Obama to announce expansion of young leaders program to United States
The program will serve more than 100 leaders from the U.S. in its first year. Participants will be chosen through a competitive application.
'Act of hate' found at Obama Presidential Center worksite in Chicago, $100k reward offered
An "act of hate" was discovered Thursday at the worksite of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side.
Obama headed to battleground states to boost Dems before midterms
Democrats are trying to retain power in the face of widespread economic uncertainty and the traditional midterm headwinds against the party in power.
Obamas return to White House for portrait unveiling ceremony
Barack and Michelle Obama returned to the White House for the first time since 2017, and Wednesday's portrait unveiling revives a tradition last celebrated 10 years ago.
Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national park series
Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT.
Obama returns to White House to tout health care law, calls it 'high point' of tenure
President Barack Obama returned to the White House to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his signature Affordable Care Act, which President Joe Biden is looking to extend.
Barack Obama says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
The former president of the United States announced Sunday on Twitter that he's tested positive for COVID-19.
Obama scales back plans for 60th birthday party amid coronavirus concerns
The guest list reportedly included Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney.
Obama on UFOs: There are 'records of objects in the skies that we don't know exactly what they are'
Former President Barack Obama said there is plenty of recorded evidence of ‘objects in the skies’ that he says no one knows what they truly are.
The Obamas announce death of beloved dog, Bo, after battle with cancer
The Obamas announced the death of the family dog Bo after his battle with cancer, calling him “a true friend and loyal companion.”
'It’s safe. It’s effective. It’s free': Obama encourages youth vaccinations with TikTok PSA
Obama had previously teamed up with former presidents Clinton, Bush and Carter for a PSA showing them receiving their vaccines. But as vaccine eligibility expanded in April, Obama shifted his message to meet the next wave of recipients on their platform of choice.
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen team up for ‘intimate’ podcast on life, fatherhood and friendship
Former President Barack Obama and singer Bruce Springsteen launched a new, eight-episode podcast on Spotify.
‘A more perfect union’: Bush, Clinton, Obama echo Biden’s calls for unity on Inauguration Day 2021
Speaking during the televised broadcast “Celebrating America” after the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris, three former presidents shared advice for the incoming administration and echoed Biden’s calls for unity among all Americans.
Obama reacts to violence at US Capitol: 'shame for our nation'
"History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation. But we’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise."
Barack Obama's "A Promised Land' sells 3 million copies
"A Promised Land," Obama's first of two planned volumes, could become the best-selling presidential memoir in modern times.
Obama congratulates Biden and Harris: 'Couldn't be prouder'
"I could not be prouder to congratulate our next President, Joe Biden, and our next First Lady, Jill Biden," Obama said in a statement.
Biden taking down attack ads, Obama extends 'best wishes' to COVID-19-positive Trump
Joe Biden's campaign is removing all of its negative ads amid President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Barack Obama's memoir 'A Promised Land' coming Nov. 17
The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.
‘John Lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America,’ Obama says in eulogy
Former President Barack Obama called for the restoration and expansion of the Voting Rights Act when he delivered a passionate eulogy for his personal hero, Rep. John Lewis.
Obama speaks on George Floyd protests, urges mayors to review use-of-force policies with communities
Obama highlighted how most of the needed reforms take place on the local level, while urging the nation to use current momentum drawn from the protests to drive effective change.