Oprah recently previewed her upcoming primetime special on "Christmas at the White House,"which will air on ABC on December 13. In the special, Oprah...
Posted 11.25.2009 | Media
Oprah may not have made it to Tuesday's state dinner, but she will be heading to the White House after all. The daytime queen will interview the pres...
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy
What can be more rogue than going on the TV show of one of President Obama's biggest supporters?
AP | JOHN CARUCCI | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
TORONTO — Oprah Winfrey may have been instrumental in getting Barack Obama elected president, but now claims she's on the sidelines. "I have no...
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 02.22.2009 | Media
WASHINGTON--Not on any schedule, the Obamas hosted an exclusive late night gathering at the White House after coming home from dancing at ten balls, I...
Access Hollywood | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics
Oprah Winfrey is headed to Washington for inauguration, she tells Access Hollywood: The media mogul (and staunch Barack Obama supporter) will be hos...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media
Oprah's random shoulder to cry on has been identified, and he'll be on her show Friday. Oprah Winfrey said on her show Wednesday that she did not kno...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media
Oprah Winfrey had a special live post-election special on Wednesday, and screamed with joy over the victory of Obama. Winfrey publicly endorsed Obama ...
Brad Friedman | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home
Now that the touch-screen voting machine that Oprah voted on failed to properly register her vote on the screen, perhaps we may finally be able to get rid of these damned things.
Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago
UPDATE Gov. Blagojevich has been invited to the Grant Park rally, according to a note from the governor's office to Capitol Fax. Barack Obama's mo...
Posted 11.08.2008 | Chicago
UPDATE Media will not be allowed to cover any of Oprah's remarks, the Tribune reports: Obama's campaign has said a pool reporter will be allowed t...
Huffington Post | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media
Oprah Winfrey, who made the first political endorsement of her life this year in supporting Barack Obama, said in a statement Friday that she would be...
The Huffington Post via Political Wire | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics
How much did Oprah Winfrey's endorsement help Barack Obama? Quite a lot, a new study concludes. Economists at the University of Maryland find that Opr...
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media
It is possible that there is a greater power in bringing people together than there is in tearing them apart? Could it be that inspirational broadcasting which is Oprah's hallmark can ultimately triumph over calling people names?
Huffington Post | Posted 06.13.2008 | Media
There's widespread speculation that Oprah Winfrey's brand has been harmed by her endorsement of Barack Obama — the first political endorsement o...
NY Times | David Kocieniewski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Despite the brutal schedule of the pre-Super Tuesday endgame, Senator Barack Obama seemed crisp and inspired this afternoon throughout his 35-minute a...
CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton is losing ground to Sen. Barack Obama in a national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released on the eve of critical Su...
New York Times | Brian Knowlton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
With two days to go before Super Tuesday's multistate nominating contests, candidates for both parties campaigned furiously on Sunday, trying to seize...
New York Times | Jeff Zeleny | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Oprah is on the way. On Sunday, Oprah Winfrey is returning to the presidential campaign trail to headline a California event for Senator Barack Obama...
New York Times | David Carr | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
Ms. Winfrey's support of Mr. Obama -- she has held fund-raisers and arranged several large rallies -- has been written off in some political circles a...
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
This morning on "Good Morning America," Diane Sawyer was interviewing Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey about their upcoming movie, "The Great Debat...
Bonnie Fuller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
Now if Oprah, a daytime talk show host and magazine impresario, can sway a presidential election, that surely seals it — we are officially living in a celebrity culture.
ABC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
As soon as Oprah Winfrey endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president, the buzz began about her potential to sway an election. In an exclusive i...
CBS News | Vaughn Ververs | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The headline from the new CBS News/New York Times poll is certainly Mike Huckabee's stunning rise to the top of the GOP field nationally (he trails Ru...
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Oprah Winfrey, after two days on the presidential campaign trail for pal Barack Obama on Sunday was home on the stump, delivering the fourth political...
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media