Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized on Friday for telling a black radio host that he "ain't black" if he was still weighing whether to support him or incumbent Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S...
A federal appeals court ruled the White House and Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago can keep visitor logs a secret. In April 2017, President Donald Trump reversed an Obama policy of releasing visit records...
President Donald Trump is breaking a 40-year tradition. NBC News reports he will not hold a ceremony at the White House for the unveiling of former President Barack Obama's portrait. The ceremony was..
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal investigation of former..
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was surprised that Attorney General William Barr opted not to look at former President Barack Obama in a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of..
Attorney General William Barr chose to not look into former President Barack Obama. Obama is not being considered in a Justice Department review of the FBIâs handling of the 2016 Russia probe...
Former President Barack Obama gave a college commencement address that criticized President Donald Trumpâs coronavirus response. Obama spoke to the class of 2020 for 74 historically black colleges..
US President Donald Trump has escalated his war of words with Barack Obama, labelling his predecessor a "grossly incompetent" president. Mr Trump's comments come after Mr Obama criticised the..
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Former US president Barack Obama has criticised some officials overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates that the pandemic shows many âarenât even pretending to be in..
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Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trump's move to oust the State Department's internal watchdog, accusing the president of escalating his fight against..
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he made a mistake with his comments about the Obama administration. Previously, McConnell said the Obama administration didnât leave President Donald Trump..
Joe Biden's team has just added a powerful and influential tech lobbyist to his campaign. Cynthia Hogan, Apple's head of policy and government affairs resigned from the tech giant. She joined Biden's..
President Donald Trump wants to investigate former Pres. Barack Obama for ""the biggest political crime and scandal" in US history." Business Insider reports that Trump has asked GOP Sen. Lindsey..
Mitch McConnell talked about former President Barack Obama to President Donald Trump's daughter in law, Lara Trump. On a campaign live stream he said Obama âshould have kept his mouth shutâ about..
After tweeting and retweeting posts about what President Trump called "Obamagate," Trump was unable to name which specific crime he was accusing his predecessor of having committed.
Former President Obama, who has largely kept out of the fray even as President Trump has blamed his Democratic administration for a variety of problems related to the pandemic, described Trump's..
Yahoo News obtained audio of former president Barack Obama speaking online with members of the Obama Alumni Association. According to Newser, he talked about various topics such as Michael Flynn, and..
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trumpâs handling of the coronavirus pandemic as âchaoticâ in a conference call with former members of his..
President Donald Trump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday. Trump was asked about having insufficient medical equipment stockpiles to combat the coronavirus pandemic. According to Business Insider, he said..
President Donald Trump, while meeting with NJ Gov. Phil Murphy attacked the Obama administration, and former Vice President Joe Biden, for their reaction to the swine flu outbreak.
Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday endorsed fellow Democrat Joe Biden's campaign for the office she once sought. Gavino Garay has more.
Former U.S. intelligence officials questioned the Justice Department's naming of a prosecutor to probe the "unmasking" of names in spy-agency eavesdropping reports by Obama administration officials,.. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump is once again beating predecessor Barack Obama in stock market performance following a stunning recovery on Wall Street. Reuters - Published
A group of 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a Trump administration decision to weaken Obama-era fuel efficiency standards. Reuters - Published
A U.S. judge in Montana has thrown out a Trump administration directive that weakened an Obama-era policy aimed at protecting a threatened Western bird, invalidating hundreds of oil and gas leases on.. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was surprised that Attorney General William Barr opted not to look at former President Barack Obama in a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of.. Reuters - Published
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal investigation of former.. Reuters - Published
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal charges for former President.. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as "Obamagate" but offering no details. Reuters - Published
Mexico's foreign minister on Monday posted a video online detailing a diplomatic note to the U.S. embassy requesting answers about a gun-running sting under the Obama presidency, keeping a spotlight on.. Reuters - Published
Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as "chaotic" in a conference call with former members of his administration, a source said on.. Reuters - Published
Mexico's president on Friday urged the United States to shed light on a gun-running sting that caused bilateral friction under the Obama presidency, questioning the behavior of past U.S... Reuters - Published
The Trump administration revised the cost-benefit analysis for an Obama-era rule that forced coal-fired power plants to cut their mercury emissions, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew.. Reuters - Published
Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday, breaking his silence to help his former vice president's efforts to unite the party and energize its voters.. Reuters - Published
Former U.S. President Barack Obama finally endorsed his vice president Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Tuesday in an effort to bring the Democratic Party together ahead of the election. Reuters - Published
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will endorse his vice president, Joe Biden, for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, according to a person close to Obama. Reuters - Published
Just two months after taking office, President Donald Trump in March 2017 traveled to Michigan to announce that he would undo ambitious vehicle emissions standards mandated under his predecessor Barack.. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1.5% annual increases in.. Reuters - Published
The Trump administration plans to announce on Tuesday it is finalizing its effort to roll back Obama era vehicle emissions rules and will mandate average annual increases in fuel efficiency standards.. Reuters - Published
Drivers around the world want more roomy and powerful cars. Rules made under the administration of President Barack Obama make it easier for U.S. automakers to give customers what they want and to keep.. Reuters - Published
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said on Sunday he needed to start vetting possible running mates "in a matter of weeks" and that he discussed the pick with former President Barack Obama. Reuters - Published
Rod Blagojevich, a former Illinois governor forced out of office for trying to peddle Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat, thanked President Donald Trump on Wednesday for commuting his prison.. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Tuesday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump pardoned seven people on Tuesday including former junk bond king Michael Milken and commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to.. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois convicted of corruption for trying to sell former President Barack.. Reuters - Published
Brad Pitt and Laura Dern won their first acting Oscars on Sunday, and South Korean movie "Parasite" got off to what could be a historic night at the Academy Awards ceremony. Reuters - Published
"American Factory," a Netflix film from Barack and Michelle Obama's nascent production house chronicling what happened to a group of Ohio autoworkers laid off during the 2008 recession, won the Oscar.. Reuters - Published
The Obama administration "was not well postured" to counter Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and was constrained in responding by a heavily politicized environment and other.. Reuters - Published
The Obama administration "was not well postured" to counter Russia's 2016 presidential election interference and was constrained in responding by a "heavily politicized environment" and other factors.. Reuters - Published
In 2016, Howard County in Iowa was the single largest pivot county in the country, voting for President Donald Trump after supporting Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. BBC News - Published
President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obama-era restrictions on the U.S. military's use of anti-personnel land mines, arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a "severe.. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obama-era restrictions on the U.S. military's use of land mines, arguing that the previous policy put American troops at a "severe disadvantage." Reuters - Published
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that landmines were an important tool that U.S. forces needed, as President Donald Trump's administration is expected to relax Obama-era restrictions on.. Reuters - Published
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