The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Obama's Failure To Close Guantanamo Meant It Was Open for Trump To Use

President Donald Trump ordered the government to prepare 30,000 beds at Guantanamo to house undocumented migrants.

Reason · Jan 30, 2025

Republicans Rush to Defend Trump's Claim that DCA Plane Crash Was Caused By 'DEI'

Republicans are beginning to support President Donald Trump's claims that the collision between an American Airlines commercial aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter occurring in Washington DC was somehow caused by diversity, equity and inclusion policies (DEI) implemented at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025

Was he grave, sombre, the consoler-in-chief? Are you kidding – this is Trump

Hours after the Washington plane crash, the president’s desire to politicise tragedy was breathtaking in its audacity

The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025

Trump Blames 'Diversity' For Deadly Washington Airliner Collision

US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday, blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.

International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025

Trump baselessly blames D.C. plane crash that killed 67 on DEI and Biden

President Trump went off on longstanding efforts to recruit people with disabilities as he addressed the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and American Airlines jet

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

President Trump Points Blame At Democrats In First Public Comments On American Airlines Tragedy

Trump spoke to the media about the crash at the White House on Thursday morning.

International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025

Trump turns briefing on DCA disaster into attack on DEI, Democrats - Roll Call

President Trump used a midair disaster to sharply criticize so-called DEI hiring in the federal government, politicizing a national crisis.

Roll Call · Jan 30, 2025

Guantánamo Bay: the US prison camp in Cuba Trump is eyeing for illegal migrants

The facility has in the past two decades been used to deal with prisoners accused of terrorism-related offences with few ever charged or convicted

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

Banker who advised Obama administration jailed for flying to UK for sex with nine-year-old girl

Rahamim Shy, a former adviser in to the White House, was convicted of arranging sex with a child

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Beyonce And The Grammys: A Tense Relationship Again At A Head

Beyonce is the most decorated artist in Grammys history, and her album releases have both triggered cultural earthquakes and reshaped music industry norms.

International Business Times · Jan 29, 2025