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April 8, 2016

President Obama hits GOP for blocking SCOTUS nominee: 'Our democracy cannot afford that'

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama says Senate Republicans are jeopardizing the "integrity of the judicial branch" by refusing to…
April 8, 2016

President Obama hits GOP for blocking SCOTUS nominee: ‘Our democracy cannot afford that’

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama says Senate Republicans are jeopardizing the "integrity of the judicial branch" by refusing to…
April 6, 2016

Michael Eric Dyson compares Bernie Sanders supporters to Donald Trump followers

As the race for president heats up, Democrats are battling harder than ever to make distinctions between candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and
April 6, 2016

Michael Eric Dyson: Pres. Obama looked for 'escape hatch,' instead of addressing black issues

Professor and author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson says in his new book The Black President: Barack Obama and the Politics…
April 6, 2016

Michael Eric Dyson: Pres. Obama looked for ‘escape hatch,’ instead of addressing black issues

Professor and author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson says in his new book The Black President: Barack Obama and the Politics…
March 30, 2016

Little girl who cried over President Obama’s last term gets to meet him

After her grandmother, Caprina Harris, posted a video of her crying because she didn't want President Obama to leave the…
March 30, 2016

President Obama shortens prison sentences for 61 drug offenders

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders, including more than a…
March 27, 2016

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is demanding Assata Shakur be extradited from Cuba

As President Barack Obama makes his historic visit to Cuba in a bid to help establish normalized relations between the…
March 24, 2016

President Obama and first lady do the tango during Argentina visit

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Less than 24 hours in Buenos Aires, and Barack Obama is already doing the tango.
March 23, 2016

When it comes to subtly shading President Obama, Bill Clinton just can't help himself

Earlier this week, while speaking at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Washington state, former President Bill Clinton asserted that…
March 23, 2016

When it comes to subtly shading President Obama, Bill Clinton just can’t help himself

Earlier this week, while speaking at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Washington state, former President Bill Clinton asserted that…
March 22, 2016

Bill Clinton blasts the "awful past 8 years" but later says he wasn't referring to Obama

On Monday, when former president Bill Clinton slammed the “awful legacy of the last eight years,” Republicans were quick to say
March 22, 2016

Bill Clinton blasts the “awful past 8 years” but later says he wasn’t referring to Obama

On Monday, when former president Bill Clinton slammed the “awful legacy of the last eight years,” Republicans were quick to say
March 21, 2016

For Afro-Cubans President Obama is a source of pride and inspiration

HAVANA (AP) — Yolanda Mauri’s ancestors almost certainly came to Cuba in chains, laboring as slaves on an island of
March 21, 2016

President Obama set to meet with Cuban president Raul Castro in Havana

HAVANA (AP) — Brushing past profound differences, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will sit down Monday at
March 20, 2016

Obama to nominate first woman to head US combatant command

President Barack Obama will be nominating the first woman to head the United States combatant command, if her nomination is…
March 16, 2016

President Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court,…
March 16, 2016

President Obama: ‘I’ve made my decision’ on Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he'll announce his Supreme Court nominee in a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday…
March 15, 2016

‘Hamilton’ star freestyles at White House, President Obama approves

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eying the multiethnic troupe of 20-somethings rocking out in the East Room to tales of the American…
March 14, 2016

President Obama opens up about raising his daughters to be ‘strong women’

President Barack Obama is the first black president, and Misty Copeland is the first black principal dancer at the American…