A Clear-Eyed Look at the Early Obama Years: Vinson Cunningham’s new novel takes the reader back to a time when many thought the nation’s first Black president ...
theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/03/great-expectations-vinson-cunningham-book-review/677878/
Biden camp feels a reprieve from Democratic unease: Democrats who had been vocal about their concerns say the president, and his State of the Union address ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/21/biden-campaign-confidence-00148424
Transcript of Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur shows memory lapses — but also detailed exchanges
nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-robert-hur-transcript-rcna142855
Axelrod rips Trump for mocking Biden’s stutter: David Axelrod, former Obama aide and CNN senior political commentator, chastised former President Trump on Monday ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4524582-axelrod-rips-trump-for-mocking-bidens-stutter/
Latest attempt to chip away at ‘Obamacare’ questions preventive health care: A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments on whether former President Barack ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/latest-attempt-to-chip-away-at-obamacare-questions-preventive-health-care/
Steve Bannon Calls for New House Probe Into Joe Biden's 'Dementia': The president is facing new scrutiny about his cognitive ability following Robert Hur's ...
newsweek.com/steve-bannon-calls-house-probe-joe-biden-dementia-1868519
Vice President Harris says she's 'scared as heck' that Trump could win
pbs.org/newshour/politics/vice-president-harris-says-shes-scared-as-heck-that-trump-could-win
Famous Preacher T.D. Jakes Denies He Attended Sex Parties With Diddy: Bishop T.D. Jakes has palled around with Oprah and Obama, but his association with the ...
thedailybeast.com/famous-preacher-td-jakes-denies-he-attended-sex-parties-with-diddy
USA: Why America's youth are protesting: Criticism of Joe Biden's support for Israel is strong among many young Americans. But behind their Middle East protest ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2023-12/usa-jugendprotest-nahost-joe-biden
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Mystic Baba Vanga's predictions she got right and what 2024 will bring: Despite dying more than 25 years ago, the Bulgarian mystic made predictions that are ...
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Sean Hannity And GOP Rep. Join Forces For Most Fawning Take On Trump’s Mind: The former president, who bragged recently about how he “ACED” a cognitive test ...
huffpost.com/entry/sean-hannity-ronny-jackson-trump-mind_n_6565c559e4b05f498ba1d273
Ady Barkan, Health Care Activist With A.L.S., Dies at 39: Mr. Barkan campaigned for Medicare for all while struggling with A.L.S., the terminal neurodegenerative ...
nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/ady-barkan-dead.html
Quick Glance: Activist Ady Barkan Dies at 39 from ALS
- Barkan fought for healthcare reform and inspired millions
- Videos show Barkan advocating for Medicare and healthcare access
- Politico describes Barkan as America's most powerful activist
- Bernie Sanders calls Barkan an inspiration in the fight for healthcare as a human right
George W. Bush: Michael Gerson’s words make the case for saving PEPFAR: There is no program more pro-life than one which has saved more than 25 million lives.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/13/george-bush-pepfar-michael-gerson-words/
Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama's tax policies during the 2008 election, dies at 49
pbs.org/newshour/politics/joe-the-plumber-who-questioned-obamas-tax-policies-during-the-2008-election-dies-at-49
Quick Glance: Death of 'Joe the Plumber' at 49
- His oldest son remembers him as a faithful man who believed in the country.
- In 2008, Wurzelbacher became a symbol of the struggling middle class on the campaign trail in Ohio.
- After his political career, Wurzelbacher returned to 'serving the people of America again, doing his trade, and doing it well.'
On This Day, Aug. 6: Obama bans protests at military funerals - UPI.com: On Aug. 6, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama signed legislation that bans protests ...
upi.com/Top_News/2022/08/06/On-This-Day-Obama-bans-protests-at-military-funerals/6601659714968/
The US embassy in Cuba, now under a major renovation in part as a critical investment in US diplomacy, reopened when relations were restored under Barack Obama ... Show more
The US embassy in Cuba, now under a major renovation in part as a critical investment in US diplomacy, reopened when relations were restored under Barack Obama ... Show more
In Debt Ceiling Standoff, COVID Era Of Big Spending Gives Way To New Focus On Deficit
huffpost.com/entry/debt-ceiling-standoff-covid-era-of-big-spending-deficit_n_645fce69e4b094269bb4846c
Is Biden unfairly blaming Trump for Afghanistan disaster?: 'The Biden administration has truly embraced former President Obama's habit of blaming everything on ...
latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-04-11/biden-unfairly-blaming-trump-for-afghanistan
Dianne Feinstein Faces Resign Calls After Missing 60 Senate Votes in 2023: The veteran senator who is recovering from shingles has been accused of holding up the ...
newsweek.com/dianne-feinstein-resign-senate-votes-judges-1793885
Quick Glance: What Is Dianne Feinstein Doing Here Anymore?
- Senator Dianne Feinstein is on medical leave, denying Democrats a majority on the committee.
- On the other hand, her retaining control of a job she cannot execute is already taking up unrecoverable time, with unquantifiable but very big impacts on the composition of the judiciary, with an impact on legislation affecting millions of people.
- Pelosi isn't suggesting that allowing Feinstein to remain in office is better for women on the whole.
- Given the stakes of the judiciary in abortion rights, much alone all the other problems addressed by the courts, that argument would be nearly impossible to make.
U.S. judge blocks Obamacare coverage mandate for some cancer screenings, PrEP: A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked Obamacare's mandate that health ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/texas-judge-blocks-obamacare-coverage-mandate-prep-cancer-screening-2023-03-30/
Biden to seek more than $2.8 billion from Congress for 'cancer moonshot'
pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-to-seek-more-than-2-8-billion-from-congress-for-cancer-moonshot
How Casey DeSantis became a force in Florida politics: Trained as a TV journalist and talk show host, Casey DeSantis has been her husband’s adviser and confidant ...
miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article274321595.html
Quick Glance: Ann Coulter Issues a Two-Word Warning Regarding Ron DeSantis' Abortion Ban
- Republicans' efforts to significantly restrict or outright outlaw abortion access have been met with strong opposition from voters across the country.
- Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit, was less than thrilled with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' signature of legislation prohibiting abortion beyond six weeks in the state.
- According to polls, a majority of Floridians oppose an abortion ban.
- According to a survey performed last February by the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida, 57 percent of Florida voters opposed a previous bill that limited access to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Cancel Culture Is the Best Weapon the Powerless Possess: Don’t be fooled, cancel culture is all about power—and holding those with the most of it accountable.
thedailybeast.com/cancel-culture-is-the-best-weapon-the-powerless-possess
The Logic Behind Biden's Refusal to Negotiate the Debt-Ceiling: The president’s current posture on the issue has a history.
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/01/biden-debt-ceiling-negotiation-republicans-congress-obama/672858/
Quick Glance: Vice President Joe Biden formally announces that Ron Klain will step down as White House chief of staff and will be replaced by Jeff Zients.
- President Joe Biden has announced that White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain will resign next week and be replaced by Jeff Zients, a former Obama administration official who oversaw Biden's Covid-19 response operation.
- Before the decision was officially announced, Schumer, a New York Democrat, spoke by phone with Zients and said the two agreed to maintain the "same close relationship with the White House Chief of Staff that I had with Ron."
- Zients has also collaborated closely with the rest of Biden's senior advisers.
Jeff Zients to be Biden’s next chief of staff : Jeff Zients, who led President Biden's coronavirus response, will replace Ron Klain, who is planning to step down ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/22/jeff-zients-biden-chief-of-staff/
National Archives asks past presidents, VPs to look for classified items: The Washington Post previously reported that the Archives was weighing the request ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/26/national-archives-classified-records/
Biden picks Jeff Zients as next chief of staff: President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients ...
reuters.com/world/us/biden-picks-jeff-zients-next-chief-staff-statement-2023-01-27/
Jeff Zients will take over as chief of staff in a White House full of ‘Klainiacs’
nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/politics/jeff-zients-white-house-chief-of-staff.html
The Biden administration is finally ready to show teeth on housing discrimination
vox.com/policy-and-politics/23562541/biden-fair-housing-affh-affirmatively-furthering-discrimination-segregation
Former Obama staffer fights to raise ALS awareness after devastating diagnosis: When a former Obama campaign staffer was diagnosed with the progressive ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/former-obama-staffer-fights-to-raise-als-awareness-after-devastating-diagnosis
Jeff Zients is Named White House Chief of Staff: President Joe Biden said Friday that Jeff Zients, who served as the coronavirus response coordinator and a ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-nyt-zients-white-house-chief-of-staff-20230127-l4ilmbuymfbnnfn6nnkqluuuey-story.html
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Reports: Jeff Zients tapped as Biden's next chief of staff
theweek.com/white-house/1020280/reports-jeff-zients-tapped-as-bidens-next-chief-of-staff
Top 10 world news: China brings in censorship over zero-Covid protests, Obamas Atlanta speech, & more
wionews.com/world/top-10-world-news-china-brings-in-censorship-over-zero-covid-protests-obamas-atlanta-speech-more-539547
Pele passes away: Messi, Ronaldo, Obama, Macron react to Brazilian icons death: Pele passes away: Messi, Ronaldo, Obama, Macron react to Brazilian icons death
wionews.com/sports/pele-passes-away-messi-ronaldo-obama-macron-reacts-to-brazilian-icons-death-547910
Virginia McLaurin, who garnered national fame for her dance with then-President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in 2016, has died. She was 113 ... Show more
Obama says Fetterman’s stroke did not change ‘his values, his heart, his fight’: Former President Obama campaigned for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3721362-obama-says-fettermans-stroke-did-not-change-his-values-his-heart-his-fight/
"This increasing habit of demonizing political opponents, of just yelling and thinking not just that, 'I disagree with someone' but that they are ... Show more
Michelle Obama: Trump victory ‘still hurts’ after six years: Michelle Obama says six years after Donald Trump’s White House win, his victory “still hurts ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3734433-michelle-obama-trump-victory-still-hurts-after-six-years/
Barack Obama digs into U.S. election campaign: 'Joe fights for you every single day'
spiegel.de/ausland/barack-obama-greift-in-den-midterms-wahlkampf-um-den-us-kongress-ein-a-11352c9a-d724-43ae-a8a2-cc5015cb1a72
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We’re Watching White Anxiety Turn Into Violent Rage: Many white Americans believe in the myth of their own greatness. And it’s become a threat to us all.
thedailybeast.com/were-watching-white-anxiety-turn-into-violent-rage
Ashton Carter, defense chief who opened combat roles to women, dies at 68: Mr. Carter also helped boost Pentagon ties with Silicon Valley, anticipating the ...
washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/25/ashton-carter-defense-obama-dies/
Quick Glance: Ashton B. Carter, Obama's Defense Secretary, Dies at 68
- By the time President Barack Obama nominated him to be Secretary of Defense in 2014, he had served in nearly every department, including nuclear strategy, logistics, and weapons development.
- "Ash was the best-prepared secretary of defense in our history," said Graham Allison, who worked with Mr. Carter at Harvard and the Pentagon.
- "It's no exaggeration to say there are countless Americans who are alive today in part because of Ash's efforts," President Obama said when he selected Mr. Carter to succeed Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary.
- On September, Ashton Baldwin Carter was born.
Michelle Obama: Trio of crises, ‘crushing sense of hopelessness’ led to ‘low place’
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3729137-michelle-obama-trio-of-crises-crushing-sense-of-hopelessness-led-to-low-place/
How Michelle Obama learned to cope with her anxiety: Michelle Obama's new book, The Light We Carry, is about searching for answers after a "crushing ...
harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/mind-body/a41933837/michelle-obama-cope-anxiety-new-book/
Peyton Manning, Barack Obama Recall Golf Outing on ‘ManningCast’ (Video): The 44th president did a solid for the Hall of Fame quarterback at a golf outing.
si.com/extra-mustard/2022/10/25/peyton-manning-barack-obama-recall-golf-outing-on-manningcast-video
What we need to do about Uganda's Ebola outbreak should have happened years ago: Only by investing in the health systems of poor countries we can protect the ...
qz.com/what-we-need-to-do-about-ugandas-ebola-outbreak-should-1849628501
Quick Glance: Ebola kills a fourth health worker in Uganda
- According to Uganda's Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, an anesthetic officer has become the fourth health worker to die from Ebola.
- "I regret to announce the passing of another health worker, Nabisubi Margaret, an anesthetic officer."
- Nabisubi was one of seven health workers who were quarantined in Mubende and Fort Portal after getting the Ebola virus in the line of duty last month.
- However, it is unclear how the health personnel became infected.
Obama says precision medicine held back by 'creaky' health care system: Speaking at the Illumina Genomics Forum in San Diego, Obama lauds advances in precision ...
sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-09-28/obama-tells-san-diego-audience-precision-medicine-held-back-by-creaky-health-care-system
Abrams tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms: ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has COVID-19 ...
apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-barack-obama-stacey-abrams-f575caa00ecef7a11ee8da61d03483a6
Michael K. Williams memoir recounts actor meeting Obama while high on drugs, ‘whacked out of my mind’
nj.com/entertainment/2022/08/michael-k-williams-memoir-recounts-actor-meeting-obama-while-high-on-drugs-whacked-out-of-my-mind.html
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A member of the popular singing group Brotherly Love was fatally shot outside his South Philly home
inquirer.com/news/joelil-foy-shooting-philadelphia-brotherly-love-20220728.html
‘If I’d not got help, I’d probably be dead’: Jason Kander on PTSD, politics and advice from Obama
theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/09/jason-kander-interview-invisible-storm-ptsd
GOP senator suffers ‘serious’ hand injury, may require amputation: Sen. Kevin Cramer says there’s a “possible need for amputation” after he suffered a serious ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3532783-gop-senator-says-he-may-require-amputation-after-yard-work-injury/
Barack Obama Warns Social Media Disinformation Is Hurting Democracy: The former president urged regulation for social media companies.
huffpost.com/entry/barack-obama-disinformation-threat-social-media-regulation_n_62627e86e4b0dc52f49541a9
Quick Glance: In a speech at Stanford, Obama calls for greater oversight of social media.
- Obama advocates for increased governmental monitoring of social media behemoths.
- Former President Barack Obama argued at Stanford that the influence of technology businesses has "turbocharged" political divisions and necessitates government oversight.
- In commenting on how to combat the spread of misinformation, he stated that corporations should subject their proprietary algorithms to the same regulatory monitoring that ensures the safety of vehicles, food, and other consumer products.
- "These companies need to have some other North Star than just making money and increasing profit shares," he says.
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