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August 28, 2017

Donald Trump set to lift ban on certain military gear for local police

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on…
August 16, 2017

Children’s book on Black political heroes inspires youth to carry the torch

Gil Robertson hopes his children's book, "Book of Black of Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present," will help inspire the…
August 15, 2017

Obama’s tweet post-Charlottesville among most ‘liked’ ever

Former president Obama's tweet of a Nelson Mandela quote following the violence in Charlottesville is now one of the most…
August 10, 2017

Trump takes aim at McConnell and Obama on Twitter while on vacation

On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump started out the day by attacking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former president…
August 7, 2017

Barack Obama gets his own state holiday

This year, for Barack Obama's birthday, the former president got his own state holiday.
August 7, 2017

Bill Maher shows what would happen if Obama said the things Trump said

Bill Maher imagined just what would happen if former president Barack Obama had said the things that our current president,…
August 4, 2017

Twitter celebrates Obama’s 56th birthday with #ObamaDay

Today, Aug. 4th, marks Obama's 56th birthday, a day that Twitter seems to be referring to as a national holiday…
August 4, 2017

Obamas are still getting wedding invites, and they’re responding

The Obamas are still getting invitations to weddings, and they're still sending out responses.
July 25, 2017

John McCain casts vote to move ahead on repealing Obamacare

WASHINGTON (AP) — The maverick stood with his party on Tuesday, casting a crucial vote in the Republican drive to…
July 17, 2017

Obama is still president in welcome letter sent to new U.S. citizens

Around 200 letters congratulating new citizens of the U.S. have been distributed with former president Barack Obama's signature on them…
July 10, 2017

‘Oh my God, it’s Obama’: Mom and baby meet former president at airport

An Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos she snapped of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President…
July 4, 2017

Obama pushes tolerance, respect in childhood home Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Following another week of dust-ups between the media and President Donald Trump, his predecessor shared a…
June 24, 2017

Hillary Clinton: GOP will be the ‘death party’ if health care bill passes

Hillary Clinton isn’t one to mince words and she recently ripped the GOP over their healthcare bill tweeting, “Forget death
June 23, 2017

Trump appoints man who called Obama ‘Kenyan creampie’ to senior position

President Donald Trump is raising eyebrows for appointing a man who previously called Barack Obama a "Kenyan creampie" to a…
June 21, 2017

Woman claims she was harassed, called ‘Obama’ at CBS radio station

A former CBS Radio employee is suing the radio station, claiming that she was regularly harassed and intimidated and subject…
June 16, 2017

Boston paper tosses Obama’s name in hat to replace Harvard president

Harvard president Drew Faust announced that she would be stepping down, and already, rumors are swirling about who her replacement…
June 16, 2017

Obama gives Jay Z epic congrats for Songwriters Hall of Fame induction

After Jay Z was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he got a shout-out from none other than former…
June 13, 2017

Sorry, Obama in tan suit is not official presidential Portrait

This weekend, social media was going nuts over a portrait of former president Barack Obama.
June 12, 2017

John McCain says U.S. leadership was better under Obama

Senator McCain reportedly said that the U.S. had better leadership under former president Obama than it has under the current…
June 7, 2017

Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau meet up for dinner in Montreal

On Tuesday night, former President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau met up in Trudeau’s home of Montreal