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November 21, 2019

Leslie Marshall: To defeat Trump, Democrats should listen to Obama

Candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination would be wise to listen to former President Barack Obama, who recently warned Democrats not to “lean too far left."

November 19, 2019

Media outlets attribute Obama-era child-detention stats to Trump, issue retractions

Several media organizations were forced to make retractions Tuesday after falsely attributing a staggering Obama-era migrant child-detention statistic to President Trump.

November 19, 2019

Ex-Obama aides clash with Grisham over claims Trump team was left taunting messages

Former White House aides are pushing back after White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed members of the Obama administration left disparaging notes for their replacements.

November 19, 2019

Texas woman who mailed Obama explosive gets 10-year sentence

Just moments after her sobbing denial for her involvement in mailing explosives to former President Barack Obama, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot and the acting director of the Social Security agency, a Brookshire, Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday, a report said.

November 18, 2019

Left turns on Obama for challenging calls to ‘tear down the system’

Former President Barack Obama is facing a new wave of criticism from the Democratic Party's left flank after cautioning Democrats about going too radical with their policy proposals -- in the latest sign of a growing rift between the popular 44th president and the party's activist base. 

November 16, 2019

Obama takes veiled shot at Warren and Sanders, warns 2020 Dems Americans don’t want to ‘tear down the system’

Former President Barack Obama on Friday warned 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls to pay attention to what voters actually think -- warning that most of them don’t want to “tear down the system.”

November 13, 2019

Woman accused of trespassing at CIA headquarters allegedly breaks court order, shows up to Obama's home

A North Carolina woman accused of trespassing at CIA headquarters four times, including one alleged instance in which she asked to speak with “Agent Penis,” also showed up to former President Obama’s home, a federal judge said Tuesday.  

November 11, 2019

Michael Bloomberg's entry, Deval Patrick's consideration of 2020 race an 'SOS' for Democrats, Matt Schlapp says

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's reported consideration of the same is a sign the Democratic Party is having trouble, according to Matt Schlapp.

November 6, 2019

CIA staff complained about Obama White House, new book claims

A new book claims that top CIA employees have compared President Trump favorably to his predecessor, airing concerns that former President Barack Obama's administration micromanaged intelligence matters.

November 2, 2019

Trump administration proposes HHS rule letting faith-based adoption groups deny would-be LGBT parents

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule Friday that would allow faith-based foster care and adoption agencies to continue receiving federal money even if they turn away same-sex couples on the basis of the agencies' religious beliefs.