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Barack Obama

News about Barack Obama, 44th US president who served from 20 January 2009 to 20 January 2017

September 2024

  • Nelly Korda smiles during a practice round

    Barack Obama visit inspires US Solheim Cup team for ‘unfinished business’

  • basketball players kneel before the start of a game

    American psyche
    ‘Shut up and dribble’ no more: US athletes juggle the interplay of sports and politics

29 August 2024

  • silhouettes on the US flag of people holding signs

    The US presidential race will be fought over competing definitions of ‘freedom’

    Eric Foner
    Throughout American history, freedom has been defined, in large measure, by its limits

24 August 2024

  • a person holds a smartphone and a microphone with 'Fox News' branding

    Tactical ad breaks and lies: rightwing coverage of DNC is exactly as expected

    Hard-right hosts resurrect racist Obama birther conspiracy theory and lament Democrats’ treatment of Joe Biden

23 August 2024

  • US-VOTE-POLITICS-DEMOCRATIC-CONVENTION<br>Balloons fall after US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris concluded her remarks on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Mike Segar / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MIKE SEGAR/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    10 notable moments from the 2024 Democratic national convention

    Kamala Harris officially accepted the nomination, capping off four days of speeches, Trump jokes and celebrity cameos

22 August 2024

  • Robert Reich

    Democrats are finally done with the ‘high road’ – and hitting Trump where it hurts

    Robert Reich
  • Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz cheered by delegates at Democratic convention.

    US politics live
    Tim Walz rallies Democrats in biggest speech of his life – as it happened

21 August 2024

  • a man gestures to his wife who waves at the audience

    Obamas cast Kamala Harris as their heir and ‘flip script on Trump’, says ex-aide

  • TOPSHOT-US-VOTE-POLITICS-DEMOCRATIC-CONVENTION<br>TOPSHOT - Former US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

    ‘Small is petty’: Michelle Obama’s artful takedown of Trump widely praised

  • Take a look back at some of the moments from day two of the DNC that received a raucous reception from the audience

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    Moments that brought the house down on day two of the DNC – video

  • Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic national convention.

    US politics live with Chris Stein
    Barack Obama calls on Americans to elect Kamala Harris – as it happened

  • ‘America is ready for a better story’: Barack Obama lauds Kamala Harris in rousing speech

  • ‘Yes she can’ and the ‘comeback’ of hope: six key takeaways from day two of the Democratic convention

20 August 2024

  • A man who is Barack Obama gestures while speaking in front of a large crowd at a lecturn

    Democratic national convention: the best images from the second day – in pictures

  • A woman wearing a tan suit (Kamala Harris) raises her hand in front of a large crowd holding signs

    Here are the notable Democrats scheduled to speak on night two of the convention

  • Barack Obama on stage in Boston in 2004

    Obama to bring message of hope 20 years after famous convention speech

  • Barack Obama in 2018.

    US politics live with Chris Stein
    Obama to deliver ‘forceful affirmation’ for Kamala Harris – as it happened

  • What time are Barack and Michelle Obama speaking at the Democratic convention tonight?

  • Barack and Michelle Obama to speak on second day of Democratic convention

19 August 2024

  • A woman wearing a navy suit and a man wearing a black suit join hands as they smile in front of a political rally crowd

    US election: when is the Democratic convention and why does it matter?

    Democrats will gather in Chicago this week to formally nominate Kamala Harris as their pick for president and Tim Walz as her running mate
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