Democrats are letting Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite supporting Republican
John McCain for president.

Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are promising to work together to “change the bad habits of Washington.“

President-elect Barack Obama says he and Republican Sen. John McCain plan to work together to “fix up the country.“

Obama is also expected to announce cabinet positions this week with Hillary Clinton a possibility for Secretary of State.

Internal power struggles will also play out in both parties.

White voters accounted for the bulk of people casting ballots in South Carolina’s presidential contest, and three-quarters of them supported Republican John McCain.

“It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America,“ Obama said.

Republican John McCain concedes the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a “great thing” for himself and the country with his historic victory.

Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the first African-American elevated to the White House.

AP & NBC project Senator John McCain the winner of South Carolina.

According to election officials, voter turnout at several Mount Pleasant precincts has been lower than expected.

Poll manager Jacqueline tells me that out of about 4,000 registered voters in the Devon Forest precinct, she estimates 1,500 have voted so far today.

At Carnes Crossroads II, the voting in the fire department has been taking place all day.  The turnout there also much, much higher than usual.

The turnout looks massive. From “McCain-safe” South Carolina to Florida to Pennsylvania, from Ohio to Colorado, the big battleground states that will decide this election, voters are jamming the polls.

I just went into the Summerville high school polling location.  There are 3 precincts voting here, and all 3 are at or near 50% voter turnout.