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January 25, 2019

NBA champion Warriors snub Trump, meet with Obama during DC visit

The NBA champion Golden State Warriors missed out on a White House visit for the second year in a row, meeting instead Thursday with former President Barack Obama rather than President Trump.

January 11, 2019

Dems under pressure to return megadonor Ed Buck’s money after second death at apartment

Democratic political figures are facing pressure to return or redirect campaign contributions from Democratic megadonor Ed Buck after a second dead man was recently found dead in his apartment, but some – including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – are staying silent.

January 10, 2019

Pompeo, at site of Obama's address to Muslim world, rebukes his legacy: 'Age of self-inflicted American shame is over'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday launched an astonishing rebuke of former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the site of Obama’s famous Cairo speech -- declaring that “the age of self-inflicted American shame is over.”

December 26, 2018

Move to rename highway for Obama angers family of famed Chicago pol

The family of Dan Ryan, a former Cook County board president who worked closely with Chicago’s legendary Mayor and Democratic Party boss Richard J. Daley, is up in arms after Daley’s son, Bill, suggested changing the name of a highway that has borne Ryan’s name for 56 years in order to honor former President Barack Obama.

December 11, 2018

ObamaCare hiccup? Obama makes personal sales pitch to boost lagging enrollment

It’s that time of the year again when the weather turns chilly, presents get wrapped … and former President Barack Obama makes his last-minute pitch for Americans to enroll in ObamaCare before the December deadline.

December 6, 2018

Obama’s choice: Beto meeting puts ex-president in awkward spot, as numerous allies eye 2020

A reported meeting last month between Democratic darling Beto O’Rourke and Barack Obama has underscored the difficult position the former president finds himself in, as numerous allies and former administration members consider a 2020 White House bid and seek his counsel in the process. 

November 29, 2018

Obama Foundation sees $232 million windfall in 2017

Contributions to President Barack Obama's foundation skyrocketed last year as the group hauled in more than $230 million, its most recent tax forms show.

July 14, 2015

Obama Has "Blood On His Hands"

Tom Sullivan Slams President's Silence