The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Republican opposition to the effort to give House Democrats more safe seats may be no match for the fact that Californians really don’t like Trump

The president bet that no one would stop him from land attacks in Venezuela. And Congress hasn’t given him any reason to think otherwise.

The revised White House ‘Major Events Timeline’ comes as as crews are demolishing the historic East Wing to indulge the president in his $300 million ballroom

The digs come as Trump receives growing scrutiny over his ballroom.

With November right around the corner, special elections are rapidly approaching. In a country current fraught with political tension on both sides, several key issues remain more important than ever. One of those issues is California’s Prop 50.

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Every few decades, Americans rediscover that their republic was built on a rejection – the rejection of being ruled by a monarch. Now, in one of the largest protest movements in many years, the phrase “No kings” is everywhere: on placards, online memes, and in chants aimed at a president…

Obama once joked about what a gaudy Trump White House would look like – the president seems bent on proving him right

IN FOCUS: Democrats’ nuclear option had wide-reaching consequences that ultimately empowered Trump, Eric Garcia writes. If Republicans kill the filibuster to reopen the government, it might permanently break the Senate

The president has undertaken a spate of renovations to both the exterior and interior of the world-famous building that are more in-keeping with his personal taste

Donald Trump's alleged 'revenge list' reportedly includes Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, with insiders claiming the President wants them held legally accountable over 'Russian Hoax'.