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April 20, 2021

Obamas: Derek Chauvin guilty verdict 'necessary step' toward progress but 'far from a sufficient one'

Former President Barack Obama and former first Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday said the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was a “necessary step” toward progress, but that it is “far from a sufficient one.”

April 14, 2021

Illinois school renamed to honor John Lewis, after 'Obama' proposal sparked backlash

The proposal to use the Obamas' name sparked backlash among a group of Latino activists last month, who argued that the school board should be more conscious about the message it's sending to immigrant families in the community given the Obama administration's track record on deportations.

April 13, 2021

‘The First Lady’ taps Regina Taylor to play Michelle Obama’s mother in Showtime anthology series

Emmy nominee Regina Taylor (“I’ll Fly Away”) is set as a series regular portraying Michelle Obama’s mother, in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series “The First Lady.”

April 13, 2021

Obama says ‘we need to reimagine policing’ after Daunte Wright death

Former President Barack Obama said the U.S. needs to "reimagine" how law enforcement works following the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday.

April 12, 2021

Pete Hoekstra: No spying on Americans – here's how we stop Biden admin from misusing Intelligence Community

While there are many in the Intelligence Community who risk their lives each day for the safety and security of the American people, there are also those willing to cut some corners to please political bosses in the executive branch.

April 8, 2021

Biden, Obama talk 'regularly,' in 'close touch' on a 'range' of issues, White House says

The White House on Thursday said President Biden and former President Barack Obama "talk regularly" about a "range of issues," as well as personal matters, but did not disclose the frequency of those conversations.

April 7, 2021

Dave Chappelle says 'dirty notes’ left for Trump staffers came from celebs, not Obama aides: ‘I saw them’

Dave Chappelle told Naomi Campbell that the disparaging notes, which were sent to Trump staffers in 2017, came from celebrities who had attended a final White House party for the Obama administration.

April 5, 2021

Liz Peek: Biden's partisan presidency – Dems too far left to reach across the aisle. Here's why

The White House claims that bills passed with zero GOP input or votes, like the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, can still be bipartisan, if polls show support from some Republican voters. Sure, and Joe Biden created the vaccines, too.  

April 3, 2021

Obama praises MLB move out of Georgia as honoring Hank Aaron's legacy

Former President Barack Obama praised Major League Baseball's decision Friday to move this year's All-Star Game out of the state in protest of Georgia's new controversial voting law.

April 1, 2021

AOC claims 'surge' plays into White supremacist philosophy – but Biden, Obama have used word in border debates

The two most recent Democratic presidents have used militaristic language regarding the border crisis that plays into a White supremacist philosophy, according to a standard laid out by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.