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'It Frustrates Her': Barack Obama Opens Up About the Toll His Anti-Trump Stance Has Taken on His Marriage

Barack Obama admits that his political involvement, particularly against Donald Trump, has strained his marriage with Michelle Obama, revealing the personal cost of his continued public role.

International Business Times UK · May 4

Democrats face a post-Trump identity crisis for 2028

Strategists are warning they can't win back the White House in 2028 by coasting on voters' dissatisfaction with Trump and MAGA.

Axios · Mar 15

Kamala Harris’ candid memoir reveals her ‘ideal’ vice president – and why she thinks she lost

It is downright eerie to read, right now, Kamala Harris’ memoir of her 2024 presidential campaign. These events feel so far away now, when we read them from within the frequent shocks of the Trump presidency, from troops on the streets of Washington to the indictment of former FBI director…

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2025

Forgetting George Clooney to mulling a wheelchair: Five key takeaways from upcoming Biden book

Excerpts of the book, out May 20, that have leaked before its official release, do not portray the 46th president or his closest advisers in a flattering light

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Biden ‘totally f***ed’ Kamala’s chances of winning the Presidency by waiting too long to drop out, top campaign aide says

One Democratic strategist called Biden’s decision to run in first place ‘an abomination’

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Biden Aides Reveal Top Members 'Hid' His Mental Decline From Rest of Staff

An upcoming book about the turmoil that engulfed the Democratic party during the 2024 presidential campaign details how top Biden staffers sought to hid his mental decline from the rest of the staff

Latin Times · May 13, 2025

Kamala Harris Aide Claims Joe Biden Ruined Her Chances Against Trump: 'He Totally F**ked Us'

An aide for Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign last year blasted then-President Joe Biden, calling the campaign a "f---ing nightmare"

International Business Times · May 13, 2025

‘An abomination’: Kamala Harris advisor unloads on Biden for not dropping out sooner

"He stole an election from the Democratic party; he stole it from the American people.”

We Got This Covered · May 13, 2025

First Thing: Hamas frees last living US citizen held in Gaza

American soldier Edan Alexander meets family at Israel border. Plus, what one woman learned by watching every single Nicolas Cage film

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Biden destroyed Harris bid by staying in race too long, top adviser says in book

David Plouffe says Biden ‘totally fucked us’ and calls Harris’s 107-day sprint against Trump a ‘nightmare’

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025