‘A more perfect union’: Bush, Clinton, Obama echo Biden’s calls for unity on Inauguration Day 2021
Speaking during the televised broadcast “Celebrating America” after the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris, three former presidents shared advice for the incoming administration and echoed Biden’s calls for unity among all Americans.
Biden taps NYC emergency department commissioner as new FEMA head
NY emergency department commissioner Deanne Criswell has been tapped to serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.
‘America United’: President-elect Joe Biden will be joined by 3 former presidents at inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden will be joined by former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton during the upcoming inauguration on Jan. 20, underscoring unity at a time of division.
Obama reacts to violence at US Capitol: 'shame for our nation'
"History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation. But we’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise."
Barack Obama's "A Promised Land' sells 3 million copies
"A Promised Land," Obama's first of two planned volumes, could become the best-selling presidential memoir in modern times.
Man whose sentence was commuted by Obama arrested again
A Texas man released from prison after his sentence was commuted by former President Barack Obama has again been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges, according to Department of Justice officials.
Barack Obama gives Drake his approval to play him in a movie: 'That is a talented, talented brother'
Barack Obama gave Drake his stamp of approval to portray him in a movie about his life.
Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales
“We are thrilled with the first day sales. They reflect the widespread excitement that readers have for President Obama’s highly anticipated and extraordinarily written book.”
Obama congratulates Biden and Harris: 'Couldn't be prouder'
"I could not be prouder to congratulate our next President, Joe Biden, and our next First Lady, Jill Biden," Obama said in a statement.
Biden breaks Obama’s record for most votes for presidential candidate in US history
Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history.
Barack Obama campaigns for Joe Biden in Philadelphia with drive-in rally
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Barack Obama delivered a sweeping condemnation of Trump while urging voters not to sit out the Nov. 3 election. He cast Trump as uninterested in leading America through the unprecedented challenges the country is facing.
Biden taking down attack ads, Obama extends 'best wishes' to COVID-19-positive Trump
Joe Biden's campaign is removing all of its negative ads amid President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Poll: Barack, Michelle Obama ‘world’s most admired man and woman’
Former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama are the most admired man and woman in the world, according to a new poll from YouGov.
Obama calls on Senate to delay naming Ginsburg’s successor
President Barack Obama said in a statement that Republicans should not fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the 2020 presidential election.
Chris Rock: Obama presidency marked 'progress for White people,' not Black people
“Obama becoming the president, it’s progress for White people. It’s not progress for Black people,” comedian Chris Rock reportedly said.
Barack Obama's memoir 'A Promised Land' coming Nov. 17
The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.
DNC Day 3 takeaways: Democrats focus on key issues of immigration, gun control while elevating women's voices
There has been one persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: to portray President Donald Trump as unsuited for the White House both in skills and temperament.
Barack Obama, in scathing rebuke of Trump at DNC, warns democracy at stake in 2020 election
Former President Barack Obama will deliver a live address during Wednesday night's Democratic convention and urge voters to back Joe Biden, who spent eight years by his side in the White House.
Former President Barack Obama to speak from American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia
Former President Barack Obama will deliver his live address to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Democratic National Convention Wednesday schedule — here are the virtual events to look out for
The Democratic National Convention heads into its third day on Aug. 19. Here are virtual events that you can watch on Wednesday.