The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Biden's surgical strikes

Missing are the raucous rallies and big crowds of President Obama and President Trump before their first midterm election

Axios · Oct 14, 2022

Carhartt hoodies, MAGA hats and cowboy boots: What candidate fashion can tell us about the 2022 election

What can 2022 midterm candidates’ fashion can tell us about race, gender and the future of the parties in US politics? Josh Marcus investigates

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Michelle Obama Award will honor student memoir writers

A literary honor has been named for a uniquely successful author: the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Biden Is Writing Student Loans in Red Ink

The Department of Education has no idea how to project the costs of its own programs, and Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will be no exception.

Reason · Oct 11, 2022

Trump's Claims About Former Presidents Mishandling Official Records Debunked By Fact Checkers

Former President Donald Trump’s comments on his predecessors storing records in unsecured locations have been dismissed by various reports, past and present.

Benzinga · Oct 11, 2022

FACT FOCUS: Sorting papers and facts in an ex-bowling alley

At a rally for Nevada Republicans on Saturday, former President Donald Trump argued against the federal probe into the storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate by falsely suggesting that past presidents did the same thing

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

‘I don’t care what my value is today’: teen dream Ryan Phillippe on co-parenting with Reese Witherspoon and opening a B&B

He was the baby-faced star of the 90s and 00s. As he resurfaces in a climbing caper, the actor talks about being mistaken for Justin Timberlake – and his plan to get into the hospitality industry

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

Bill Maher: Biden Made Smart Move With Cannabis Pardons, Pot Smokers Do Show Up To Vote

“Real Time with Bill Maher" host on Friday, saluted President Joe Biden’s action to pardon those federally incarcerated on simple cannabis possession charges.

Benzinga · Oct 10, 2022

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through Oct. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 85 vacancies. Eighty-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month:

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2022

The White House is turning to TikTok stars to take its message to a younger audience

A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. The White House is having special briefings for influencers to get its message out to their massive audiences on TikTok.

WEKU · Oct 9, 2022