BARACK OBAMA

VIDEOS
Obama: ‘Men Have Been Getting On My Nerves Lately’
At a town hall meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, President Obama called on women to take more positions of power.
Former US President Barack Obama speaks during his town hall meeting for the Obama Foundation at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 18, 2018. Themba Hadebe/Pool via REUTERS
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POLITICS
Obama Says Men Have Been 'Getting On My Nerves Lately'
By Alanna Vagianos
The former president encouraged women to get involved in politics at a town hall in South Africa.
US President Donald Trump speaks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after he inspected the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on July 13, 2018 on the second day of Trump's UK visit. - US President Donald Trump on Friday played down his extraordinary attack on Britain's plans for Brexit, praising Prime Minister Theresa May and insisting bilateral relations 'have never been stronger', even as tens of thousands protested in London against his visit. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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VIDEOS
Did Queen Elizabeth Throw Shade At Trump?
Throughout Trump’s U.K. visit, Queen Elizabeth II wore symbolic brooches that some say were political jabs at the president.
CHARLESTON, WV - MAY 05: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump models a hard hat in support of the miners during his rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5, 2016 in Charleston, West Virginia. Trump became the Republican presumptive nominee following his landslide win in indiana on Tuesday.(Photo by Mark Lyons/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump Kills Regulation That Would Have Shed Light On Union-Busting By Employers
By Dave Jamieson
The "persuader rule," championed by unions and the Obama administration, is officially dead.
US President Donald Trump speaks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after he inspected the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on July 13, 2018 on the second day of Trump's UK visit. - US President Donald Trump on Friday played down his extraordinary attack on Britain's plans for Brexit, praising Prime Minister Theresa May and insisting bilateral relations 'have never been stronger', even as tens of thousands protested in London against his visit. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Queen Elizabeth May Have Thrown Some Subtle Shade At Trump During His U.K. Visit
By Dominique Mosbergen
The monarch's brooch choices during Trump's visit have raised some eyebrows.
VIDEOS
Obama Offers Words Of Wisdom During 'Strange And Uncertain' Trump Era
President Obama subtly (but passionately) gave Trump shade while giving the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the 16th Nelson Mandela annual lecture, marking the centenary of the anti-apartheid leaderÕs birth, in Johannesburg, South Africa July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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POLITICS
Obama Warns In Mandela Speech That 'Strongman Politics Are Ascendant'
By Willa Frej
The former U.S. president spoke in South Africa the day after Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
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POLITICS
European Politicians Alarmed By Trump's 'Ridiculous' Russia Stance
By Igor Bobic
The president is sending other countries threatened by Moscow a message that 'You’re on your own,’” one British MP said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after their joint news conference in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THRID PARTY. FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.
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OPINION
How Long Will Congressional Republicans Let This Go On?
By Kurt Bardella, Columnist
Think about this the next time you hear the GOP talk about freedom.
VIDEOS
Don Excuses Vlad
Ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump says the U.S. and the Mueller investigation are to blame for poor relations between Moscow and Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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OPINION
Trump Is Doing Putin Another Huge Favor With Summit
By Yana Gorokhovskaia, Guest Writer
There’s only one possible winner in Helsinki.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a dinner at the Parc du Cinquantenaire during the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS
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POLITICS
Trump Responds To New Mueller Indictments
By Lydia O'Connor and Sara Boboltz
The president referenced the "deep state" conspiracy theory and pointed the finger at Obama.
Former President Barack Obama speaks to Obama Foundation Fellows gathered on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago. Obama met with several Democrats considering running for president in 2020. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Barack Obama's Summer Reading List Features Some Of Africa’s Best Writers
By Jenna Amatulli
The former president suggested books like "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Journalist Spars With Piers Morgan, Shouts 'I'm A Communist, You Idiot'
By Jenna Amatulli
The conversation got heavy on "Good Morning Britain" during a discussion of protests against Trump in England.
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CULTURE & ARTS
Obama Photographer Pete Souza's New Book Cover Brings The Shade
By Jenna Amatulli
“If ‘OBAMA: An Intimate Portrait’ is a coffee table book, then SHADE is an every table book," Souza said.
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POLITICS
Obama Explains Why Gerrymandering Is Terrible For Democracy
By Ryan Grenoble
More equitable maps means less extreme partisanship.
UNITED STATES - MAY 15: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., conducts a news conference after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in the Capitol on May 15, 2018. Also pictured are, Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and John Barrasso, R-Wyo. President Donald Trump attended the lunch. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Mitch McConnell To Democrats: Treat Trump's SCOTUS Pick 'Fairly'
By Jennifer Bendery
This is the same guy who denied a hearing and a vote to President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland.
US President Donald Trump confers with the media upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, July 8, 2018 prior to boarding Air Force One following a weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Donald Trump Tweets Video Of People Saying He Would Never Win Election
By Ron Dicker
"They just didn't get it, but they do now!" he wrote.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Field Office Director Jorge Field (L), 53, arrests an Iranian immigrant in San Clemente, California, U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson SEARCH "NICHOLSON ARREST" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
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POLITICS
Latest ICE Data Details Increasingly Indiscriminate Arrests
By Roque Planas
Under Trump, the agency is returning to a pattern abandoned by the Obama administration.
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 26: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrats' news conference at the Capitol with disability advocates to oppose the Republicans' Graham-Cassidy health care bill on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
For The First Time, Democrats Are Outspending Republicans On Obamacare Ads
By Amanda Terkel
Democrats have always been on the defensive about the health care law. Not anymore.
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and U.S. President Barack Obama wait for the arrival of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and his wife Ho Ching on the North Portico of the White House August 2, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Obamas are hosting the prime minister and his wife for an official state dinner. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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RELATIONSHIPS
Barack Obama Said This Is How You Know You’ve Found ‘The One’
By Brittany Wong
He has some great experience from his relationship with Michelle Obama to pull from.
US Representative Diane Black of Tennessee of Illinois, at the Congress of Tomorrow Joint Republican Issues Conference, at the Loews Hotel, in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 25, 2017. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
GOP Congresswoman's Stimulus Plan: Give Women Money To Buy 'Shoes And Clothes'
By Jennifer Bendery
Holy stereotypes, Rep. Diane Black!
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Policy Conference, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, on June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Pruitt is facing mutiple ethics scandals from his actions since taking over the agency. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
This Mine Threatens America’s Largest Wild Salmon Run
By Paul Greenberg, Mother Jones
Both the mining camp and the salmon camp are wondering where EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt stands.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an unveiling ceremony for portraits of himself and former First Lady Michelle Obama at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
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U.S. NEWS
Obama Chides GOP Values: 'A Fundamental Contrast Of How We View The World'
By Michelle Lou
The former president repeated his call for gun reform at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.
US President Donald Trump (L) listens while Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Hey, Democrats: Pack The Court
By Zach Carter
'Eleven Justices' is the next 'Abolish ICE.'
United States Supreme Court Building in Washington DC, USA.
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OPINION
Fuck Civility
By Michelangelo Signorile
Look where it's gotten us.
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