Articles filed under Barack Obama
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DOJ escalates probe into claims Obama officials conspired in 2016 electionAug 05, 2025 6:45 pm - The Justice Department moved forward with its investigation into whether the Obama administration broke federal laws while investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, demanding archived intelligence assessments from the nearly decade-old race, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
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From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of historyJan 09, 2025 12:25 pm - Look at their faces — formal, etched with experience, laden with the weight of momentous decisions. Add up their years: 379 to be exact, enough time to take you back into the mid-1600s, when the notion of the American nation was still more than a century away.
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Obamas close DNC’s second night with a rousing Harris endorsementAug 20, 2024 11:43 pm - Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the De...
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Obama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. He’s returning to make the case for Kamala HarrisAug 20, 2024 1:14 pm - Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Co...
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Illinoisans to take center stage at Democratic conventionAug 18, 2024 12:31 pm - Fitting of its location in the Windy City, the Democratic National Convention opening Monday in Chicago will feature a distinctly Illinois flavor.
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial supportJul 26, 2024 6:08 am - ATLANTA — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected bu...
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Obama to announce expansion of young leaders program to U.S.Nov 17, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - An Obama Foundation program that has trained hundreds of young leaders across Africa, the Asia-Pacific and Europe is being expanded to include the United St...
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Biden, Obama mark 12 years under Affordable Care ActApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With hugs, laughs and good-natured ribbing, Barack Obama on Tuesday returned to the White House for the first time in more than five years to savor the 12th...
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After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center in ChicagoSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - CHICAGO - After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground Tuesday during a celebra...
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obama health lawJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court dismissed a major challenge to the Obama era health care law on Thursday, turning aside an effort by Republican-led states to throw out th...