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June 3, 2020

Obama 'heartened' to see police march alongside protesters, says 'vast majority' want to protect and serve

Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was "heartened" to see law enforcement marching alongside protesters and showing restraint, adding that a "vast majority" of them want to protect and serve.

June 3, 2020

Jimmy Carter the latest former president to weigh in on George Floyd, says violence 'is not a solution'

Former President Jimmy Carter spoke out Wednesday against the racial discrimination that plagues America and said people in power must say "no more" to a racially discriminatory police system and the "immoral" economic disparities between white and black people.

June 3, 2020

Barack Obama to address George Floyd's death for first time on camera

Former President Barack Obama will address the death of George Floyd for the first time on camera in a virtual town hall Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. 

June 3, 2020

Nancy Pelosi wields Bible, quotes Bush, Obama in response to Trump

Employing a Bible at a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on President Trump to be a “healer in chief” as violence and looting continued in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd.

June 1, 2020

Obama lays out ideas for 'real change' following George Floyd protests, criticizes looting and vandalism

Former President Barack Obama on Monday published a piece on Medium addressing the nationwide protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd -- laying out his ideas for how the country “can sustain momentum to bring about real change,” while also deriding the violence and looting that have occurred on the fringes of some demonstrations.

May 31, 2020

Sen. Ron Johnson says there was 'total corruption' in transition between Obama and Trump administrations

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said on Sunday that he saw “total corruption” in the transition between the presidency of Barack Obama and that of Donald Trump.

May 31, 2020

Eli Lake: Flynn's policy differences with Obama a key backdrop to Russia investigation

Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake joined "Life, Liberty & Levin" Sunday to discuss the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 29, 2020

Obama speaks out on George Floyd’s death: ‘This shouldn’t be normal in 2020 America’

Former President Barack Obama said that the death of George Floyd “shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America.” 

May 28, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: What happened to Gen. Flynn 'should not happen to any American'

Every day more is uncovered about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, unmasking, and guilty plea of former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, the more House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., believes the Justice Department's (DOJ) inquiry lead by Attorney General William Barr is "appropriate." 

May 28, 2020

Gregg Jarrett on Flynn unmasking by Obama officials: Many had 'no business snooping' on Trump team

Many of the Obama-era officials who had a hand in the investigation and eventual charge of Gen. Michael Flynn had "no business" seeking to unmask incoming Trump administration members, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett stated Thursday.