
Barack Obama
Can Biden Reboot the Presidential Pardon System After Trump?
Biden can restore some respectability to the office by cleaning up the debris left by his predecessor's unorthodox clemency approach.
Biden Must Succeed Where Obama Failed, and Finally Close Guantanamo
I spent 14 years in Guantanamo. President Obama promised to close the camp, but his administration fought tooth and nail against my release. Will President Biden do the right thing?
Barack Obama Blames Trump for 'Violent Crescendo' of Mob at Capitol
"We'd be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise," former President Barack Obama said Wednesday while condemning violence at the U.S. Capitol that he says President Donald Trump "incited" due to continuing to falsely claim he won the election instead of President-elect Joe Biden.
Legal Expert Calls on Biden to 'Nominate Obama As Attorney General'
In an op-ed, Douglas Kmiec said such a move would be unprecedented but was the "fastest way to re-establish the rule of law."
What Will Happen to the POTUS Twitter Account in 2021?
It's still very unclear whether the @POTUS account under Biden will be reset back to zero followers or if he will retain all of Trump's followers.
Majority of Biden's Cabinet Appointments So Far Are Obama Officials
Eleven of Biden's Cabinet appointments served in the Obama administration and three also served in the Clinton administration.
This Mom Has Kept Trump's Presidency Hidden From Her Son This Whole Time
"It's still 2008 in my home. That is, my 6-year-old son assumes Obama is president, he knows Biden is president-elect, but he has no idea Trump exists," the mom apparently wrote in a Facebook post.
Kamala Harris' Niece Defends Sasha Obama After Viral Photo
"Keep Sasha Obama's name out of your damn mouth," she tweeted on Sunday evening.
Sasha Obama Defended by Celebrities as Twitter Photo Goes Viral
Barack Obama's 19-year-old daughter has been facing a barrage of criticism after a photo and a TikTok video, in which she can be seen dancing with friends, went viral.
China Urges Biden to 'Unconditionally' Return to Iran Nuclear Deal
Jake Sullivan, Biden's pick to be national security adviser, said Monday that the incoming administration thinks "it is feasible and achievable" to return to the Iran deal.
Rudy Giuliani Voter Fraud Witness Peddles Conspiracy About Obama, Wuhan Lab
Melissa Carone went viral following her testimony about alleged voter fraud before the Michigan House of Representatives.
Donald Trump Didn't Make the Top 10 Most Retweeted, Liked Posts of 2020
The 10 most liked and most-retweeted tweets of 2020 included a 10-second video of a sock puppet "eating" cars visible from an apartment window.
Fauci Says He Would Take COVID Vaccine Publicly, After Biden's Pledge
President-elect Biden and three former presidents have said they would get vaccinated publicly amid a climate of fear surrounding the safety of the shots.
Trump Could Be the One to Make First Smithsonian Latino Museum a Reality
A bipartisan group of activists and elected officials have been working to create a national Latino museum since 1994, and a Senate vote is set for this week.
What Barack Obama Has Said About Michelle Running For President
Speaking to a Spanish newspaper, the ex-commander-in-chief said he would "support her…regardless of what her next goal is."
Trump Says Dems Will 'Take Over Your Farm,' Prompting Racism Claims
Trump told Georgia rallygoers the government will confiscate their land and firearms if Democratic Senate candidates win the upcoming runoff elections, echoing his 2018 comments on white South African farmers.
Obama Says the 'Course of the Biden Presidency' Rests on Georgia Runoffs
The former president appeared alongside Georgia Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in a virtual get-out-the-vote really on Friday afternoon.
Ivanka Trump Offers to Take COVID Vaccine to Reassure Americans
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton recently said they will take a COVID-19 vaccine publicly once one is approved by the FDA.
How to Watch: Obama to Join Georgia Democrats in Virtual Rally
The outcome of the Senate runoffs will determine which party controls the upper chamber in the next Congress.
Barack Obama Floats Taking COVID-19 Vaccine Live on Television
"I promise you that when it's been made for people who are less at risk, I will be taking it," the former president said.
Obama Says DNC Should Give AOC A Bigger Platform as Feud Within Party Grows
"One thing I will say about the Democratic Party—promoting young people is really important. We stick so long with the same old folks and don't make room for new voices," Obama said
Sasha Obama's TikTok Dance Catches Notice Her White Friends
Some social media users mocked, while others fiercely defended, Sasha Obama for her choice of friends.
QAnon Supporters Sharing Fake News That Obama Was 'Arrested for Espionage'
Conspiracy theorists are sharing the story, which is based on a plagiarized report of Alexander Yuk Ching Ma's arrest.
Ex-Obama Economist Blasts McConnell for Selectively Quoting Him on Stimulus
"[The reason] we haven't been able to get anything is that he, Mitch McConnell, is blocking it," said Austan Goolsbee, a former Obama economics adviser.
Obama Faces Progressive Backlash for Disparaging 'Defund the Police' Slogan
"We lose people in the hands of police," Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted. "It's not a slogan but a policy demand."
'Barack Obama' Blackface Skit on Russian TV Sparks Outrage
The woman appeared on political satire show Mezhdunarodnaya Pilorama wearing a red bandana and chain and suggesting Obama's predecessors could not read.
Biden's All-Female WH Communications Team Includes Ex-Sanders Press Sec
Most members of the new team have previously worked for Biden and other Democrats.
Retired Admiral 'Very Concerned' About Trump Loyalists at Pentagon
"You can do something that's really destructive," retired Admiral Michael Mullen, who was appointed as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by former President George W. Bush, said.
Trump's 'Total Fraud' Election Tweets Follow Template He Used in 2016, 2012
"Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it," Trump tweeted in 2016, after the Texas senator won the Iowa caucuses.
Who Did Barack Obama Pardon?
The former president was responsible for 212 pardons and 1.927 total acts of clemency in eight years.