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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Former Obama Cabinet member hid $50G loan he got from foreign Clinton crony: DOJ

April 1, 2021

Former Obama Cabinet member hid $50G loan he got from foreign Clinton crony: DOJ

Ray LaHood, who served as transportation secretary under former President Barack Obama, has admitted to federal prosecutors that he intentionally did not report a $50,000 loan he received from a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, according to reports.

Activists protest renaming Chicago school after 'oppressor' Barack Obama

March 31, 2021

Activists protest renaming Chicago school after 'oppressor' Barack Obama

Immigration activists are rejecting the potential renaming of a Chicago school after President Obama.

Sarah Obama, former president's step-grandmother, dead in Kenya hospital

March 29, 2021

Sarah Obama, former president's step-grandmother, dead in Kenya hospital

Former President Barack Obama's step-grandmother died at around 4 a.m. local time in Kenya's third largest city, Kisumu, on Monday.