The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

National Archives rejects Trump's claim that Obama took classified documents

The National Archives said it "assumed exclusive legal and physical custody" of Obama's presidential records after he left office.

Axios · Aug 12, 2022

Judge at the center of FBI’s search of Trump’s home is a target of threats, slurs

MIAMI — A week ago, the FBI submitted a search warrant seeking classified information in the Mar-a-Lago home of former president Donald Trump to a magistrate judge in West Palm Beach federal court.

Miami Herald · Aug 12, 2022

Here's how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe

Documents sought by the U.S. Justice Department from former President Donald Trump may contain material related to what The New York Times described as “some of the most highly classified programs run by the United States.” The Washington Post reported that “classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the…

The Conversation · Aug 12, 2022

Faced with a rise of extremism within its ranks, the US military has clamped down on racist speech, including retweets and likes

Less than a month after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin took the extraordinary step of pausing all operations for 24 hours to “address extremism in the ranks.” Pentagon officials had been shaken by service members’ prominent role in the events…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022

‘Data void’: Google to stop giving answers to silly questions

Search engine updates ‘featured snippets’ to reduce the number of often comical errors it makes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Ald. Sophia King joins mayoral race, Virtue chef Damarr Brown dishes on his career and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Barack Obama's Irish cousin says he wouldn't accept an invitation from Donald Trump to Doonbeg

'I wouldn’t be hungry and I don’t play golf'

Irish Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

Sesame Place announces diversity training plans after backlash over characters appearing to ignore Black children

PHILADELPHIA — Sesame Place, facing ongoing backlash over recent viral videos of costumed characters at the park appearing to dismiss and ignore Black children, on Tuesday announced diversity and inclusion training for all employees and other measures to quell the withering criticism and make the amusement park more welcoming.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 10, 2022

Ald. Sophia King joins race to unseat Lightfoot

King is chair of the Chicago City Council’s Progressive Caucus. Her husband, Alan, an attorney and house music DJ, is a close friend and basketball-playing buddy of former President Barack Obama.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Deep State in the US: What is the conspiracy theory and what has Donald Trump said?

Trump’s supporters have blamed the Mar-a-Lago raid on the supposed “deep state.”

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2022