audiences to his fundraisers, but now Hillary Clinton's gotten into the act. British-knighted songwriter and Grammy-winning musician Elton John will host "Elton and Hillary," an evening of music and politics, at New York City's Radio...