Day one on the job…

…and President Barack Obama hasn’t wasted any time getting to work:

President Obama signed executive orders banning gifts from lobbyists to administration officials, prohibiting lobbyists from taking a White House job in an area where they lobbied, and preventing former lobbyists who come to work for the administration from being allowed to lobby the administration [...]

26 file for Emanuel’s House seat

Reid Wilson from TheHill.com is reporting 26 candidates will compete in a March 3 primary for the House seat left vacant after Rahm Emanuel resigned to serve as President Obama’s chief of staff. Among the 26 candidates are fifteen Democrats, six Republicans and five Green Party candidates, and the winners of the March 3 primary [...]