The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Biden confirms Jeff Zients will be chief of staff

Ron Klain is expected to leave the White House after the State of the Union address in February.

Axios · Jan 27, 2023

Meet the Justice Department attorney who'll square off in House GOP investigations

WASHINGTON — Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte has spent months preparing to face off against House Republicans as they unleash a gantlet of congressional investigations into the Justice Department.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023

Cuban American named US ambassador to the OAS wants to champion democracy in the region

MIAMI — Frank Mora, a Miami native and the new U.S. ambassador to the Organization of Americas States, wants to make the organization “even more relevant” amid the “increasing erosion” of the democratic system in Latin America and the Caribbean, he told journalists on Thursday, discarding the possibility that the…

Miami Herald · Jan 27, 2023

Pence discovery raises fresh questions over US handling of classified papers

Biden, Trump and Pence cases prompt calls to tighten government procedures as Republican congressman says ‘the process is broken’

The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2023

Classified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter

The mishandling of classified documents is not a problem unique to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Learning to lie: AI tools adept at creating disinformation

A popular online chatbot powered by artificial intelligence is proving to be adept at creating disinformation and propaganda

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Commentary: Democrats are now united, and it’s likely to last

This month’s extended fight over the House speakership confirms once again that America’s two major parties don’t operate as mirror images of each other. While Republicans engaged in a dramatic intramural battle — complete with threats, name-calling, and even an attempted physical confrontation — Democrats behaved with relative serenity, electing…

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Leonard Greene: If Congressman Pants on Fire can get elected, then so can I

As much as I’ve enjoyed my career in journalism, and the perks that have gone along with it, like playing basketball with Barack Obama, or exclusive interviews with the last three popes, I find myself thinking about the next chapter and how best to serve the public.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Debt ceiling: 2011 showdown leaves lessons for Biden, GOP

Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 24, 2023