Roland Burris is now officially a U.S. senator. The Illinois Democrat was sworn-in by Vice President Dick Cheney Thursday at a Capitol Hill ceremony. His new colleagues in the Senate chamber responded with applause.

Former GOP Vice Presidential candidate, and current Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin will visit Augusta Monday December 1st to campaign for U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss.  Governor Palin will cover several Georgia cities Monday, but Augusta is her first stop at 8:30 a.m.

For John McCain, his long quest for the White House ended gracefully in a final defeat, Tuesday night. The rest of the Republican Party fared little better than the top of the ticket. So, what happens for them, now? ABC News’ Linsey Davis has the latest.

Barack Obama will be the 44th U.S. President. The Illinois Senator, now President-Elect, soared past the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the election. Obama celebrated with more than 100,000 people in Chicago’s Grant Park, while Senator John McCain gracefully accepted defeat. ABC News’ Diana Alvear has more.

Barack Obama has accepted John McCain’s concession and has asked his Republican rival for help in leading the country.

Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss is battling for a second term, fighting a surge of Democratic voters and frustration over the economy.

Barack Obama starts the day in the state that started it all, Iowa. After a rally there, he’ll swing home to see his children before wrapping up with a rally in the Chicago suburb of Gary, Indiana.

The Obama campaign is expanding its ad presence into new states, including McCain’s home state of Arizona.

With just two weeks to go before Election Day, Barack Obama and John McCain are focusing their attention on states that could go either way. South Carolina does not appear to be one of them, although state Democrats are hoping to surprise everyone. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

Round Two of the Presidential debates was all about finger pointing, as Senators John McCain and Barack Obama met face-to-face, Thursday night, in Nashville, TN. Let us know who you think won.

The Presidential candidates back on the campaign trail, Wednesday. Barack Obama and John McCain will stump for vote in the battleground states of Indiana, Pennsylvania And Ohio. They’ve got two debates under their belts, now, but Tuesday night’s face-off didn’t seem to change a campaign dynamic that favors Barack Obama, for now. ABC News’ Linsey Davis in is New York with the details.

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, a close friend of Senator John McCain, says, even if McCain wins the general election, he’ll serve out his term, if re-elected. The Senator told the ‘Post and Courier of Charleston’ that he will not follow McCain to the White House.

Friday, our Georgia Senators made a stop in Augusta to weigh in on their decision to vote for the financial bailout. Let’s face it, people are scared about where the economy’s headed, and we all want some reassurance that everything’s gonna be alright. Friday, both Senator Saxby Chambliss and Senator Johnny Isakson talked to some locals, hoping to ease their worries about the future. WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop caught up with them to get their take on the vote.

South Carolina voters have a clear choice when they go to the polls next month to elect a U.S. senator. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is running for reelection to the seat he won for the first time in 2002, after Strom Thurmond’s retirement. He’s being challenged by Democrat Bob Conley, a pilot and engineer. When it comes to the issues that South Carolina voters say are the most important to them, the two men are on opposite sides.

The details are being finalized Sunday, but the chief Senate Republican in the Wall Street bailout talks says they’ve “worked out everything.“ New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg made the comment after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a tentative deal shortly after midnight.