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A citizen deposits a ballot into a box at the county clerk’s office in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 15, 2020. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images A citizen deposits a ballot into a box at the county clerk’s office in Erie, […]
In 2008, Barack Obama changed the course of history when he became the first Black person to become President of the United States. But as his memoirs tell us, it was a long way from being raised by his mother and grandparents in Honolulu, to his self-discovery in Los Angeles, and finally to his political […]
“People realized we may not see anything like this again,” says former campaign and White House staffer Heather Foster of the historic 2009 swearing-in of
Fifteen years ago today, the United States of America achieved something that it had not done in its more than 230-year history: a Black president was sworn into office. Former President Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother, took the oath of office on January 20, 2009 to become the […]
More than 100 former members of the Obama and Biden administrations have sent a letter to the White House praising President Biden’s “moral clarity, courageous leadership and staunch support of Israel,” in an effort to defend Mr. Biden’s policies amid roiling dissent within the administration. The letter backs the president’s request for $14.3 billion in […]
This week the Verge’s podcast Decoder interviewed former U.S. president Barack Obama for a discussion on “AI, free speech, and the future of the internet.” Obama warns that future copyright questions are just part of a larger issue. “If AI turns out to be as pervasive and as powerful as it’s proponents expect — and […]
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On October 3, our forever President Barack Obama and forever First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated their 31st anniversary! President Obama tweeted a beautiful photo with the caption, “Happy anniversary, sweetheart! @MichelleObama, you’re brilliant, kind, funny, and beautiful—and I’m lucky to call you mine.” The Obamas are the ultimate couple’s goals. window.__DATA__ = {“type”:”Page”,”props”:{“theme”:{“animations”:{“presets”:{“fadeIn”:{“from”:{“opacity”:”0″,”transform”:”translate3d(0, 0, 0)”,”transition”:”opacity […]
As Clarence Avant headed into the hills north of Sunset Boulevard one night in the 1970s, a Beverly Hills police officer pulled him over for speeding. Avant told the officer he was headed to his home in Trousdale Estates. The officer was dubious. The Beverly Hills neighborhood, one of the most exclusive in the country, […]
Comment on this storyComment President Biden is making it clear that the United States’ rejection of full-throttle globalization during the Trump administration was no aberration, as he continues a remarkable break with decades of trade policy that spanned both Republican and Democratic administrations. Blending a tough-on-China stance with lavish federal . . .