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In 2 High-Stakes Governor Races, Obama Hits the Trail

Former president will campaign with Spanberger in Virginia and Sherrill in New Jersey

(Newser) - Former President Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively. Spanberger's and Sherrill's campaigns said in Tuesday news releases that Obama will campaign with both candidates at Nov. 1 rallies...

Obama: Republicans Are Trying to 'Rig the Next Election'

Former president backs California redistricting in new ad

(Newser) - Former President Obama is entering the fight for US House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in the state, per the AP . Proposition 50 would dramatically reshape California's congressional...

After 16 Years, Marc Maron Says So Long to 'WTF'
Marc Maron Unveils
His Last Guest
Oct 13, 2025 6:24 AM CDT

Marc Maron Unveils His Last Guest

It's a return appearance for Barack Obama to end the WTF podcast

(Newser) - Former President Obama helped Marc Maron lock the gates on his podcast Monday, returning to the show for the final episode after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes. The former president gave new status to "WTF With Marc Maron" and to podcasts in general when he visited...

Obama Warns of Unprecedented Crisis
Obama Warns of
Unprecedented Crisis
Sep 18, 2025 4:30 AM CDT

Obama Warns of Unprecedented Crisis

In wake of Charlie Kirk shooting, he says US is at an 'inflection point'

(Newser) - Former President Obama warned that the US faces a "political crisis of the sort that we haven't seen before" following the recent killing of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, the BBC reports. Speaking at an event in Pennsylvania Tuesday, Obama called Kirk's death "horrific" and a...

Toobin: Trump Went Too Far on Obama
Toobin: Trump Went
Too Far on Obama
OPINION
Jul 25, 2025 12:15 PM CDT

Toobin: Trump Went Too Far on Obama

Accusing his predecessor of 'treason' is 'as significant as it is chilling'

(Newser) - President Trump is never shy about going after his political enemies, but Jeffrey Toobin writes that he has crossed a line by accusing former President Obama of treason—a crime punishable by death. Trump "is wrong on the facts and the law, and his sensational allegation serves only to...

Gabbard: Obama Directed Creation of 'False Assessment'

Declassified review questions Obama-era intelligence on Russian election motives

(Newser) - Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made headlines Wednesday by declassifying documents she claims reveal senior Obama-era intelligence officials misled the public on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The 44-page report, created by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee in 2017, re-examines how US spy agencies under the...

Obama's Office Issues a Rare Response to Trump

Calls president's claims about Russia investigation 'outrageous'

(Newser) - President Trump rehashed longstanding grievances over the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his first term, lashing out Tuesday following a new report from his intelligence director aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow's interference in the 2016 election, the AP reports. "It's time to...

Trump Shares Fake Video of Obama Arrest

It comes after Gabbard alleged criminal activity by Obama administration to subvert 2016 election

(Newser) - President Trump shared a dicey fake video on his Truth Social feed about one of his predecessors in the White House. The video depicts former President Obama being arrested in the Oval Office by FBI agents as the Trump-favorite "YMCA" plays in the background, reports Time . The video begins...

Obama Has a Few Words for Democrats
Obama Has
a Few Words
for Democrats
Jul 14, 2025 7:30 PM CDT

Obama Has a Few Words for Democrats

Former president says winning again will require the party to 'toughen up'

(Newser) - It's not just Republicans who have been intimidated into silence as President Trump carries out policies they oppose, Barack Obama told members of his party over the weekend. If Democrats are going to come back, the former president said, they'll have to take a stand, the New York ...

Larry David, Barack Obama Team Up for HBO Comedy

'Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David,' former president says

(Newser) - "I've sat across the table from some of the world's most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems," Barack Obama says. "Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David." The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator is returning to HBO for...

Bush, Obama, Bono Slam Trump's Gutting of USAID

'Colossal mistake,' Obama said in private videoconference bidding farewell to agency staff

(Newser) - Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration—and singer Bono recited a poem—in an emotional video farewell Monday with staffers at the US Agency for International Development. Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian...

Michelle Obama: I'm 'Glad' I Never Had a Son

Former first lady jokes that a male child 'would've been a Barack Obama'

(Newser) - Whether they wanted boys, girls, or a combination when they first started family planning, most parents would say they're happy for the kids they ended up getting. Michelle Obama just took that a step further, noting that not only is she grateful to be a mom to Malia, 26,...

Obama, Trump Butt Heads With Dueling Posts
Obama Breaks His Silence
Jun 16, 2025 8:08 AM CDT

Obama Breaks His Silence

Former president urges Americans to reject framing of immigrants as 'enemies'

(Newser) - Days after a public plea for him to speak up from the comfort of "semi-retirement," former President Obama has heeded the call. The 44th president on Sunday offered up a social media post , which stands in stark contrast to a rant from President Trump that appeared hours later...

Pleading for Obama to Save You Is Weak
Stop Waiting
for Obama
to Save You
OPINION
Jun 13, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Stop Waiting for Obama to Save You

NYT columnist says Trump foes who do so are misguided and weak

(Newser) - Earlier this week, Atlantic columnist Mark Leibovich wrote a buzzy piece critical of Barack Obama , suggesting the former president had succumbed to the "fierce lethargy of semi-retirement" as the world burned. "Where Is Barack Obama?" asked the headline of the piece. In response, New York Times columnist Tressie...

Essayist's Plea: Speak Up, Obama


Essayist's Plea:
Speak Up,
Obama
OPINION
Jun 10, 2025 6:58 AM CDT

Essayist's Plea: Speak Up, Obama

Mark Leibovich complains about former president's 'fierce lethargy of semi-retirement'

(Newser) - The headline of the essay by Mark Leibovich in the Atlantic poses a simple if loaded question: "Where is Barack Obama?" And Leibovich provides a somewhat scathing answer:
  • "No matter how brazen [President] Trump becomes, the most effective communicator in the Democratic Party continues to opt for minimal
...

Michelle Obama Weighs In on Malia Dropping 'Obama'

'She's trying to make her way,' former first lady says of oldest daughter's name change for work

(Newser) - When Malia Obama wrote and directed a short film that appeared at Sundance last year, her name in the credits appeared simply as "Malia Ann." Dad Barack Obama seemed OK with that, and now, Michelle Obama is offering her thoughts on her oldest daughter's choice to ditch...

As Shipments Decline, UPS Cuts 20K Jobs

Job cuts, building closures expected to save $3.5B

(Newser) - The United Parcel Service is preparing for an uncertain future. The company announced Tuesday that it will cut 20,000 positions and close 73 leased or owned buildings this year to save costs as President Trump's tariffs slow trade. This comes after UPS cut 12,000 jobs and closed...

Missing Trump Inauguration Was Best, Michelle Obama Says

Therapy is helping her make different decisions, former first lady confides

(Newser) - After facing criticism for not attending President Trump's inauguration in January, which her husband attended alone, Michelle Obama has said she made the decision that was best for her. The former first lady discussed her absence on an episode of her podcast with her brother Craig Robinson, which was...

Harvard's Resistance to Trump Could Mark a 'Turning Point'

Former President Obama blasts 'unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom'

(Newser) - Academics, alumni, Democratic lawmakers, and former President Obama are backing Harvard's costly decision to resist what it says is "direct governmental regulation" of intellectual conditions at the university. Obama, a graduate of Harvard Law School, blasted the Trump administration's "unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic...

Shooting Painting Bumps Obama Portrait at White House

Artwork appears to be based on an AP photo

(Newser) - A painting of President Trump raising his fist to the crowd after the shooting at a Pennsylvania campaign rally has gone up in a prime spot at the White House. The image apparently bumped the portrait of President Obama, the Hill reports, that was at the bottom of the Grand...

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