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President Obama is expected to nominate Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator and Vietnam veteran, to be secretary of Defense, officials said, setting up a confirmation battle with lawmakers and interest groups critical of his views on Israel and Iran.

Two senior administration officials say the White House chief of staff, William Daley, is resigning. He's being replaced by Jacob Lew, the budget director....

First Read: The Senate failed to muster the necessary votes to confirm Richard Cordray, President Obama's nominee to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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A White House official says President Barack Obama will name labor economist Alan Krueger to a top administration post.

Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and one of the most visible and forceful advocates for President Barack Obama, is quitting his job to become an outside political adviser.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday interviewed investment banker Roger Altman, a former Treasury official, as a candidate to replace departing economic adviser Larry Summers, a White House official said.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will step down Friday to run for mayor of Chicago, two sources told CNN Thursday.

President Obama reached back to the financially happy days of Bill Clinton to pick the next budget director, announcing on Tuesday that Jacob Lew will be nominated for the key fiscal post.

President Obama plans to nominate three new Federal Reserve governors, a source says.

High-profile social secretary's departure comes in wake of controversy over the state dinner gate-crashers.