The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

The GOP's anti-war schtick falls flat

Candidates often tell us who they are. We just need to listen

Salon · Nov 7, 2023

Biden has successfully appointed 148 federal judges through November 1 of his third year

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 148 Article III federal judges through November 1, 2023, his third year in office. This is the fourth-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 157…

Ballotpedia · Nov 6, 2023

Biden faces calls not to seek re-election as shock poll rattles senior Democrats

New York Times/Siena College survey shows president trailing 44% to 48% in five of six key states he won in 2020

The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2023

Live updates | Israeli warplanes hit refugee camps in Gaza while UN agencies call siege an 'outrage'

Health officials say Israeli airstrikes have hit two refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing scores of people

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Blumenthal: Democrats have ‘work cut out’ as Biden trails Trump in five swing states

New poll shows Biden ahead in Wisconsin, but Trump leading in Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2023

Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump’s gag in election fraud case

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has said Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric about those involved in the case threatens to undermine public confidence in the judicial system

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

EPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking water

The EPA had strong limits on its use until the Trump administration reversed them; now the agency wants to ban it

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2023

Mitt Romney, Like So Many NeverTrumpers, Was Hobbled by His Own Grubby Political Ambitions

The Mormon wing of the conservative #Resistance turned out to be just as fallible as the hawks and libertarians.

Reason · Nov 4, 2023

Obamas return to Chicago for 15th anniversary of 2008 election

There were panels on journalism, economics, artificial intelligence and more and a speech by Barack Obama during the day. Friday night came a speech from the former first lady and an interview of the former president as part of the celebrations at McCormick Place.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2023

Fox News' theories on Obama and AI

“His dream has always been to transform America," host Laura Ingraham warns. "AI may just be the best way to do it”

Salon · Nov 4, 2023