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The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Top Obama economist says we should abolish the debt limit as the current political 'brinksmanship' hurts the economy

The Harvard professor has argued since 2017 that the debt ceiling no longer helps restrain the national debt as intended.

Fortune

Barack Obama held the nation’s highest job. Now, he’s exploring what work looks like for millions of Americans

Years removed from the White House, Obama set out to explore the current state of labor and the job market in a new documentary. Director Caroline Suh tells Clémence Michallon what went on behind the scenes

The Independent UK

Joe Biden ‘re-evaluating’ Australian trip where he had been invited to address parliament next week

Anthony Albanese pleased Biden has taken up invitation, an honour also afforded to Barack Obama in 2014

The Guardian - AU

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On fascinating ‘Working’ series, Barack Obama learns how people make a living in this moment

The ex-president takes inspiration from Studs Terkel, keeping the Netflix docuseries’ focus on the individuals doing the jobs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump shares bizarre Mother’s Day post with no mention of Melania

Former president instead wished Happy Mother’s Day to the moms of ‘Radical Left Fascists’

The Independent UK

Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise

President Biden will be the second sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic attack. He is going there for a meeting with G-7 leaders.

WEKU

What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms

What is the debt ceiling? What could happen if it's not raised? Here are answers to questions you may be asking about the debt limit and the fight over it.

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Kehinde Wiley is taking his art everywhere, all at once

Kehinde Wiley wonders aloud if he’ll ever reach a career moment of such import and gravity as his famous 2018 portrait of Barack Obama, which has drawn crowds around the United States

The Independent UK

Sen. Ted Cruz Accused A Biden Appointee Of Lying To The Senate About Ukraine And Hunter Biden

George Kent was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Estonia where he was grilled by the Senate about knowledge between Ukraine and Biden.

Zenger

Trump shares bizarre Mother’s Day post with no mention of Melania

Former president instead wished Happy Mother’s Day to the moms of ‘Radical Left Fascists’

The Independent UK

Declining religion and the GOP in 2024

"Religion is taking a beating across the middle part of the country," according to a new report

Salon

Picture Chicago: 14 must-see photos from the week in news

Dozens gathered for a vigil for Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston; former President Barack Obama stopped by Lilydale First Baptist Church in Roseland; and Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared a state of emergency as immigrants arrived in Chicago with no space for housing.

Chicago Sun-Times

May TV series: 'Queen Charlotte', the new Bridgerton spinoff

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about the month's best TV series, including the steamy "Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton Story", Jada Pinkett Smith's controversial "Queen Cleopatra", a dive back into the Watergate scandal in "White House Plumbers" and Barack Obama's mini-series "Working, What We Do All Day".

France 24

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West…

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A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed

There have been numerous fiscal crises in the United States where Congress has either failed to pass a budget on time or there were doubts that the federal debt ceiling would be raised, which could cause the U.S. to default on its debt.

The Guardian - UK

High Desert to The Family Stallone: the seven best shows to stream this week

Patricia Arquette is a drug dealer turned PI in a funny, dark and excellent new comedy, while Sylvester and his clan open up in a glossy new reality show

The Independent UK

Air Force One doubles as a campaign jet for Biden's reelection run. Who pays what?

When Joe Biden was running for president three years ago, he flew on a white private jet with his campaign logo painted on the side

Irish Mirror

Explosive podcast claims Joe Biden said 'I hate the English' in behind-closed-doors rant

President Joe Biden's alleged 'snubbing' of King Charles III's coronation last week was discussed on a political podcast in the UK

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Roll Call

EPA releases proposal for limiting power plant carbon emissions - Roll Call

The EPA proposed regulations to cut climate-warming emissions from power plants that burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.

The Independent UK

In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to reduce planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change

WEKU

An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants

Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.

Chicago Sun-Times

Obama shares words of advice with a new generation of community organizers

Barack Obama credits Lilydale First Baptist Church on the South Side — where he spoke with about 30 students — and its longtime pastor for helping him find his way.

The Independent UK

Republicans offer no evidence of crimes at press conference on alleged ‘Biden family corruption’

House Republicans have alleged Joe Biden financially gained from his time in public service but failed to provide documentation

Fortune

Meet the 25 most future-forward corporate boards in 2023

Fortune’s second annual Modern Board 25 ranking identifies the highest-performing and purpose-driven corporate boards.

Daily Mirror

Troubled Trump's Republican leadership rivals who are just as bad for US - and the world

Now legally branded a sexual predator, Donald Trump is having to stave off competition from a roster of Republican hopefuls expected to enter the race and gain popularity among right-wingers with their extreme policies - but who are they?

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