17 h. ago President Obama surprises plane full of veterans arriving in Washington D.C. for holiday with heartfelt thank you

Some of the veterans were moved to tears by the kind gesture, which took place over the weekend ahead of Veterans’ Day on Tuesday

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50 h. ago Richard E Grant admits it's been 'too painful' to return to the French holiday home he shared with late wife Joan Washington since her death

The actor, 68, was married to the vocal coach for 38 years, before she tragically passed away in 2021 following a battle with cancer. The couple met in 1986 and married later that year.

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5 d. ago In a historic career of firsts, Nancy Pelosi might be best remembered as Trump’s most formidable adversary

After nearly four decades in Congress, reactions to the former House speaker’s retirement have proved emblematic of America’s partisan extremesNancy Pelosi arrived in Congress in 1987 aiming to spur a reluctant Washington into taking action against the Aids epidemic that was then ravaging the gay community in her home town, San Francisco.Nearly four decades later, she will exit the House of Representatives after a historic career in which she has made her influence felt nationwide. A Democrat who was the first woman ever to serve as speaker of the House, her fingerprints are on landmark legislation passed during Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies that affect millions of Americans and today remain among the most contentious topics in the Capitol. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress

Decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career for the first woman to serve as House speakerUS politics live – latest updatesNancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down from House leadership.The decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career that saw Pelosi rise to the apex of American politics. A force on Capitol Hill for decades, she was a central figure in the major legislative accomplishments of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s presidencies. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Michelle Obama reveals the subtle hidden meanings behind her ever

In her new book, titled The Look, Michelle, 61, delves into her savvy ensembles and her 'style evolution' during husband Barack Obama 's two presidential terms.

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9 d. ago Gavin Newsom says ‘I don’t’ want to be president as he insists Democrats can no longer play by Michelle Obama rules

California governor backs away from 2028 speculation while taking first step to address why his party lost the White House: Joe Biden

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9 d. ago Obama calls Mamdani and offers to be ‘sounding board’ if he wins mayoral race

Former president also praises Mamdani’s campaign against rivals Andrew Cuomo and Curtis SliwaZohran Mamdani, who is favored to win New York City’s mayoral election on Tuesday, reportedly received a call Saturday from his fellow Democrat Barack Obama – and the former president offered to be a “sounding board” if his expected victory indeed materializes.Obama also praised the campaign Mamdani had run against his main independent rival, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Most Americans disapprove of Trump on economy, immigration, crime and Ukraine and blame him for inflation, new poll suggests

Democrats now enjoy their biggest lead on healthcare since the first Obama presidency — as they hold the GOP’s feet to the fire over Obamacare subsidies

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9 d. ago A year after Trump won, why won’t Democrats change their playbook? | Norman Solomon

The corporate-friendly party refuses to learn the lessons of the past decade. When will it implement a truly humane agenda?Democrats enabled Donald Trump to become president twice because of repetition compulsions that still propel the party’s leaders – undermining the party’s potential to end the real-life nightmare of Maga control over the federal government. Scrutinizing how this century’s Democratic leaders set the stage for Trump’s electoral triumphs is crucial not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a vital focus on how such failures can be avoided in the future.Elites did quite well after Barack Obama took back the presidency for Democrats in January 2009, amid the Great Recession. He bailed out big banks while a huge number of people lost their homes. By the time Obama was most of the way through his presidency, he had facilitated “the dispossession of at least 5.2 million US homeowner families, the explosion of inequality, and the largest ruination of mi...

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1 week ago Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it

The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for an armed rioter arrested near former President Barack Obama's home

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1 week ago Michelle Obama claps back at criticism she faced over her outfits during time in the White House

The former first lady faced scrutiny for her wardrobe choices during her husband Barack Obama 's two terms as the 44th president from 2009 to 2017, and now, she has fiercely responded.

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2 w. ago 'What the f*** did you just do?' Obama's furious call to Nancy Pelosi after election betrayal

Barack Obama was not pleased that Nancy Pelosi endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris the day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, a new book claims.

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2 w. ago Trump’s ballroom blitz sparks chorus of disgust: ‘The perfect symbol’

Obama once joked about what a gaudy Trump White House would like – the president seems bent on proving him rightWhen Barack Obama roasted Donald Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the icing on the cake was a cartoon illustration of what the White House might look like if Trump ever became US president.The name “Trump” was emblazoned across the top in giant capital letters, followed by “the White House” in lurid purple cursive, then “hotel • casino • golf course” and “presidential suite”. The parody imagined gold pillars, a giant crystal chandelier and two scantily clad women sitting at reception. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Obama ridiculed over latest comments about his 'eyesore' presidential library as first pics show inside hulking monolith

Barack Obama is facing backlash for his $850 million presidential library in Chicago that will feature a basketball court, large art installations and a museum.

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3 w. ago Obama's hulking new presidential library likened to Star Wars' villain's lair as it rises ominously over streets of Chicago

Internet users likened the looming, concrete and granite building to something seen in the Star Wars cinematic universe, a cartoon lair, and even a trash can.

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4 w. ago Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’

Universities, law firms and businesses that have changed course should have stood by convictions, says ex-presidentBarack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.”In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron, the former US president said institutions – including law firms, universities and businesses – that have changed course during the Trump administration should have stood by their convictions. Continue reading...

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