This petition asks the Obama administration to legally recognize genders outside of the male-female binary, and provide an option for these genders on all legal documents and records. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The standard reply is: “How can you say that a racial caste system exists today? Just look at Barack Obama! Just look at Oprah Winfrey!” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I turned to her and gushed, “Mrs. Obama, you’re such an amazing woman. Thank you for standing up for women. Thank you for being a champion for girls’ education.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If a random black guy commits a crime today, Barack Obama could be stopped and questioned for fitting the profile. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The elections had happened a few weeks earlier and everybody we knew had been pulling for Barack Obama. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Somewhere along the way, though, he’d stepped into the fullness of his birth name—Barack Hussein Obama—and the complicated rubric of his identity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This isn’t totally inaccurate, but it’s also likely that Obama took a hard line against immigrants with serious criminal records in hopes of passing legislation that would help undocumented families and children stay together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Obama administration directs the nation’s schools to provide students with access to bathrooms and locker rooms that match their chosen gender identity. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The work to get there had been one-sided, of course, with Barack alone trying to fill every gap and understand every mystery the senior Obama had ever created. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This dynamic poses particular risks for racial justice advocacy during an Obama presidency. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted them to make friends, real friends—to find kids who liked them for reasons other than that they were Barack Obama’s daughters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama, looking as he does, would have had to sit in the back of the bus fifty years ago. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As former US president Barack Obama has warned, “Climate change is no longer some far-off problem. It is happening here. It is happening now.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

So the other day I say to her—I wonder if Michelle Obama has a weave, her hair looks fuller today, and all that heat every day must damage it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Though the solutions he’ll go on to propose differ substantially, Obama’s account of America’s situation there is not all that different from what his Republican opponents would have acknowledged. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Those “bad decisions,” Obama has acknowledged, could have led him to a personal dead end. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In March 2012, President Obama nominated him to be president of the World Bank, a post to which he won election three months later. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

President Obama waved him away and said, “Let them finish.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We were surrounded by love—the eclectic, multicultural Obama kind and the anchoring Robinsons-from-the-South-Side kind, all of it now interwoven visibly, pew to pew, inside the church. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d been Mrs. Obama for the last twelve years, but it was starting to mean something different. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Some called former president Barack Obama the deporter in chief, because his administration deported more undocumented immigrants than any president before him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama s voice rose and fell, his face solemn, and around him the large and resplendent crowd of the hopeful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I was standing in a line of celebrities waiting to meet President Obama. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Just to make sure Barack Obama was alive and well. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It is because they marched,” Obama told his audience, “that I stand here before you today.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t really know anything about this Obama guy.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Imagine if Michelle Obama got tired of all the heat and decided to go natural and appeared on TV with lots of woolly hair, or tight spirally curls. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And this is the reason dark women love Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So she can go where black people are loathed and be fine. He’ll no longer be black, he’ll just be Obama.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, the election of Barack Obama to the presidency creates an extraordinary opportunity for those seeking to end the system of mass incarceration in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But do African Americans want the media to talk about Obama’s drug use? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Abandoning his strict constructionism, Roberts unilaterally amended the Constitution and had Obama “solemnly swear that I will execute the office of president to the United States faithfully.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Yet where a Republican narration—they then being the party in power—would likely focus on unity, leadership, and determination in tough times, Obama’s emphasis is on crisis, instability, and uncertainty. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

When Barack Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, he spoke at a ceremony in Selma commemorating the forty-second anniversary of the march to Montgomery. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

So lots of folk—mostly non-black—say Obama’s not black, he’s biracial, multiracial, black-and-white, anything but just black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a chance I would get to meet President Obama and the First Lady. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Their hope was radiating, exploding into possibility: Obama could actually win this thing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was no ordinary Sunday morning when presidential candidate Barack Obama stepped to the podium at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nor does President Obama’s Race to the Top program—a competition for $4.35 billion in federal grants to states that meet various educational benchmarks—make any such recommendation. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

At the end of the distracted driving conference, Secretary LaHood announced that President Obama had signed an order forbidding federal employees from texting while driving during work hours. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A few times I even caught him watching the news segments about Obama in the evenings, after he got home from work. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It often came to her as a sweet shock, the knowledge that there were so many people in the world who felt exactly as she and Blaine did about Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Their union was leached of passion, but there was a new passion, outside of themselves, that united them in an intimacy they had never had before, an unfixed, unspoken, intuitive intimacy: Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who said that, but with Zac Efron and President and Mrs. Obama and so many others congratulating us on our team’s Olympic victories, I’d have to say that statement was entirely true. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We met Auma at a downtown train station, and the three of us boarded a passenger train with slatted windows to head west out of the city and toward the Obama family’s ancestral home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All eyes are fixed on people like Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, who have defied the odds and risen to power, fame, and fortune. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Obama honored his word following the election, drastically increasing funding for the Byrne grant program despite its abysmal track record. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

On election night, before Blaine kissed her, his face wet with tears, he held her tightly as though Obama s victory was also their personal victory. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I thanked President Obama for helping to resettle refugees from Congo. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Soon after their arraignment, newly elected President Obama suspended the case and considered trying it in a federal court in New York City. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She would totally rock but poor Obama would certainly lose the independent vote, even the undecided Democrat vote. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu watched the people already there, in line, waiting for the door to open, and she willed them all to vote for Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

President Obama announced that he was “deeply disappointed” by the Supreme Court ruling. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had survived that fight, mostly because of Barack Obama, bonding anew over their shared passion. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s because I grew up and realized you probably weren’t talking to Obama every night.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And even President Barack Obama and his family. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was now, like her, the wife of a U.S. senator—Mrs. Obama, she’d called me throughout the conversation—but that didn’t mean I had to drop everything to support him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For those in the audience, Obama’s speech was an old tune sung by an exciting new performer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

President Barack Obama’s position was clear: he considered Snowden a dangerous criminal. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In April 2013, one of the Associated Press Twitter accounts sent out the message: “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They agreed, without any prodding, without the shadows of obligation or compromise, on Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Every morning, Ifemelu woke up and checked to make sure that Obama was still alive. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A news chyron on the same network had referred to me as “Obama’s Baby Mama,” conjuring clichéd notions of black-ghetto America, implying an otherness that put me outside even my own marriage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We were thinking not about country but about family as Malia Ann Obama, one of the two most perfect babies ever to be born to anyone, anywhere, dropped into our world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama had already created a stir at the firm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Beginning with Andrew Jackson in 1829, seventeen presidents of the United States have been of Ulster Scots lineage, including Ronald Reagan, the Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Today my elation over Obama’s election is tempered by a far more sobering awareness. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“So Obama’s basically having your ideal birthday party?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

No doubt if Obama had been arrested and treated like a common criminal, he could have served years in prison and been labeled a drug felon for life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So why did Obama, on the campaign trail, go out of his way to announce disagreement with a Supreme Court decision ruling the death penalty for child rapists unconstitutional? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A graphic had flashed on the television screen, a photo of Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All of his friends were Obama supporters, except for Michael, who always wore a Hillary Clinton pin on his breast, and at their gatherings, Ifemelu no longer felt excluded. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This argument may be particularly hard to swallow given the election of Barack Obama. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even some of President Obama’s most ardent supporters in Hollywood and New York’s creative corridors would not be able to read it without stumbling over language that is couched in politics, if not outright hypocrisy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He’s left up the nature field illustrations in a neat symmetrical grid above the sofa, but painted over Sasha Obama’s pink walls with a deep blue. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With the help of family and friends in the Sudanese community, Shamsoun raised more than two thousand dollars so he could attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama with a student group. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if Barack Obama had been elected president back then, I would have argued that his election marked the nation’s triumph over racial caste—the final nail in the coffin of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As the network pundits would later acknowledge, choosing Barack Obama to speak to an audience of millions had been a mighty gamble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Paula was sitting next to Ifemelu a short while later when the flash of graphics appeared on the screen: Barack Obama had won the state of Virginia. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A whale looks like a big fish; Obama has been the subject of rumors about his religion; Nabokov was denied the Nobel Prize in Literature that many critics thought he deserved. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They clutched each other in front of the television when Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The popular narrative that emphasizes the deaths of slavery and Jim Crow and celebrates the nation’s “triumph over race” with the election of Barack Obama is dangerously misguided. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

After their divorce, Ann went on to marry a Javanese geologist named Lolo Soetoro and moved to Jakarta, bringing along the junior Barack Obama—my Barack Obama—who was then six years old. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As Obama spoke, compassionate and cadenced, American flags fluttering behind him, Blaine shifted, sighed, leaned back on the couch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

First kiss would happen next to my birthday twin and forever president, Barack Obama. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Weeks earlier, before the inauguration, the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh baldly announced, “I hope Obama fails.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When she came home she said, “Well, I did my duty. May Obama win, because if it’s McCain, I will shoot myself.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“What do you think is happening”—I kiss him gently—“at the Obama party right now?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

No one else could campaign as Barack Obama’s wife. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Blaine nodded before she finished speaking; of course she would not move until they had seen Barack Obama through to his victory. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And, now, we’re certainly living in a much more terrifying time than we did under the Obama presidency. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

While the profile itself was largely positive, the cover line of the magazine read, “The Radical Roots of Barack Obama,” which we knew would quickly get weaponized by the conservative media. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He knows he’s not supposed to be that guy. He’s a Democrat, he voted for Obama—but that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable having people of color in his beautiful family.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

America would bring to Barack Obama the same questions my cousin was unconsciously putting to me that day on the stoop: Are you what you appear to be? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Their motto was ‘yes we can,’ long before Barack Obama campaigned with that slogan. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Barack and I were excited to stay in Washington but would build a legacy on the South Side of Chicago, which would become home to the Obama Presidential Center. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Is Michelle Obama Responsible for the Jeremiah Wright Fiasco?” was the subtitle of an online column written by the author Christopher Hitchens. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I knew how to make a milk shake, and scooping ice cream gave me biceps to rival Michelle Obama's. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Obama’s stated positions on criminal justice reform suggest that he is opposed to the War on Drugs and the systematic targeting of African Americans for mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He became a volunteer for the Obama campaign and she absorbed all of his stories about the doors he knocked on and the people behind them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had little time to think much about it, but quietly I worried that as my visibility as Barack Obama’s wife rose, the other parts of me were dissolving from view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

What did the election of Barack Obama mean for him? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But before we kick back, relax, and wait for racial justice to trickle down, consider this: Obama chose Joe Biden, one of the Senate’s most strident drug warriors, as his vice president. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Still, there was, in Michelle Obama’s overly arched eyebrows and in her belt worn higher on her waist than tradition would care for, a glint of her old self. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At least in some spheres, I was now Mrs. Obama in a way that could feel diminishing, a missus defined by her mister. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Anytime a stranger commented that she looked exactly like Michelle Obama’s mother, she’d just give a polite shrug and say, “Yeah, I get that a lot,” before carrying on with her business. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Imagine Obama, skin the color of a toasted almond, hair kinky, saying to a census worker—I’m kind of white. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of Obama. The real question is whether white people are ready for a black president,” Nathan said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Do African Americans want to pressure Obama on any issue, let alone issues of race? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The inmates celebrated when Barack Obama won, but their enthusiasm faded quickly. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The media did not ask—and Obama did not tell—where the missing fathers might be found. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Every so often, he’d hand me the latest copy of Jet magazine, smiling proudly and saying, “I got you covered, Mrs. Obama.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Consider the fact that Canada has taken in twenty-five thousand Syrian refugees, while Obama’s plan to bring in ten thousand refugees was met with outrage in Congress. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So dark black women hope Obama will change that. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was embarrassing, and stupid, and Obama didn’t care. The meaning of Clint: what watching 40 Eastwood films has taught me 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Inside the magazine, the duchess recounts a candid conversation with Michelle Obama, the former first lady. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Guest-Edits British Vogue’s September Issue 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

The worst thing about Barack Obama is his elitism. Jon Stewart, Back on ‘Late Show,’ Lets Loose on Fox News and More 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Toussaint’s editor, Bob Carson, is searching for him, even as Toussaint is distracted by his long lost girlfriend, Janeka, who has just arrived in Chicago to work for the Obama campaign. ‘Grant Park’ review: A novel about America’s continuing racial divide 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

The exorbitant haircuts didn't help Edwards, with then-Senator Barack Obama winning the Democratic nomination. A look at political hair scandals over the years 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

Obama’s civil religion was similar to Catholicism in its insistence that “good works” are necessary for salvation. Who owns patriotism, the left or the right? American artists know the answer 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

Obama asked Congress on Wednesday for a prime-time slot on Sept. Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

An idea whose time has come: Shaffer’s latest book is “Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery,” in which the former president and vice president team up to investigate a mysterious death in Delaware. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for August 2018 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

He has also tackled a number of other presidents including George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Bob Woodward to Receive PEN Literary Service Award 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Obama will speak on topical issues such as diversity and inclusion on college campuses and students’ mental wellness. What’s on TV This Week: Michelle Obama and ‘Billions’ 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

The depth and breadth of Obama's reading is remarkable. Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

NPR correspondents would open news shows with biased lines about Obama inching closer to Hillary’s delegate count with phrases such as, “He’s within striking distance.” “Vagina voter”: Witnessing the sexism hurled at Hillary in ’08 — and the assumptions made about her supporters — changed my life 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

Nonetheless, he said, Obama’s comments had lacked “sympathy.” The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

“There is a move in the conservative media to paint Obama as this evil spellcaster on America, slowly transforming the country into a tyrannical totalitarian state.” The Giver: conservative parable or a Hollywood film like any other? 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Early Friday morning, about 90 minutes after President Obama finished his acceptance speech a few blocks away, a little slice of hell was breaking loose in front of the Ritz-Carlton. Convention Diary: In a Swirl of Excess, No Guilt Included 2012-09-08T02:16:18Z

Not many seniors can say that former President Barack Obama spoke at their graduation ceremony. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Great’ and ‘Graduate Together’ 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z

Obama subjected reporters to the most invasive leaks investigations ever and intentionally concealed the workings of his presidency from public scrutiny, as top reporters attest. The Never-Ending War Between the White House and the Press 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Souza’s latest book, “Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents,” contrasts the Obama and Trump administrations by juxtaposing photos of the former with tweets, quotes and headlines generated by the latter. Pete Souza on throwing shade at Trump: ‘I couldn’t just sit by and not do anything’ 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

Fred Armisen, who impersonated President Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live for years, said he has met the president a couple of times, and he said Malia Obama is apparently a fan of the impression. 5 Politicians Who Met Their 'Saturday Night Live' Doppelgänger 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z

Obama is known to be an avid eater of pastry chef Bill Yosses' pies. A jazzy all-American state dinner for Chinese prez 2011-01-20T13:46:05Z

Mr. Obama brought all kinds of art and culture into the White House, and he sought culture out. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

He spoke of the Republican immaturity over their refusal to allow Obama to make a supreme court pick, calling it “petulant bad behavior for an entire year”. Late-night hosts skewer Trump over travel ban: 'embarrassing and inhuman' 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir, “Becoming,” was one of the best-selling books of all time, with more than 17 million copies sold worldwide. Michelle Obama Will Publish a New Book This Fall 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama was a fine president, but he’s lousy subject matter for disparaging, telltale best-sellerdom. Letters to the Editor 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Obama, however, sounding frustrated himself while speaking with Dyson, dropped some realpolitik into their interview which wrapped them both together. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

The surprise bestowal drew a wave of roaring applause that Obama struggled to quell, and that the rest of the convention struggled to match. Perspective | I miss live performances, but what I really miss is applause 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

Two years ago, Obama’s lawyers sued in federal court in Phoenix to block Arizona’s law. High Court to take on Ariz. immigration law 2012-04-25T10:05:00Z

"I know we just had a very formal dinner," Obama said as guests reassembled in a tent on the South Lawn for dessert and after-dinner entertainment. State dinner has it all: Beyonce, world-class chef 2010-05-20T10:53:00Z

Obama was privately irritated at the allegation, which the director of the FBI and lawmakers from both parties dismissed as unfounded. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

Were the cardigan sweaters that Oscar de la Renta showed on Thursday — the end of the New York spring shows — a bid for Michelle Obama’s attention? Fashion Review: Take One Last Look 2010-09-18T02:18:00Z

President Obama was interrupted during his State of the Union address by a congressman who thought he was taking a stand. Critic’s Notebook: When the Comic and the Heckler Both Take Offense 2012-07-17T22:36:45Z

That version plucked the story out of Herbert Hoover's time and plopped it into the Obama years. Bet your bottom dollar that NBC's "Annie Live!" will usher in a new inclusive era for an old classic 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Surrounded by a bubble of security and an entourage, Obama is unlikely to have a completely similar experience but may get to spend time with people with diverse views, Smith said. Obama aims for 'day in the life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

It is shocking that Barack Obama approved a “kill list” with 20 names on it. Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

Coates’ title, which appears to refer to the wonder, weirdness and disappointments of the Obama years, derives from Thomas Miller’s speech at South Carolina’s 1895 state constitutional convention. Ta-Nehisi Coates blazes a singular intellectual path in 'We Were Eight Years in Power' 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Beyonce will perform at Super Bowl 47 in New Orleans Beyonce and Fun are among artists on President Barack Obama's inauguration playlist which he has revealed ahead of the ceremony on 21 January. Obama reveals inauguration songs 2013-01-18T11:08:53Z

It would be remarkable if the Obama administration agrees that guaranteed issue should go if the mandate goes, but the House GOP does not. Are House Republicans Caving in on Repealing Obamacare? Doubtful. 2012-05-17T14:10:09Z

Herschel Walker fired back at Barack Obama this week after the former president said that having been a good football player didn’t qualify Walker for the Senate. Late Night Takes Up Herschel Walker’s Résumé Challenge 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

“I knew President Obama thought the world of his vice president,” she writes, “so his vote of confidence meant a great deal to me.” Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama’s government appealed, and the case remains pending. Blame game 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Mr. Mark was an early supporter of Mr. Obama, and the series grew, in part, out of the debates he and Mr. Berlanti had over dinners in West Hollywood. Television: ‘Political Animals’ on USA Stars Sigourney Weaver 2012-07-15T00:28:02Z

He is perhaps best known for refusing to shake Michelle Obama’s hand to sustain his religious purity. Ramadan porn-block blitz 2012-07-21T01:00:00Z

Poignantly, Obama "ceased to advertise" his mother's race "when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites". The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Much of this book focuses on domestic policy and politics, including a stale chapter about Mr. Obama’s 2012 campaign. Chuck Todd's 'The Stranger,' About Barack Obama 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

I mean, I know I'm not Barack Obama, but I deserve more than a polyester teddy. Is Kay Burley's new book any good? 2011-03-30T19:30:00Z

President Obama is expected to cut the ribbon on the dramatic space, which features layers of galleries focused on slavery, segregation and the civil rights movement as well as music, entertainment, sports and politics. A first look inside the Smithsonian’s African American museum: Stunning views, grand scale 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Yet even in today’s father-friendly world, Mr. Obama’s balancing act is not risk-free — especially in an economy where so many ordinary Americans are struggling. 2010-02-13T03:35:00Z

Aside from "Birth of a Nation," there is "Barry," the story of a young Barack Obama navigating racial and social issues when he attended Columbia University in New York in 1981. Race finds spotlight through true stories at Toronto Film Festival 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Late-night hosts discussed the latest round of news within Trump’s government, focusing on the congressional hearing that saw his Obama wiretapping accusations debunked. Late-night TV roundup: 'Trump lied on Twitter during a hearing about him lying on Twitter' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

On November 4, 2008, when Obama won the presidency, I was in Quincy, Mass., in my parents’ den, watching Wolf Blitzer on TV. Young Democrats in love 2012-11-02T23:30:00Z

President Obama is the most literarily accomplished president to hold the office, with two best-selling and apparently self-written memoirs to his name. The story of O: A Presidential Novel 2011-01-21T12:15:40Z

Obama also had a peculiar smoking style, a little affectation. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

She has been credited with everything from liberalising US culture to reinvigorating America’s publishing industry with her book club, to influencing Barack Obama’s victory, following her endorsement. Oprah Winfrey: from poverty to America's first black billionaire … to #Oprah2020? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Starting with that email about Ms. Franklin, Mr. Caramanica pointed out how Mr. Obama’s analysis of the performance demonstrated the value of taking popular culture seriously. The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

He tweeted that Mr. Obama had released “122 vicious prisoners” from Guantánamo Bay, which was false. Sean Spicer’s Briefings, Cringe TV for an Audience of One 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

He set “Savages” at the time just after President Obama was elected. Books of The Times: ‘The Kings of Cool’ by Don Winslow 2012-06-17T19:58:19Z

On Wednesday, Obama said he’s eager to hear Republican ideas for governing together. Election puts Congress in control of 1 party

"Let me tell you how I will create 12 million jobs when President Obama couldn't," Romney says. Political ads bombard viewers, but to what effect? 2012-10-15T11:01:04Z

"Jay, you've made a whole lot of jokes about me over the years, but do not worry, I'm not upset," Obama said, adding that he was making Leno the U.S. ambassador to Antarctica. After 22 years, Leno gave 'Tonight' his farewell 2014-02-07T20:58:39Z

Mrs. Obama promoted a social media advocacy campaign for girls’ education, and Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Pakistan, received an ovation to rival the musicians’. Review: Global Citizen Festival, Including Beyoncé and Pearl Jam, Mixes Music and Activism 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

Obama's sister Auma had spent time with him in the States. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Both performers are regular Obama supporters, and celebrities have been a big part of Obama's strategy to attract voters. Beyonce, Katy Perry star at packed inauguration 2013-01-18T17:13:09Z

One might think that serving as a staffer in Barack Obama’s White House is good material for another memoir, by a different person. ‘Maybe I Do Have a Story to Tell’: Kal Penn on His Memoir 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

Obama: Is there any way we could make inception a reality? What Everyone Thinks Leo DiCaprio and Obama Are Discussing 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

But he did allow that he expected Mr. Obama to be re-elected. James Earl Jones as a Broadway Patriarch, Onstage and Off 2012-05-29T22:03:27Z

Pope.L takes democratic promise seriously, this sculpture affirms, and he knows as well as anyone that Obama went on to a decisive, 10-million vote election victory. William Pope.L sets the U.S. flag waving at the MOCA/Geffen 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

At the media briefing Monday, Jay Carney, the press secretary, said neither the administration nor the Obama campaign had anything to do with the spot. Eastwood ad sparks the discord it decries 2012-02-06T22:59:00Z

So when she gave a spoken-word performance last May at the White House, she was going back to her roots -- albeit in front of a slightly more intimidating audience, including President Barack Obama. Jill Scott: No sugarcoating, even when the White House calls 2011-07-28T15:27:00Z

Back onstage, Letterman gets several laughs by pretending Obama is still in office. Review | Letterman sits down with Obama, but both men seem rusty and off their game 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

It is against this backdrop that new playwright Rashid Razaq is staging his debut production, based on Obama's college days at Columbia, New York. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z

Obama, quietly reassuring, holds her confidante for a moment and gives her permission to let her emotions flow. "Becoming" is a feel-good portrait of Michelle Obama that's a better concert film than biography 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

On May 9, President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act, officially making the bison the national mammal. Celebrating Bison, Two Zoos Offer a Wild and Woolly Weekend 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

But Obama overrules her, fearing an endless quagmire. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

The deep state had become a way of explaining away any problems as it was being used to describe Obama staffers meddling from the inside. Late-night TV roundup: 'Trump's not going down for his mistakes' 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Rather, it’s as Michelle Obama noted in her memoir: If you don’t define yourself, someone will define you. Letters to the Editor 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

In the first few episodes is her trying to be Michelle Obama basically, like the perfect campaign wife, but that's not who she is. Will Smith's new "Bel-Air" Aunt Viv on reboot fears: "I really didn't want to let the culture down" 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z

Should they attempt to take a bite of food before everyone at the table is seated and served, they get an icy glare that would make Michelle Obama’s Boehner-aimed death ray look like pure warmth. Michelle Obama, where are your table manners? 2013-01-22T16:35:00Z

Or will it be viewed with a sceptical eye, the way something like Wilson is consumed, as the public begins to sour on the Obama era? When Barack met Michelle: the presidential biopic as love story 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

"Possibly conceived as a mordant punch line to the Obama era, it may turn out to be the inaugural blast of insurgent cinema in the age of Trump." The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Obama, by contrast, offered a "reasoned and resonant argument for deeper and more fundamental change." Political consultant David Axelrod delivers in revealing 'Believer' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

In November, Obama announced a change in management that left Daley with a reduced role. Daley resigns as White House chief of staff 2012-01-10T02:47:00Z

Just after the 2011 returns were posted by the White House, the Obama campaign issued a statement calling on to reveal his tax burden. Obama's federal tax burden drops 2012-04-13T16:14:00Z

Barack Obama was president, and certain elements in the first half of the book already seemed out of date. ArtsBeat: Noah Hawley Talks About His New Novel, 'The Good Father' 2012-03-21T15:29:13Z

Two presidential contenders, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, sought her support in 2008 and Obama will soon present her with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. At home with Toni Morrison 2012-05-07T14:13:08Z

Barack Obama's administration brought a record number of prosecutions against journalists' sources for leaking government information, according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. A history of the Trump War on Media — the obsession not even coronavirus could stop 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z

Obama will receive the award in a May 7 ceremony at the waterfront Boston Kennedy library. Kennedy Library picks Obama for 'Profiles in Courage' award 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

David Litt, who wrote speeches for Obama’s reelection campaign and in his second term, described the joke-writing process as about a dozen people in a room throwing ideas at the wall. Analysis | Take my wife joke, please! A campaign trail cliche finally bombs 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

Of the raft of books about Obama coming out this spring, this one will be the one to beat. Q&A with David Remnick, author of 'The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama' 2010-04-14T21:15:00Z

Barack Obama was pursuing his first presidential campaign. The Nas generation of scholars: Finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z

Amid the rancors of that era Hendrix, like President Obama, was viewed as a figure who transcended race — an achievement for which he was both admired and reviled. Music: Beyond the Jimi Hendrix Experience 2010-02-27T03:40:00Z

Speaking by telephone last week, he said he couldn’t help thinking of Lincoln and vampires on seeing President Obama with “his chest pumped up” after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Aside From the Vampires, Lincoln Film Seeks Accuracy 2011-05-09T12:00:00Z

Obama talked about feeling like an outsider in Hawaii. At its heart, Obama and Springsteen's podcast is redefining the toxic masculinity upheld by Trump 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

The public dissatisfaction with Obama's presidency is something that worries him. John Legend talks 'Love In The Future' 2013-04-17T00:14:07Z

Add to that mix the historic racial barrier broken by the Obama presidency and endless questions about their reactions to specific events during his presidency. The Obamas just signed a jumbo book deal. Here’s why a publisher is betting big on them. 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

The event marks President Obama’s last turn at delivering his own stand-up set of political humor. TV listings: ‘Penny Dreadful’ returns for Season 3 on Showtime 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

“If it weren’t for Barack Obama, it would have been a very good year,” was how he put it, after maxing out for the junior senator from Illinois. Hollywood Celebrities Choose Sides in Presidential Race 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

“It has nowhere near the pomp and circumstance of the Obama endorsement.” An underwhelming end to Oprah’s Dr. Oz drama 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

You know, Barack Obama with his massive grass-roots army and the aftermath of a financial crisis and his once-in-a-generation set of political talents. Journalist Ezra Klein: ‘The more you’re tied to the news cycle, the harder it is to actually step away from that’ 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

While the visit was an official White House trip, not a campaign stop, everything Obama does these days is assumed to be campaign related. Obama at Disney: 'America is open for business' 2012-01-19T19:16:53Z

The clothing donated by designers includes Mrs. Obama’s two inaugural gowns made by Jason Wu, who declined to discuss how he works with the first lady. First lady’s fashions raise question: who pays? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

President Obama stands before the camera delivering his Inaugural Address, but within seconds something seems off. New Museum’s Triennial Is All About Being Wired 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

On Monday, Karl Rove, the former aide to President George W. Bush, said that he was “offended” by the Eastwood ad, suggesting that the Obama administration had a role in its production. Eastwood ad sparks the discord it decries 2012-02-06T22:59:00Z

The think he likes most about Obama, for instance, is that he's married to Michelle. Tim Roth: who's the daddy? 2012-05-20T19:00:12Z

The Obama years weren’t fantasy, nor were they a perfect reality. What Normalization Means 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

George Clooney and Obama seemed to recognise in each other a kindred spirit, with each possessing both an innate star power and an unwavering sense of civic duty. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World hits the screens not long after President Obama has been voted the presidential candidate best equipped by temperament and intellect to handle an all-out alien invasion. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World: the apocalypse with laughs 2012-07-06T23:05:19Z

“I am very much interested in going to Cuba, but I think the conditions have to be right,” Obama told Yahoo News recently. A guide to a hopeful 2016: a Guardian list of things to look forward to 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

All of Obama’s serious rivals for the Democratic nomination had taken similar positions. We made Barack Obama evolve: The behind-the-scenes story of how he got to “I do” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

More intriguing is “Seriously,” which the radio program “This American Life” asked her to write during the 2016 presidential campaign, imagining what Barack Obama was thinking as Donald Trump captured the Republican base. ‘The most welcoming safe space on the planet’: How Sara Bareilles returned to her roots in theater 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

Tuesday was Obama's first full day in South Africa. Michelle Obama meets Oprah in South Africa 2011-06-23T22:06:09Z

Longoria said she hopes to help influence policies, including immigration reform, and hopes Obama will make that his top priority as an economic issue. Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration 2013-01-21T02:44:08Z

And what is often overlooked is how Mr. Bush evolved over time and modified his approach to the point that Mr. Obama kept many of his national security policies after taking office. Review: ‘Bush,’ a Biography as Scathing Indictment 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

I'm fairly optimistic that we can make a change and that President Obama will deliver on some of the promises he's made. Russell Simmons: the war on drugs made victims of the black community 2013-03-30T23:00:06Z

She had worked as a foreign policy adviser to Senator Obama, and then as a human rights adviser to President Obama before ultimately becoming his second United Nations ambassador. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Instead, former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to speak at the service. Conan O’Brien joked about Trump not being invited to McCain’s funeral, but suggested an alter... 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

It’s called “Southside With You,” and you could see it as an exception that proves the rule, since those ordinary quarter-life kids are none other than Michelle Robinson and Barack Obama. Hollywood, Separate and Unequal 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

President Obama, the former con law lecturer, wasn’t so naïve. Democrats Pre-Emptively Second-Guess Each Other on Obamacare's Supreme Court Reckoning 2012-06-25T03:59:05Z

That decision nearly tore the Obama team apart, putting Power, a passionate advocate of humanitarian intervention, at odds with Rhodes, who channels the president’s innate caution. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

Farage demanded that a bust of Winston Churchill be returned to the Oval Office, following its removal by President Obama, which was interpreted as a slight. Nigel Farage on the Story Behind His Friendship with Trump 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Today, Rhodes continues to work for Obama, travelling with him on all his many foreign trips in the fading afterglow of the presidency. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

In the show’s run, we’ve gone from The Audacity of Hope of the Obama administration to the Fire and Fury of Trump. Hail to the Veep: the best and most brutal comedy of the century 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

The Other Guy, as her opponent is denoted in the script, presumably represents a fictional Barack Obama. Beyond the Trump Show? Two Political Plays in Chicago Give It a Try 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Celebrities, business leaders and political figures like Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, BTS, and Condoleezza Rice will participate in a virtual graduation ceremony. What to watch this weekend: ‘I May Destroy You’ on HBO 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

An impish Taylor brought a prop, a chair to invoke the image of Eastwood's rambling lecture last week to an empty chair that, for Eastwood, contained an invisible Obama. A conventional love affair for stars, Democrats 2012-09-07T03:07:54Z

We transitioned to Meredith last year, but we just consider it Mrs. Obama’s team. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z

And the post in February that harangued Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for supposedly wiretapping Donald Trump — a baseless accusation indulged in only by conspiracy theorists. What is Ginni Thomas saying now? The evolution of an unusually outspoken Supreme Court spouse 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

The former House speaker labeled Romney a “timid Massachusetts moderate” and predicted he would have “a very hard time” defeating President Obama if he became the GOP nominee. Romney target of GOP rivals at debate 2012-01-08T16:39:00Z

Last week, the Associated Press warned ominously that starting next January, ”Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health-care law.” Do smokers and the obese deserve insurance? 2013-01-28T20:39:00Z

At the core of the law, signed by Obama in 2010, is a requirement that people obtain health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. Justices hear historic Obama healthcare law 2012-03-26T16:25:00Z

It does not matter what Obama is doing. Remembering President Obama 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Quite the contrary: as the response of the Obama administration suggests, the reversion to Keynesian economics is but a tactical retreat. Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

Like when he said, “President Obama. He’s the founder of ISIS.” The art of the lie: The art forgery guide to Donald Trump’s tall tales 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

They say Obama will have the stage to lift bilateral relations out of the shadows next April in Panama at the Summit of the Americas. Authors see chance for breakthrough in U.S.-Cuba relations 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

In the spirit of bi-partisanship, the company does offer a line of Obama tees as well. Urban Outfitters loves Mitt 2012-06-01T16:30:00Z

Nick Clegg, who claims Barack Obama described him as the better-looking half of the coalition, has urged caution over Syria. Nick Clegg warns over Syria intervention 2013-06-20T09:42:24Z

All I remember is that Anthony said what a great guy Obama was. Bourdain collaborator Joel Rose: “Anthony was just as your mom saw him on TV” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Obama wrote “A Promised Land” — the first of two volumes about his presidency — much the same way he’s worked on speeches and earlier books. Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

In a tweet Monday, comedian Chris Rock — who some had hoped might step in as Stewart's replacement — thanked President Obama for Noah's hiring, presumably because both men are biracial and have compelling biographies. New 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah heralds a new frontier in TV: diversity 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Tanne could be speaking for any number of Americans who, regardless of partisan predisposition, have been impressed, even mesmerized, by the sheer iconography of the Obama presidency. Has there been an ‘Obama effect’ in Hollywood? 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Obama knows my books, and when he put the National Humanities Medal around my neck in 2010, I thought, “There are two people in this room who know how this got started.” Robert Caro and Carnegie Hall: Revisiting the ’60s 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

Yet the life story of the man Barack Obama’s national security adviser Thomas E. Donilon calls “the most important unelected official since World War II” is relevant and timely for two reasons. The Incredible Influence of James A. Baker III 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

But the anti-Romney ad "Heard it All Before," which Obama also was running in Virginia, held sway in Tampa that week. Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads 2012-06-17T11:57:12Z

In a ceremony in 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Tippett a National Humanities Medal, for “thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence.” ‘On Being’ Is Leaving Public Radio for a Podcast Future 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

When Obama was elected, Oliver was personally and professionally delighted. An Englishman in New York 2011-07-23T23:04:11Z

Obama, MichelleThe first lady rocks a green tweed dress from Jason Wu's new contemporary line, Miss Wu. | Simons vs. Slimane; Burch vs. Burch 2012-10-05T22:07:25Z

And then Obama said Trump copied him by spending the last six months doing nothing.” Stephen Colbert Is Not Asking the Russians to Help Him Become President 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

He reached over to this guy D.J. - who is a big admirer of Obama's - and he took his hand and he said, "Thank you, thank you." Q&A: Paul McCartney on playing the White House 2010-07-26T16:37:00Z

Obama launched the White House Music Series in 2009, which included programs devoted to everything from classical and country to Motown and Latin music. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Presidential memoirs are meant to inform, to burnish reputations and, to a certain extent, to shape the course of history, and Obama’s is no exception. The 10 Best Books of 2020 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

He also meets 6-year-old Ruby Bridges, who helped integrate New Orleans’s public schools, and a young, idealistic Barack Obama. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

Fresh from his birther pursuit of President Obama, Trump attended and was mocked – ruthlessly – by both Meyers and Obama, to Trump’s visible fury. Seth Meyers: ‘I couldn’t have asked for a better target than Trump’ 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

When Obama entered office, he promised the most transparent administration in American history. Perspective | What Obama gets right — and very wrong — about the media 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

Last May, Rodeo Road was renamed Barack Obama Boulevard, joining a selection of other local streets named after former presidents. Silent witness: the Hollywood alley with the five-star reviews 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

The police officer asked me to share my thoughts about Obama possibly becoming the first Black president. The Nas generation of scholars: Finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z

What Obama did was going to matter in a way I never thought any black person in my lifetime could matter. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

It’s one thing to make fun of Mr. Trump, who said on Friday that Mr. Obama “was born in the United States, period.” Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Best known of all, perhaps, are Key and Peele’s sketches of Barack Obama and his “anger translator”, Luther. Jordan Peele on Us: ‘This is a very different movie from Get Out' 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z

Comet Ping Pong was targeted as an LGBTQ+ safe space, for example; the Barack Obama birtherism theory in the early 2010s, of which Trump was a vocal proponent, was transparently racist. After Truth: how ordinary people are 'radicalized' by fake news 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

He has no patience with an old acquaintance who told him he quit his job because he hated waking up early, only to take to Facebook to blame the “Obama economy.” Review: In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ a Compassionate Analysis of the Poor Who Love Trump 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

When Obama said repeatedly, “I am not the president of black America.” “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

“Obama’s approach to the cities has been a detached one,” wrote Time magazine in 2010, “favoring a broadly palatable ‘metropolitan policy’ that encourages cooperation between cities and suburbs.” Do Democrats hate cities? 2012-09-08T17:00:00Z

"I was pleased to see that European leaders were taking seriously the need to not just solve the Greek crisis but also to solve the broader euro zone crisis," Obama said. Obama says China must play by the rules 2011-11-13T05:31:00Z

It pits the Democratic government of California against the Obama administration. A Look Back at Year One of The Apothecary at Forbes 2012-01-31T17:22:00Z

Her standing is, no doubt, due in part to her most famous Chicago client, Michelle Obama. Ikram Goldman, High Fashion’s Ambassador From the Midwest 2013-05-02T09:00:02Z

They also wasted no time in rejecting Obama's basic premise about the conflicting interests of the middle class and America's wealthiest citizens. Obama delivers confrontational address 2012-01-25T03:23:00Z

“After I saw President Obama wearing a similar pair, I decided I needed these to make myself look cool — Obama cool,” he told New York Magazine’s Strategist. ‘Everything About You Must Say Power’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s for this reason that Mr. Obama also does not usually handle his own Twitter account; he has the nuclear codes, but Twitter, that’s just too dangerous. Breaking Up With Twitter 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z

To sing it with Stevie in front of President Obama was very emotional. Q&A: Paul McCartney on playing the White House 2010-07-26T16:37:00Z

She urged Obama to send in more troops to Afghanistan. Oliver Stone: how America went wrong 2013-04-15T17:07:33Z

"Looks like we got him," said Obama, only half believing it. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

He was impressed enough by Obama's 2004 Democratic convention speech, and subsequent private meetings, to back the Illinois senator against Hillary Clinton, until then Hollywood's favourite candidate. DreamWorks boss leads Hollywood push to bring Obama a fairytale ending 2012-10-28T18:39:02Z

I don't think we have a Barack Obama who can inspire the people and really lead them to change. Q&A: Filipino Author Miguel Syjuco 2010-05-11T06:00:00Z

“For more than 50 years, Stevie has channeled his inner visions into messages of hope and healing, becoming one of the most influential musicians in American history,” Obama said. Obama awards Medal of Freedom to diverse group of activists, artists, scientists

“I have to admit, when we reformed health care in America, crocodile insurance is one thing we left out,” Obama said with a chuckle. They got him what!? A look into the art of presidential gift-giving. 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Obama, Morell said, is thoughtful and cordial but slow to make a decision: "…the president also had a way of making decisions that satisfied competing factions among his national security team." 'The Great War of Our Time' goes inside the CIA, to a point 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

When Barack Obama first campaigned for President, he ran on hope. Obama’s Parting Gift: The Power Not to Fear White Racism 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Through two people drawn together despite their past, the film paints a fresh perspective of the era and gives an allegory for our own times in the age of Obama. New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2010-02-25T17:48:00Z

Also like a rock band, Obama is hitting the road with a significant merchandise table, offering hoodies, mugs, onesies and other items festooned with her own motivational sayings. Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Finally Hits Shelves 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

When I wrote my book, I compared Trump’s rate of falsehoods to Obama’s. We need to stop lying to kids about Donald Trump 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

The Tea Party movement emerged last year in protest against a series of reform bills introduced by the Obama administration. Moe Tucker: 'Anyone who thinks I'm crazy about Sarah Palin has made a presumption' 2010-10-20T11:53:00Z

“They get to meet famous people. Think of all the celebrities. Obama brought sports heroes and musicians into the White House.” What’s it like to be a kid in the White House? These 10-year-olds have a lot of ideas. 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

Barack Obama appeared on "The Daily Show" five times, dating back to before he was even president. Jon Stewart's greatest 'Daily Show' interviews 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Dinesh D'Souza — the author of "The Roots of Obama's Rage" and a former American Enterprise Institute fellow — is not a fan of President Obama. '2016: Obama's America': Strident film looks at president's roots 2012-08-23T20:54:04Z

Instead, Obama and the GOP nominee likely will be seen more frequently in battleground states such as Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Think about the most visible members of the celebrity industrial complex: From Michelle Obama to Queen Latifah, we have no idea what their natural hair looks like. For white chicks in afro wigs 2012-10-19T23:30:00Z

Just last week, Oliver piggybacked off the news of President Obama’s 46 commutations and pivoted to our country’s insane mandatory minimums and their role in making the US the world leader in incarcerating its people. 4 ways John Oliver nails America’s disastrous War on Drugs 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

It wasn’t true — I supported Obama in 2008, and dare anyone to deny my feminism — but it was nonetheless an appealing narrative in a media environment that always loves a “cat fight” story. Wanted: Young, feminist men. That’s who Hillary Clinton (and the rest of us) are desperate for 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

The lineup for King’s 25th anniversary shows – LeBron James, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Lady Gaga – spoke to the eclectic mix he tried to bring to “Larry King Live.” From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z

On the other hand, they failed to convey the inner souls and outer beings of Obama and Michelle as we came to know them during their years in the White House. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

Obama entered the national discourse on blackness, the political third rail he’d avoided throughout much of his first term. Ta-Nehisi Coates blazes a singular intellectual path in 'We Were Eight Years in Power' 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed her to the National Council on the Arts, the panel that advises the endowment. Senate confirms Biden’s pick to lead the National Endowment for the Arts 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z

And Conan O’Brien somehow got his hands on recordings of phone calls between Mr. Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama: Jimmy Kimmel Unmasks ‘Brady,’ as Jimmy Fallon Woos Belichick 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

Another of which is that Obama did not champion those people as citizens of the state that he ran. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

Get Out’s Dean Armitage might brag that he “would have voted for Obama for a third term”, though really he is a product of the post-Barack era. Trapped in the Sunken Place: how Get Out’s purgatory engulfed pop culture 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z

Obama Recess Appointments Are Blocked by Court A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Obama violated the Constitution when he made three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board last year. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2013-01-25T22:53:40Z

Talk about making new history: Obama, controversially, wants to reinvent the presidential library, cleaving it from the National Archives. 'Make New History,' the second Chicago Architecture Biennial, brings the focus back to square one 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

After rolling a clip of a very “defeated” President Obama delivering his Charleston speech, Oliver turned his attention to the Confederate flag debate that has erupted in the wake of the shooting. John Oliver has the perfect solution to the Confederate flag debate 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

“It’s a remarkable record,” Mr. Obama said, referring to the capture count. Considering Next Steps for ?Wanted? 2011-05-17T23:52:46Z

Noting the way Mr. Smiley consistently “voiced skepticism regarding whether blacks should back Obama,” Mr. Kennedy quotes, with seeming approval, a headline on the Web site TheRoot.com that asked, “Who Died and Made Tavis King?” Books of The Times: One Nation, Still Divisible by Race 2011-08-11T22:00:15Z

“My Messenger; the Deliverer; the Messiah”: this, Mr. Javerbaum’s God says, is the role he gave to Barack Obama. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z

"That stuff happened when Barack Obama was a state senator from Illinois," he mutters. Ben Affleck: 'It's in the hands of the movie gods' 2010-09-23T21:00:00Z

How did we get from the America of Stokely Carmichael to the America of Barack Obama, who represents a very different kind of black power? | 'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975': ?The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975? - Review 2011-09-08T22:17:49Z

Obama asked to schedule a rare joint session of Congress for a prime-time address about jobs the Wednesday after Labor Day. Obama, Boehner clash over jobs speech 2011-09-01T06:23:00Z

And three of the 10 most successful projects in Kickstarter's short history are based in Chicago: For a short time in 2009, Thomas' Obama book was the website's biggest success. Starving artists find Web meal ticket 2011-03-09T23:30:00Z

But when his friends started telling him “this is your Michelle Obama,” it freaked him out. The Enlightenment Of Russell Simmons 2012-10-18T14:42:42Z

Documentary maker Greg Barker became a sympathetically embedded journalist for this behind-the-scenes study of 90 days in the final year of the Obama White House. Prowling panthers, paranormal spies and vengeful ice-skaters: must-see movies of 2018 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

Mr. Trump skipped the event last year — Vice President Mike Pence spoke in his stead — but there is precedent for spotty presidential attendance: Barack Obama did not speak there until his third year in office. Comedian Going to White House Correspondents’ Dinner. What About Trump? 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

Koop's insight into her outfit choices for Obama's tour is fascinating, actually, particularly as she points out the increased sparkle factor in her look. "Becoming" is a feel-good portrait of Michelle Obama that's a better concert film than biography 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

In 2011, the Obama administration’s Title IX “Dear Colleague” letter enabled college officials to find a student guilty of misconduct even if they were just 51 percent convinced of the student’s guilt. A Liberal Uneasy in the World of #MeToo Feminism 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

A more fruitful game may be to weigh how this year’s releases — be they “Moonlight” or “Deadpool,” “Manchester by the Sea” or “Suicide Squad” — signify the end of the Obama era. The Best Movies of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

That night, hours after Obama delivered an address to Cubans, I ordered an ice cream cone. In Cuba, as an uncertain future inches closer, it’s still a step back in time 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

It is also easy to imagine that, after his presidency, Obama will have enormous value to his party, raising Hollywood money for various candidates. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

The state of Texas, where they make their home in the Dallas suburb of Pearlands, had been leading the legal fight against the Obama administration to allow schools to make their own policy. Parents of transgender students fear for children's safety under Trump 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

It is important precisely because it was written when Obama was young and unguarded. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

He earned a gig at the Washington Informer, and some 20 years later has captured several seminal moments in D.C.'s history, including President Barack Obama’s first inauguration, the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. He was a D.C. graffiti artist and spent time in prison. Now, a photo he took hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

His assessment may come as a rude surprise to those in his party who are feeling bullish about President Obama’s chances. Pollster: 2012 vote a '50-50' chance for Obama 2012-05-12T10:30:00Z

HBO is remaining mum on the subject, but if Obama gets advanced copies, he’s the only person outside of HBO to do so. President Obama is the Only Person in the World to Get Advance Episoides of Game of Thrones 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Last week, Politico’s Mike Allen reported two items involving Stephanie Cutter, former aide to President Obama. Cable news, a welcoming home for the weary ex-campaign staffer 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

Head a few blocks over to 57th Street Books, a cellar bookstore that the Obama family once frequented, and you’ll find a dusty audio copy of the president’s autobiography “Dreams From My Father” on display. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Mrs. Obama’s face forms the composition’s peak, but could be almost anyone’s face, like a model’s face in a fashion spread. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

He joked that Obama should perhaps try one of Browne's signature shrunken suits - the ones that show a man's ankles. First lady starts 2nd term style in Thom Browne 2013-01-21T17:20:15Z

For example, when Barack Obama became president, I thought to myself, "My God. We have really turned a corner. I am so proud to live to see this happen." Walter Koenig: "Star Trek" is a welcome respite from the infamy of the Trump administration 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

But this year the rapper raised his game, announcing his intention to run for president of Haiti – and in the process comparing himself to both Barack Obama and Moses leading the Israelites out of bondage. Wyclef Jean: 'Fans are calling me the new Dylan' 2010-12-05T21:30:00Z

He also said he was disappointed in Obama for not closing Guantánamo as he promised to do when he ran for office in 2008. A glimpse into Guantánamo Bay's library 2013-05-03T15:38:29Z

Despite his assertions, those revelations did not constitute any vindication of Trump’s claim against Obama. Masters of their medium: JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

In this sense Barack Obama defies the stereotype of the American Liberal for whom American failure on the world stage is not the starter course but the main. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

You know, I think Obama’s rise and his election mirrored the desire that I had been feeling for black people to be more visible in my life. Chabon on race, sex, Obama: “I never wanted to tell the story of two guys in a record store” 2012-09-20T15:25:00Z

Drugs, rap, AIDS, reality television, celebrity culture, the gap between rich and poor, disappointment in Barack Obama — the list of subjects is long. Movie Review: ‘Red Hook Summer,’ Directed by Spike Lee 2012-08-09T12:00:00Z

Obama writes that he was “tempted to exit my perch, make my way down the aisle, and smack the guy in the head.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

The changes represent a partial fulfillment of Obama’s pledge of unprecedented transparency before he took office. They want their public documents. They’re not taking no for an answer. 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama says he's ready to cheer on the U.S. The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Obama also enjoys some old standbys like "Better Call Saul" and "The Good Place." Barack Obama’s favorite films of the year include "Nomadland," "Mank," and "Time" 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z

In his speech, Obama first repeats the Romney frames, opposes them to numbers and policy lists, and only at the end talks about his own moral vision. Email can ruin your life 2012-06-24T14:00:00Z

During the Obama administration, the garden’s heirloom vegetables and stream of visiting chefs and schoolchildren became a stage set for Michelle Obama, who built her legacy on promoting good cooking, healthful eating and exercise. Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

But Obama brilliantly – some would say deceptively – absorbed the political capital of the prophetic expression in public and then articulated it as his own quest for office. Michael Eric Dyson: Donald Trump is “what black people have warned America about” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

President Obama is hosting a special screening of the Oscar-nominated film Selma at the White House. Selma to be screened at White House 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

“You can play Barack Obama’s voice anywhere in the world, and people are going to know who it is in a very short amount of time,” said Ben-Adir, who spent six weeks perfecting Obama’s dialect. ‘The Comey Rule’ might make you angry. The people who made it hope it serves as a lesson. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

It’s like a politician trying to be Obama and Trump. The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

Should the “data miners” who helped get Obama reelected and who transformed American politics be nominated? Who Should Be TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year? Our Panel Sounds Off 2012-11-13T21:36:16Z

Despite his radical persona, Hopper was a paid-up Republican, though he voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. Dennis Hopper obituary 2010-05-29T18:51:00Z

Against Gingrich, Obama would win his home state 58 percent to 30 percent, doing even better in the collar counties and among independents than against Romney. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Even the first lady, Michelle Obama, has appeared on it twice. 'It's a miracle no one has died yet': The Biggest Loser returns, despite critics' warnings 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Obama blocks the Keystone pipeline to bring Canadian oil to US refineries for the next 50+ years. There's Nothing Wrong With the Chevy Volt's Battery 2012-01-05T19:34:43Z

But zip out of Moneygall from the southwest and you arrive at the gleaming, glassy Barack Obama Plaza, rising in thrilling disharmony from the cows and hills and green. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

President Obama told reporters this afternoon that Daley’s resignation was “not easy news to hear” and that he didn’t accept the decision right away. Obama surprised by Daley's resignation 2012-01-09T19:42:00Z

Factors other than Podesta’s efforts clearly weighed on the EPA as the Goliad case played out, including the agency’s fraught relationship with Texas officials and the Obama administration’s desire to demonstrate support for energy development. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z

Trump commented on many subjects but often returned to his “birther” views about President Barack Obama, thus endearing him to Obama’s critics and conspiracy-minded viewers. After Putin summit, Trump once again anoints Fox as favored network 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama will take a more active role in diplomatic efforts in his second term. Ex-Israeli security chiefs speak out in Oscar documentary nominee 2013-02-02T13:00:50Z

I just said, 'I just happen to think Michelle Obama is a beautiful and elegant lady, and I think she dresses beautifully.' Congressman sorry for Michelle Obama 'big butt' remark 2011-12-22T19:35:00Z

“Martha has been guided by one passion, and that is fidelity to the music,” Obama said during the White House ceremony. The Kennedy Center Honors: How sweet it is to be loved by the nation 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

They were sharp in combing through tidbits about the rosé habits of Malia Obama, the judo stance of Vladimir Putin, and the legal affairs of Tekashi69. The Verbal Wit and Bronx-Born Street Wisdom of “Desus & Mero” 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

We might sit at the dawn of the second Obama term, with Hillary in waiting, Republicans in therapy and Congressional approvals in sub-cockroach and colonoscopy territory. A Biden Moment 2013-01-26T01:36:39Z

Those factors only increased the risk to — and heightened the power of — Obama's singing on Friday. President Obama's 'Amazing Grace' moment and the power of spontaneous song 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z

"Fiscal cliff" has drawn a lot of attention as the deadline for Congress and President Obama to agree on government spending and tax plans draws nearer. "Gangnam Style" in line for UK dictionary inclusion 2012-12-20T14:00:49Z

"We are almost out of time," Obama said. Debt crisis focus shifts to Senate 2011-07-30T03:46:00Z

Obama, in strategizing with Reid over the weekend, insisted the bills be linked. House approves payroll tax cut extension 2011-12-13T23:49:00Z

Are you surprised by the reactions of the American media establishment to Obama's inaugural speech? Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z

While analyzing the first years of Obama’s presidency, you write that, “He gave up on winning the war in favor of managing it.” America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

Shame on those 63 million who — especially those Obama voters who crossed over and voted, shame on them for putting this idiot in the White House. “BlacKkKlansman” author Ron Stallworth: Donald Trump accomplished David Duke’s goal 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

‘Christ would not vote for Barack Obama,’ Mr. Keyes proclaimed, ‘because Barack Obama has voted to behave in a way that it is inconceivable for Christ to have behaved.’ Why does the left wing ignore atheists? 2012-08-08T13:36:00Z

Wonder, Usher and Taylor were also involved in Obama's inauguration in 2009, having contributed to his inaugural committee CD, Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise. Obama reveals inauguration songs 2013-01-18T11:08:53Z

Prior to De Niro, pipe bombs were sent to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the CNN offices on October 24. Robert De Niro got sent pipe bomb on his first day of filming "Joker" 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama’s campaign famously subverted cliches in 2008 with a simple, wordless logo: three rippling red stripes inside a blue circle. Analysis | Red, white and blah: Why are all these 2020 campaign logos so boring? 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

Asked whether he believes that a “post-racial society” — a phrase often invoked after Obama’s election — was desirable, Coates — ever the tinkerer — offered an alternative wording. With Atlantic article on reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates sees payoff for years of struggle

No question: If Barack Obama repeated Jefferson’s words, conservative Republicans would leap to their feet and the dunghill would hit the fan. Thomas Jefferson vs. the Bible: What America’s founding father really thought about religion 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

As President Obama’s re-election campaign heats up, Ms. Clinton will likely need to step back from news gathering to help raise money. Chelsea Clinton, Living Up to the Family Name 2011-12-03T23:32:03Z

Very rarely does an elected official achieve the level of distinct coolness that Barack Obama did when sitting across the table from Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam. Shedding the misconception that cooking and politics don't mix 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama is often referred to by his critics as the “entertainer-in-chief.” It’s hip to be square: Hillary Clinton isn’t cool — and she shouldn’t have to be 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Obama also decided that the goal to defeat the Taliban was impossible. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

Obama visited the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma, the first sitting president to visit a federal penitentiary. 4 reasons to decriminalize prostitution 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

Healy got to bring his mother to the White House, and has made two trips to Washington, D.C., with Hayes, the first on an invitation from Obama. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

Trump frequently has said that Putin’s dictatorial style is real leadership and compared President Obama unfavorably to him. The Manchurian President: A classic Hollywood thriller tells us more about America than any history book 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

The gold curtains were put into storage and stayed there during the Obama years. Presidents come and go, but these curtains are forever 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

As part of a modest tour, Obama gave readings for small crowds at bookstores. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Barbara Boxer was “the stupidest woman in the Senate,” and Obama was a “racist” and “lawless” president. The battle in your ear buds: The bros of political podcasting and their quest to reinvent punditry 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

“Racism, we are not cured of it,” Obama famously remarked. It’s hip to be square: Hillary Clinton isn’t cool — and she shouldn’t have to be 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Court-martialed, the transgender woman formerly known as Bradley Manning went to prison for seven years; President Barack Obama commuted her sentence in his final days in office. Perspective | Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, asks: Who will be the next Snowden? 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

Michelle Obama said Tuesday, “We still have a long way to go before we solve this problem once and for all. We can’t slow down and we can’t turn back now.” American children slightly less obese: Good news, but not good enough 2014-02-26T20:21:00Z

"House of Cards" was the crazy show during the Obama administration. "The Comey Rule" will likely trigger Trump, and series star Michael Kelly couldn't be happier 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z

If you are saying that the coal industry has been destroyed by Obama and in your mind you don’t have a job because of that, then you don’t care about climate change. Filmmaker James Stern on the era of “American Chaos”: “Worst situation since the Civil War” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

But more recently, local, national and political events — not the least of which was the election of Barack Obama — have met and married, helping to rejuvenate a night life culture that’s uniquely D.C. Stimulus Programs That Roll at Night 2010-03-04T06:50:00Z

In a January 2008 Op-Ed column in The New York Times, “A President Like My Father,” she wrote that Mr. Obama “has built a movement that is changing the face of politics in this country.” Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch 2013-07-26T20:10:51Z

President Obama met for the first time with Pope Francis on Thursday for a discussion that was expected to explore their philosophical common ground, and their differences. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-03-27T18:40:41Z

But then she had to eat some heaping plates of realism in public, like defending Obama’s nonintervention in the genocidal Syrian civil war. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Related: White House Correspondents' Dinner 2015: President Obama and Cecily Strong – as it happened First, consider the rapid devolution of the White House correspondents’ dinner into a red-carpet event. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

And a new show, featuring nearly 2,300 paintings of President Obama, one for every day since he took office, opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit on Friday. The Artist Rob Pruitt: Paradox on a Pedestal 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

With Obama’s election, Coates briefly allowed himself to entertain the same belief. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

Obama was just the latest politician to do this. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

Mrs Obama's cameo, in an episode titled Moving Up, will centre on her campaign against child obesity. Michelle Obama in Parks and Rec 2014-02-28T09:53:58Z

Lots of smart people are poring over Mr. Obama’s record to divine a legacy. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

Obama's performance Saturday night proved he hasn't lost a step. President Barack Obama has performed his brand of sharp-tongued comedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the last time _ wrapping up with "Obama out" and dropping the mic while the crowd cheered 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama signed an executive order banning the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. Schools, lies and Donald Trump: Teachers must resist emulating our fact-challenged president 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

Would a conservative have gotten a screen full of links to birther pages for an Obama search, and a string of positive entries for Boehner? Bursting the Bubble: Are We Isolated in a World Wide Web of One? 2011-05-16T19:05:00Z

Obama even had a kind of cameo recently on the ABC sitcom “Black-ish,” which follows the story of a well-to-do African American family. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

The memoir leaves little doubt that Barry Obama was a lost stoner in high school. Our cannibalism obsession 2012-06-06T03:59:00Z

Earlier Friday, the White House confirmed Obama and his family will attend a Dec. 9 charity concert where PSY is among the performers. Correction: People-PSY-Protests story 2012-12-08T19:16:05Z

As a result of Waters’s preaching, the nation has become a feast of farmers markets and urban gardens, including one at the Obama White House. Alice Waters got us to eat healthy. What more can she teach us in her new book? 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

New Yorker angers Obama camp The election team for US President Barack Obama magazine for a 2008 cartoon on its front cover, depicting him in traditional Muslim dress and his wife as a terrorist. Cartoons that courted controversy 2013-01-29T13:04:18Z

In 2008, Obama promised his daughters a dog and his wife a date night after the election. Obama a fan of "Boardwalk Empire," "Homeland" 2011-12-14T19:05:09Z

Obama took perhaps-excessive measures to control the flow of information out of the White House, and to prevent press leaks. Trump and the Press and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

Obama told the business leaders the United States was putting a priority on the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. Obama says China must play by the rules 2011-11-13T05:31:00Z

First lady Michelle Obama will host the event, and the menu will feature several of the kids’ winning recipes. Murch Elementary student wins D.C. seat at White House kids ‘state dinner’ 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

It would be too soon if the movie had been about their years in the White House but not for a movie about the Obama's first date. Review: In an Obama Biopic, the Audacity of Hagiography? 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

I was regaled with reminders of the horrors of the drone program that Obama supports, and reminded how inadequate Obamacare was. Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z

Mr. Obama has much better luck with his similarly high-profile portraitist. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

I referenced the fiscal lifeline that Congress and President Barack Obama had thrown to both major parties by lifting the cap on individual donations to the RNC and DNC. Career advice for Sean Spicer: Work nights at a supermarket — like I did after he cost me my job 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

It is a question Mr. Obama has never spoken about publicly. Obama Sees Limited Options for Cyberwar in Syria 2014-02-24T22:03:46Z

Obama has wanted the Center for Disease Control to study this gun-violence problem as an epidemic but Congress has blocked it. Michael Moore: ‘Trump inspires his side. It’s like Munich in 1932’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

Palin also returns to the subject of Wright, Obama's controversial former pastor. Palin book takes aim at some new targets 2010-11-19T19:23:00Z

Sanders has an endorsement from rapper Killer Mike while Clinton tried to wrap her arms in the warm embrace of President Obama. Hillary Clinton “black friends” Obama: Larry Wilmore explains the Democratic debate strategy 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

“It’s not the easiest thing in the world to find a new job. Even after 2008, a lot of the Obama campaign staffers had a tough time finding a job after the election.” Your boss lost an election, you lost a job — but Tom Manatos is here to save the day.

The students believed Obama might sympathize with them because he had a Kenyan father. Meet the Dreamers Who Walked 1,500 Miles to Stay in America 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

The segment ended with Obama, who greeted Letterman with sass in a pre-recorded bit with the host. David Letterman's Last Show: 'Our Long National Nightmare Is Over' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

And I guess he must have been in a coma and thought the year was 2016 because he started demanding Hillary’s emails and for the feds to arrest Obama. ‘S.N.L.’ Has a Theory About the Fly That Landed on Mike Pence’s Head 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z

Though a computer-enhanced actor briefly appears playing President Obama, no Transformer is on hand to thank him for rescuing the auto industry. | ?Transformers: Dark of the Moon': They?re at It Again, and Chicago Takes the Hit 2011-06-28T15:11:24Z

In the early days of August 2008, when it looked as if nothing could stop Obama’s ascension to the presidency, the ad resonated deeply with voters. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

And the award was introduced by the starriest presentation team – a joint effort by Jack Nicholson, and Michelle Obama by live link from the White House. Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis collects record third Oscar with a smile 2013-02-25T22:43:24Z

Latinos have a distinct presence at this inauguration after raising funds and turning out the vote for Obama in the 2012 election. Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration 2013-01-21T02:44:08Z

For eight years, Mitch McConnell tried to kill the Obama presidency — but as the week’s first inaugural parties kicked off, he looked ready to dance on its grave. As inaugural balls get underway, lots of pomp regardless of circumstance 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

People celebrate outside the Stonewall Inn, which President Barack Obama designated as a national monument after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, on June 26, 2015. Coming Out, and Rising Up, in the Fifty Years After Stonewall 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

Last month, Thrones actor Liam Cunningham told Vulture that Obama gets advance copies of the show, though it wasn’t clear at the time if he was referring to season 6. President Obama is the Only Person in the World to Get Advance Episoides of Game of Thrones 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

At one point during the May 3 event, Obama smiled while pointing out where the barbecue grills might go, prompting chuckles from the audience. Design for Obama library and museum off to surprisingly somber start 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

In 2008 “South Park” greeted Obama’s first term with a parody of “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Entrapment.” “South Park” nails the post-election mood: “This isn’t how it was supposed to happen!” 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Indeed, all the way back in 2013, the Business Insider website ran a post entitled, “Is President Obama Killing the Necktie Business?” Trump vs. the Disappearing Tie 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama scrawled his endorsement on a birthday note to Stevens in 2014 — “We miss you on the Court!” Justice John Paul Stevens Looks Back on His Long Career 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

I admit I was dreading The Audacious One, Warren Adam's response to Barack Obama's 2004 "audacity of hope" speech. Phoenix Dance theatre ? review 2010-12-01T23:40:00Z

For all the attempts by conservatives a decade ago to paint her as a radical, Obama seems to be a measured, methodical centrist at heart. In ‘Becoming,’ Michelle Obama Mostly Opts for Empowerment Over Politics 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Mrs. Obama’s choice of Ms. Sherald as an artist was an enterprising one. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

When Barack Obama said that there was convincing evidence Russia had used its hacking efforts to throw the U.S. election to Trump, the president-elect not surprisingly labeled the claim “ridiculous.” Through the looking glass: How can we recognize our friends in the mixed-up world of Donald Trump? 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

My sons, while out walking with their father earlier that day, had bought me a bottle of street perfume with an image of the Obama family printed on the box, “to wear for good luck.” A Poet’s Tale from Obama’s First Inaugural 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

Add in the fact that he's legitimately funny and friendly, and it's easy to see why Barack Obama tapped him to host "The G Word with Adam Conover." Adam Conover on demystifying government on an Obama-produced show: "It was my primary misgiving" 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z

Then someone started a “Yes we can! Yes we can!” chant, and again I felt both galvanized and sorrowful, thinking of Obama. Scenes from the Women’s March on Washington 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z

He joked that Obama's record would be called, "After the second term, now I can finally get my groove on." Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King, to belt out blues 2012-02-22T13:28:08Z

That may be changing, especially now that President Obama has claimed Kailua as his. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z

At the Democratic convention in Denver this week, Clinton made an impassioned plea for her supporters to support Obama this November. An All-Out Battle for Women's Votes Begins 2008-08-30T08:00:00Z

As he often has in recent months, Obama seemed to be relieved to be headed toward the column-flanked exits—but he also seemed genuinely afraid for what might be in store for his country. The Sweet Solidarity of Barack Obama and Larry Wilmore 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama was nicknamed "Spock" by British officials after his election. Thirty new facts about Gordon Brown from Anthony Seldon's book 2010-12-23T12:38:02Z

King asked: "If this facility is so secret that the name cannot even be seen by the public, then why in the world would the Obama administration allow filmmakers to tour it?" Kathryn Bigelow given information on unit that killed Osama bin Laden 2012-05-24T00:35:29Z

The Obama Foundation held a public event in Chicago to discuss plans for the Obama Presidential Center designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. Essential Arts & Culture: Rage and grief at the Taper, art of color and movement, Obama's library 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Like Tyrion, Obama walked into office with a military crisis and an economic disaster on his hands. Barack Obama is Tyrion Lannister: The “Game of Thrones” theory that explains eight years of demented dysfunction 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

It was not clear whether Obama would attend. Longoria to host Latino inaugural salute to Obama 2013-01-08T23:01:04Z

Obama’s act was a tough one to follow. The Sweet Solidarity of Barack Obama and Larry Wilmore 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

This image of US President Obama and his wife appeared on the front of the New Yorker magazine in 2008 The BBC looks at the cartoons which have courted controversy in the past. Cartoons that courted controversy 2013-01-29T13:04:18Z

I cannot praise these portraits as they do not represent the Obama's or their legacy. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Wolf, a onetime fund-raiser for Mr. Obama, made a beeline to the mayor, took hold of his shoulders and announced that he considered Mr. Adams to be his “brother from another mother.” Obama and Bob Iger Speak at a Sandy Hook Benefit in Manhattan 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

But Hollywood’s addiction to normative whiteness looks particularly pathetic compared with the visual and symbolic narrative that we’ve all watched unspool over the Obama presidency. Has there been an ‘Obama effect’ in Hollywood? 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

President Obama's visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, which marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the site where nuclear bombs were first used in warfare, was derided as an apology tour. "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer": U.S. foreign policy has a lot to learn from this summer’s blockbusters 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

At the time, the real estate mogul and reality-TV star had been hinting at a political run and championing the bogus conspiracy theory that Obama was born in Kenya. The rise and fall — or maybe rebirth? — of the White House correspondents’ dinner 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

An article quoting President Obama’s last State of the Union address: “It’s one of the few regrets of my presidency that rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.” Style Invitational: Don’t be afraid of the dark — a song parody contest 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

Obama's old home in the Jakarta neighborhood of Menteng is now surrounded by tall apartment blocks and is too urban. Indonesian film portrays Obama's early years 2010-05-20T16:45:00Z

Rhodes believes Obama was held back by other phantoms, of those killed in previous US military adventures abroad. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

But this is a version of the past that largely sidesteps the anti-establishment edge of post-punk or hip-hop, though Obama has expressed his fondness for these genres. When Politicians Make Playlists 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

The enthusiasm gap: There is a reason that Obama's Chicago-based campaign team has been quick to email supporters with bad polling results. 5 things the early polls tell us about the Obama-Romney matchup 2012-04-20T10:15:00Z

On a lighter note, Clegg confirmed that Barack Obama had described him as the better-looking half of the coalition as he attended a lunch with the president and the prime minister. Nick Clegg warns over Syria intervention 2013-06-20T09:42:24Z

High-risk pools like Obama’s have been a centerpiece of GOP health-reform policy thinking for years now, yet they have given no specifics for how his are somehow different, and you haven’t either. Quinnipiac Poll: Swing-State Voters Think the Supreme Court Should Overturn All of Obamacare 2012-05-03T17:28:41Z

Michelle Obama is “just funny,” said Cutter, who helped create the first lady’s Let’s Move! program. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

“I’m not the biggest fan of Obama, so I don’t support him in the Obama things he’s got going on,” one woman explained after noting she preferred the ACA. Americans don’t know the difference between Obamacare and ACA 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

The Washington Post’s Carlos Lozada noted that in “domestic policy and foreign affairs, in debates over culture and race, Obama splits differences, clings to the middle ground and trusts in process as much as principle.” Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

When Mrs. Obama later sat for her portrait, Ms. Sprung said, their rapport was easy and conversational. Official Obama Portraits Are Finally Being Unveiled at the White House 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

I still believe that if President Obama would start articulating on climate issues, he would get more votes, not fewer. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z

It would appear that Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama are coequal partners in the icon business. How Bruce Springsteen – and the left – can reclaim and cultivate a vocabulary of patriotism 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z

Set in 2008, the fiscal crisis looms large, with speeches by Bush and Obama inserted as an obvious metaphor. Nearing 50, a heightened perspective for Pitt 2012-11-28T19:47:08Z

"His contributions to the fields of and the arts have already paved a path forward for future generations of writers," said Obama. Gay Cuban-American poet to recite at Obama's inauguration 2013-01-10T12:41:37Z

He claims that the “Obama and Bush II administrations, along with state and local governments, have been blind to critical facts about the true nature of the enemy we face.” Virginia county sheriff hosting anti-Muslim training by disgraced conspiracy theorist 2014-02-17T14:00:00Z

The Obama Aesthetic was an icy-hot blend of ardent hope and restrained cool. The presidency has been swamped by the Trump Aesthetic 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

"Wow, I have to say that it's a great honor to sit between Obama and Donald Trump," said Kim impersonator Howard X, with a head of slick black hair and chubby cheeks. Lookalike Trump, Obama, Kim offer comic relief in Hong Kong 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

In another highlight from his monologue, Rock talked about a time he attended a political fundraiser in Los Angeles featuring President Obama — where most of the attendees were white, Hollywood liberals. Chris Rock delivered the medicine to a so-white Oscars, but was it strong enough? 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

Picked by Obama “because it fed my lifelong fascination with space”, the iconic PBS documentary was the most widely watched series in the history of American public television for a decade. Barack to the future: what can we learn from Obama's sci-fi movie list? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

The city broke 91.4 percent for Obama in 2012, so any suspense was imported, building slowly in volume from over the horizon, beyond the firewall of the Beltway. What it felt like to be in Washington on Election Day 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

His colleague, Scott Pelley, called it a civil rights speech and noted Obama's citation of key moments in fights for equality among black Americans, women and gays. Inauguration offers brief pause from TV bickering 2013-01-21T22:31:05Z

But he does add another factoid from his past, claiming that Barack Obama was his paralegal before he went into politics and became president. Outrageous! Beloved `Seinfeld' character reborn 2010-12-01T19:44:00Z

And in a story that superficially resembles that of Barack Obama’s parents, he beguiled the white woman he would marry at a time when mixed-raced marriages in America were neither commonplace nor easy. Books of The Times: ?My Long Trip Home,? by Mark Whitaker - Review 2011-11-06T22:34:42Z

Not everyone will agree with this — Donald J. Trump, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are all prominent nonmembers of the Edward Snowden fan club — but “Snowden” makes its case with skill and discretion. Review: ‘Snowden,’ Oliver Stone’s Restrained Portrait of a Whistle-Blower 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

Remember when President Obama brought in an anger translator to the White House Correspondents Dinner? The year in viral videos: John Oliver, Larry David, mac-and-cheese douche and the very best the Internet had to offer 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

The more recent rule, proposed by the D.O.T. in January under President Barack Obama, would require more transparency regarding passenger baggage fees. Trump’s Moves on Airline Fees Prompt Transparency Questions 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

Him and the First Lady, Michelle Obama, their first date, they went to see, "Do the Right Thing." As hip-hop turns 50, Chuck D praises its power as "a worldwide cultural experience and religion" 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

President Barack Obama delivered a taped message as the concert opened. Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan Headline Prince Tribute Show 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Abdul-Jabbar and President Obama speak after a White House news conference meant to launch a new health care initiative. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar timeline 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Even Obama himself described his time at Columbia as a period of intense study, with much of his time spent studying alone in the university’s library. Netflix’s “Barry”: Barack Obama as a young modern invisible man 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

For example, he worked with Shepard Fairey, the artist who was sued by The Associated Press for using an image of Barack Obama for his piece “Hope.” Why the Baby on Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Album Is Suing Now 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

Obama said he was impressed by the participation of so many women during his three-day visit, including those in the armed forces at Monday's Republic Day parade. Nations will only succeed if women are successful, Obama tells India 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Actor and former Obama administration official Kal Penn has publicly come out as gay, and announced his engagement to his fiancé Josh, who has been Penn's partner for 11 years. Kal Penn comes out and announces engagement to fiancé Josh 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Obama had no trouble admitting it to himself. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

Barack Obama’s studied look during his campaign reveals how political candidates punctuate their campaign persona with clothes. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

That was describing Obama’s rival, Hillary Clinton, as a “monster” — while on a book tour in Ireland no less — and being forced to resign from the campaign. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

“People who were unimportant when Obama was president are more important now,” Yglesias says. The boring journey of Matt Yglesias 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

Even Michelle Obama, our forever First Lady pulled up so I know Barack was probably in the background bussing a two-step. DJ D-Nice's virtual dance parties follow the tradition of innovation in times of adversity 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

Obama’s State of the Union speech in 2012 began and ended with panegyrics to the troops, which Jonah Goldberg of National Review called “disgusting” and reminiscent of North Korea. Should We Worry About Trump’s Fawning Admiration of the Military? 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

They're all all good and decent people, and all it does is drive their unfavorables up and give President Obama a free ride. For Romney team, 20 debates is enough 2012-02-25T23:24:00Z

Last year, Michelle Obama expressed her support for schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria by joining in the #BringBackOurGirls online campaign and giving a radio address — typically the president’s turf — on the topic. Obamas launch global focus on the education of girls 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

If this were a world where Cher always got what she wanted, she would have already received the honor from President Barack Obama. They always said Cher (and cockroaches) could survive the end of the world. Lately, she’s not so sure about that. 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

For President Obama, who has been adamantly opposed to direct American intervention in a worsening crisis in Syria, such methods would seem to be an obvious, low-cost, low-casualty alternative. Obama Sees Limited Options for Cyberwar in Syria 2014-02-24T22:03:46Z

Or maybe it was because I thought with Obama as president and Brad and Angelina’s multinational brood as the informal first family, we were finally safe. Motherlode: Talking About Race (Etc.) 2011-03-10T18:27:57Z

But for all her political star power, Obama does not enjoy the grind of the campaign trail, and she tends to ask campaign strategists to pick and choose their efforts to deploy her. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

Remember that even Obama came under fire from comedians like Stephen Colbert, who, on "The Colbert Report" liked to target Obama's hypocrisies. Is political comedy dead now? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

To dismiss this as frivolity, however, is to underestimate how well Obama has translated his political message to popular media. It’s hip to be square: Hillary Clinton isn’t cool — and she shouldn’t have to be 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

His most elaborate work to date is a mural of President Obama at Compton City Hall. Barber to hip-hop stars cut it close most of his life 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

The Obama administration has suggested that it’s open to a veto of the bill — a move that would appear consistent with his opposition to indefinite detentions when he was running for president. Memorial for America’s conscience 2012-05-24T20:20:00Z

He attacked Obama’s education policy while speaking to donors in New York City on Tuesday evening, previewing themes likely to play prominently in Wednesday’s speech. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T14:47:00Z

Together, she said, it all lays claim to a visual genealogy that extends from Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr. through to President Barack Obama, whose black aviator Ray-Bans Mr. Adams adopted. ‘Everything About You Must Say Power’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

I thought Obama was good-looking and remarkably self-possessed, like many aspiring actors I’ve met, but I was not a fan of that speech. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

Hannity was typically buffoonish in May 2011, when he freaked out because President Barack Obama used Dijon mustard on a hamburger. Fake outrage over Kyrsten Sinema’s thigh-high boots is latest example of GOP's culture war stupidity 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

He added that Anna Wolfley’s resemblance to President Obama was “really uncanny.” Antiques: At Antiquarian Book Fair, Photos of Obama Ancestors 2012-04-05T22:12:59Z

Network spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer said Tuesday that Fox wasn't renewing its contract with Morris, who was steadfast throughout the campaign in his prediction of a big Romney win over President Barack Obama. Fox cuts ties to commentator Dick Morris 2013-02-06T03:16:05Z

It will be Obama’s second visit to Spain. Michelle Obama begins three-nation trip with visit to Liberia to advocate for girls’ education 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

There was his unfortunate description of Barack Obama as “Your President,” a startling enough remark to be called out by “Good Morning America,” not exactly a bastion of political cynicism. The First Debate of the Twitter Election 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tastes, an eclectic and all-encompassing list of artists and tracks that reflect the varied coalition of voters he is seeking to attract. Obama's iPod a bit like his electorate _ varied 2012-10-29T21:11:07Z

Even President Obama ducks out of the Oval Office to show up on the sidelines of his daughters’ soccer games. Testosterone Study Has Fathers Questioning Their Manhood 2011-09-16T20:54:40Z

Many things have changed since she lost the Democratic Party nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, but few more pointedly than scripted television's relationship with women. Thanks to TV's strong women, voters are ready for a female president 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Obama did not care for the Chinese export plates with the presidential seal that had long been displayed on the bookshelves of the Oval Office. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

When it was released in November 2008, a week to the day after Barack Obama was elected president, Taylor Swift was still an ordinary famous person, not yet a superstar. Review | Taylor Swift’s new take on ‘Fearless’ piles on the nostalgia, along with some revenge 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z

Cognitive linguists have shown that we make sense of our lives through metaphors: life is a journey; love is war; Syria’s use of chemical weapons is, in Obama’s words, “a game-changer.” CrossFit mirrors American militarism 2013-09-08T00:00:00Z

“The damage that Barack Obama has done to our ability to defend ourselves is appalling,” they write in “Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America.” Review: In ‘Exceptional,’ the Cheneys Make Obama the Villain 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

Hijacking Obama’s Agenda These days, the push to deregulate public education is a popular, bipartisan issue. Playing for Michelle Obama 2012-06-11T21:25:00Z

I was researching Obama’s time at Columbia University for a screenplay I’d been hired to write, reading everything I could get my hands on about that relatively opaque and unsettled period of his life. “OK, so what would convince you that racism is real?” 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

Obama has invited Franklin to the White House many times in the past seven years. The History of Aretha, in Ten Videos 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

In the fall of 2008, as the election of Barack Obama started to seem inevitable, many Republicans began wondering about their party’s future. The Sad Attempt to Make Trumpism Cool 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, on media rights generally, the Obama administration hasn’t walked its talk. Obama promised transparency. But his administration is one of the most secretive 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Cabinet Diversity Poses Question for Obama President Obama could continue appointing white men to lead the Defense and Treasury Departments or break old patterns by tapping women and minorities. The Best Pop Music of 2012 2012-12-12T13:25:47Z

Of Diamond, Obama said his songs could be heard everywhere from baseball games to children's movies. Kennedy Center Honors celebrates Streep, Diamond 2011-12-05T03:07:53Z

Although President Obama and Vladimir Putin are here, the central figures are women in colorful gowns, arrayed in classical poses against black backdrops. In the galleries: ‘Micro-Monuments’ that take on a global perspective 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

“This audiobook collection allows listeners to hear that remarkable transformation in Obama’s own voice and words, as it is unfolding.” Audiobook compiles ’60 Minutes’ interviews with Barack Obama 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

Tony Blair and Barack Obama have both sat opposite Stewart. An Englishman in New York 2011-07-23T23:04:11Z

He added that he was sorry President Obama had not mentioned the issue in his State of the Union address. Noted: Citing Discrimination, Some Gays and Lesbians Call for Boycott of Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014-01-31T21:21:10Z

He told me I’m “about the second” person to ever make this request of him in the two years since President Obama signed an order protecting the land. At Basin and Range National Monument, Landscapes, Art and Aliens 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

And do we really believe that ideology will have less of a distorting effect on intelligence gathering, policy decisions or the perception of reality, under Obama or any future president? Cannes: Naomi Watts on Valerie Plame 2010-05-20T17:30:00Z

Kendi, an professor of Africana Studies at the University of Florida, offers a bold proposition in his work of intellectual history: Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln might be racist. Colson Whitehead Wins National Book Award for The Underground Railroad 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

The pair memorably sat on plastic stools in a Hanoi cafe, drinking beer and talking about everything from ketchup on hotdogs to Obama’s childhood. Anthony Bourdain's greatest TV moments 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Thirdly: I'm sure Michelle Obama appreciates your unsolicited input into the way she raises her daughters, but I'm guessing she's got this one. Beyoncé's not a bad role model. Feminists should give her a break 2013-04-26T09:45:38Z

But the subject, considered a stain on President Barack Obama’s legacy even by many of his supporters, has almost dropped off the map. Perspective | Middle East civilian deaths have soared under Trump. And the media mostly shrug. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

Not interviewed by the filmmakers are Obama’s political supporters, but this isn’t that kind of documentary. Movie Review: ‘2016: Obama’s America,’ Directed by Dinesh D’Souza 2012-08-12T22:09:29Z

My favorite detail from the Obama backstory involves his first date with the future First Lady, when they went to see Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.” When Politicians Make Playlists 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

According to experts, an appearance of Michelle Obama in a particular brand’s clothing could generate $14 million in value for the company. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Under both the Bush and Obama administrations, Mr. O’Brien worked on an initiative to train lawyers and judges in Afghanistan. Hostage Affairs Envoy Takes On an Unlikely Case: ASAP Rocky 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Articles appeared with headlines like, “How to eat your way through D.C. like Obama.” She’s chasing a Washington dream. He’s the Night Mayor. 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

"One person said, 'Obama, keep your promise,'" the president commented from the podium. Obama and Hollywood: State of their Union 2010-08-16T18:30:00Z

In part because of this, Obama made the decision to manage the war fairly early. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

Late-night hosts on Tuesday decided to focus on Trump’s latest decision to remove many of Obama’s environmental regulations and further revelations about possible Russian connections. Late-night TV roasts Trump on climate: he 'surrendered Florida to the ocean' 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

The wives of the presidential candidates turned out to the second debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in practically the same shade of hot pink. 2012 styles that made our heads turn 2012-12-12T20:31:05Z

Last fall, though, Obama called McChrystal on the carpet for speaking too bluntly about his desire for more troops. White House summons US general to explain himself 2010-06-22T12:12:00Z

When he served as President Obama’s chief of staff, Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel was fond of instructing his staff to “never allow a crisis to go to waste.” Can the Chicago River be saved? 2013-02-24T15:00:00Z

It could have been a line out of one of President Obama’s own education speeches. Playing for Michelle Obama 2012-06-11T21:25:00Z

“It’s been a long time coming,” President-elect Obama told the rapt crowd, “but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.” We made Barack Obama evolve: The behind-the-scenes story of how he got to “I do” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

Near the end of the hour, he says to Obama: “Now, Mr. President, I know you have to get back to the Oval Office . . ..” Review | Letterman sits down with Obama, but both men seem rusty and off their game 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

"Obama was actually the first president who said the word LGBT." Billie Jean King film replays tennis battle for women's equality 2013-06-24T21:49:57Z

Bee told the story of one of her writers, just that morning, being shouted at on the street, “Payback for Obama time—no more socialist Muslim.” Is Late-Night Political Comedy Useless? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

He argues that Mr. Obama’s failure to lead Congress out of the sequester standoff is a prime example of his “reticence to engage his opponents and rally support for his cause.” ‘Worthy Fights,’ by Leon E. Panetta 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

In the early stages of his campaign, then-senator Obama was making tentative overtures to hip-hop, noting in particular his appreciation of, and interest in, rap music. How hip-hop fell out of love with Obama 2012-08-23T19:00:01Z

The White House confirmed that Obama would be attending the fund-raising event with his family, as is customary for sitting US presidents. Psy apologises for anti-American tirade 2012-12-08T07:04:00Z

But you hear people scolding the Obama administration for not rushing into the middle of it. Philip Gourevitch: Memory is a disease 2012-09-26T20:31:00Z

It doesn't help that some of Obama's major fans have changed their tune. How hip-hop fell out of love with Obama 2012-08-23T19:00:01Z

It's worth considering how intense and racist the backlash from the right would have been had this fast food spread been coordinated by Obama, too. Cold Whoppers in the White House: A visual metaphor for the Trump presidency 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

The hat has become the “I Like Ike” button and Obama “Hope” poster of our time  — the official objet d’art of an election that has turned into one long, bad-hair-day  episode of reality TV. It's been worn, memed and burned: How Donald Trump's 'Make America Great Again' hat reflects a nation's anger 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

Watch: Damian Lewis, an actor on the series “Homeland,” talks about the time that he met President Obama. The Cruel Irony of “The Americans” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

I listened to the minute or so of Michelle Obama's remarks before Sturtz's interjection and was quite spellbound by how boring it was. There's a right way to deal with hecklers. Then there's Michelle Obama's… 2013-06-08T23:05:27Z

Obama cleared out all the music when he got in there. Snoop who? 2013-04-06T08:00:00Z

On the one hand, it’s witty and incisive parody, as fluent in Mr. Obama’s tics as in hip-hop manners. Critic?s Notebook: Prez N the Hood: A Hip-Hop Parody Stirs Up Issues 2010-10-25T22:56:00Z

First lady Michelle Obama wore a blush, off-the-shoulder gown by designer Naeem Khan, but that was about the only sign of spring at the dinner. Nordic state dinner: A warm welcome for leaders from cold climes 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

Speaking to Vulture last year, he delivered this assessment of Barack Obama's presidency: "There's an advantage that Bush had that Obama doesn't have. People thinking you're dumb is an advantage. "Obama started as a genius. Who will replace Jon Stewart? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

As the New York Times reports, Mrs. Obama was speaking before a group of approximately 200 supporters at a Democratic fund-raiser in a private home in northwest Washington when she was interrupted by a protestor. Michelle Obama’s heckler win 2013-06-05T14:41:00Z

And with that simple intention, it communicated the story the Obama administration hoped to tell. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Mitt Romney stuck stripes inside an R when he ran against Obama the next cycle, unfortunately evoking a brand of toothpaste. Analysis | Red, white and blah: Why are all these 2020 campaign logos so boring? 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

The Obama administration fussed about our European allies and was not inclined to pick fights with Russia. The Military’s Illusions About Donald Trump 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

In a benevolent gesture, Trump plans to grant illegal Kenyan immigrant Barack Hussein Obama full American citizenship. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Spot the fake news headline 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z

According to Ms. Sprung, the similarity of this floral background to the background of Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Obama, who also grew up in Hawaii, was unintentional. Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months. Keeping it Secret Took 6 Years. 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

The Obama campaign has run several commercials in Florida including ads showcasing his support for Medicare and federal assistance for veterans. Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads 2012-06-17T11:57:12Z

There’s no way my vote should count as much as Obama’s. ‘S.N.L.’ Jokes About the Midterms, and Pete Davidson Pokes Fun at Himself 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

Later, when the discussion turned to foreign affairs, Romney was asked about the drone aircraft that recently crashed in Iran and Obama's request for Tehran to return it. Gingrich, Romney set sights on Obama 2011-12-16T06:10:00Z

He was a master at etching consternation into his lips, pursing them and pulling in the corners of his mouth while Obama hit his applause lines and colleagues across the aisle cheered. Chris Christie steals the show 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus criticized Obama for seeking to schedule his address at the same time as a Republican presidential debate in the Reagan Library in California. Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

Is this kind of a “i was associated with Obama” logo? Analysis | Red, white and blah: Why are all these 2020 campaign logos so boring? 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

On Thursday, Penguin Random House announced that it would release Mr. Obama’s memoir in November, with an initial run of three million copies. Best Sellers Sell the Best Because They’re Best Sellers 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z

"Above all, they stayed true to themselves," Obama said. Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in LA at 91 2012-09-02T02:46:04Z

Even if he hasn't been on the air, Olbermann has been critical of the Obama administration. How MSNBC is surviving after Olbermann 2011-06-19T23:16:04Z

He can hear the cheers from Grant Park as crowds await Obama’s victory speech. ‘Grant Park’ review: A novel about America’s continuing racial divide 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Dukureh, an Atlanta resident who has advised the Obama administration since launching her campaign, said she was hopping with excitement to bring it to her birth country. Gambian youth come together for conference to tackle FGM 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

Obama had discouraged Biden from making the leap from the start. In Joe Biden’s Memoir, Private Grief and Its Effect on a Public Life 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

Obama, could you pass some hope to the Pope?/ Bo Burnham 2010-08-11T20:30:00Z

But only 13 percent of voters singled out the Obama administration for blame, while just 9 percent said congressional Democrats alone were responsible for the stalemate in Washington, the poll showed. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Directors Amy Rice and Alicia Sams focus mostly on Obama’s primary battle, which gives an incomplete picture of his historic candidacy. 8 Political Campaign Documentaries Worth Streaming 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

“I fundamentally reject that and I will tell the speaker of the House he needs to reject it,” Obama said. AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

And the music from “Lemonade” may be too politically confrontational for Obama to feel comfortable putting it on his list. Decoding Obama’s playlist: Inside his summer jams, a hint of what we’ll miss most about him 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

I think Obama was our first celebrity president. Sebastian Gorka says that Obama was our first celebrity president 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

And in 2010, Fox distanced itself from host Glenn Beck after he said President Obama had “a deep-seated hatred for white people. . . . This guy is, I believe, a racist.” Why can’t Fox apologize? It won’t back down even amid Pirro, Carlson controversies 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., the Obama administration’s top lawyer, tried to argue that the insurance mandate would not open the door to other requirements to buy products because healthcare is unique. Possible trouble ahead for insurance mandate 2012-03-27T15:20:00Z

Plus, there is the appeal of the hymn itself — President Obama recently reminded the world of the song’s power by singing it at the funeral of a murdered pastor in Charleston, S.C. The Cast of ‘Amazing Grace’ Grapples With Slavery 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

After a year in office, Barack Obama has done little more than reshuffle the chairs, leaving the same investment-bank insiders and free-market ideologues who blew up the store to plaster it back together again. Cannes: How the bankers fleeced the world 2010-05-19T15:20:00Z

Just choose a side: Bobby Kennedy, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have sung her praises, while Richard Nixon, Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly have disparaged her ideas. Review: Workers Have a Friend in the Determined ‘Dolores’ 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the most exciting political announcement of the last year for Democrats was President Obama’s concession that gay men and women, too, might one day get married. One marriage under god 2013-02-02T20:00:00Z

President Barack Obama made book recommendations while in office, too, but his list was substantially different from Trump’s. ‘Great new book!’: President Trump and his many, many tweets about his favorite authors 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Still, most of “District of Corruption” is spent attacking Barack Obama for voting irregularities, lack of transparency, executive overreach and filling high-ranking positions with big-money donors. You can learn a lot about Steve Bannon by watching the films he made 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Importantly, he says, ’s poll numbers are better than Obama’s when voters are asked which man has good ideas for how to improve the economy. Pollster: 2012 vote a '50-50' chance for Obama 2012-05-12T10:30:00Z

This cult classic immediately made waves upon its release, so much so that Mariah Carey has repeatedly expressed her obsession with the film and Barack Obama alluded to it in a Twitter joke. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘High Maintenance’ and ‘Mean Girls’ 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z

Obama, of course, broke many of his promises. Can Roseanne Barr help the Green party break out? 2012-02-09T20:44:00Z

"There should be no doubt: today, America is stronger and al Qaeda is on the path to defeat," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday.              Americans mark 10th anniversary of attacks 2011-09-11T13:00:00Z

Mr. Obama’s rise to the presidency helped Mr. Gaines view history as something other than an abstraction. Julian Gaines Has a Question: ‘How Do I Paint Oregon Black?’ 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

Mrs. Obama’s memoir brought readers on her journey from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her time as the first Black first lady. Michelle Obama Will Publish a New Book This Fall 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

“I’m the yes-we-can man,” Obama said to his wife last summer, as they ruminated on her podcast about the dangers of cynicism during Trump’s final year. Obama at 60: Feet on the dance floor, eyes on the future 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z

President Obama has done the show twice as president. They’ll Just Hate to See Jon Stewart Go (So They Say) 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

It was only the latest time Obama assured the nation that he represents all Americans, not just those who identify with him as the first black president. ‘Michelle Obama: A Life,’ by Peter Slevin 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

President-elect Barack Obama had asked me to compose and recite a poem for his first Inauguration. A Poet’s Tale from Obama’s First Inaugural 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

President Obama makes his first appearance on the show. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Crown’ and President Obama on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

The summer of 2008 was a busy one: Barack Obama emerged from a contentious democratic primary to become the first ever black presidential nominee of a major party. 'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

When I typed Obama into Google, I got back a series of official websites, including his White House page, his campaign page and his Wikipedia entry. Bursting the Bubble: Are We Isolated in a World Wide Web of One? 2011-05-16T19:05:00Z

The Georgia congressman said the award was even more special coming from Obama. Obama lauds Medal of Freedom recipients 2011-02-16T05:16:04Z

“It’s crazy. First Trump, now Biden. Today, just to be safe, Obama burned his house down.” Wanda Sykes Kicks Off ‘Daily Show’ Stint by Panning a Eulogy From Trump 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Alter, Medavoy and Bender agree that, despite Obama's successes, the optics have been obscured and the president's public relations apparatus needs an overhaul -- no small criticism coming from those in the business of building images. Obama and Hollywood: State of their Union 2010-08-16T18:30:00Z

“I’m not signing on to a failure,” President Obama is quoted saying near the end of this book. Books of The Times: Afghanistan as Obama and Others Game It 2010-09-22T22:53:00Z

Hardly any could come up with coherent reasons for choosing Romney over Obama beyond a few Fox News talking points about nonexistent higher taxes and weak leadership and some free-floating paranoia. Hey, liberals: You haven’t won the culture war 2012-11-10T20:00:00Z

Present troubles go far to explain Mr. Obama’s low standing, but historical amnesia, especially among people over 50 who have direct memories of Nixon’s resignation 40 years ago next month, seems particularly surprising. In ‘The Nixon Defense,’ John W. Dean Returns to Watergate 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z

It is fair to say this: not for Barack Obama the unexamined life. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Tuesday's primary lacks the energy of the 2008 race, when the heated primary battle between Barack Obama and set voting records across the state. Indiana voters head to polls for decisive election 2012-05-08T12:31:00Z

The expectations for the books Michelle and Barack Obama have just signed a deal to write are stratospherically high — considering the often dull literary tradition of books written by former White House occupants. The Obamas just signed a jumbo book deal. Here’s why a publisher is betting big on them. 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

Burning Question: Did Obama ever contribute his own jokes? Is Everyone in Politics Writing a Tell-all? Yes. 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Scheduling details are still coming together, but Obama will hit the trail in the fall, a White House official said. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

He regularly criticized President Barack Obama on the program, at times raising his discredited “birther” conspiracy theory against the president. Fox News hires former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders as a contributor 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Here he contrasts Mr. Obama unfavorably with, of all people, George W. Bush. Books of The Times: One Nation, Still Divisible by Race 2011-08-11T22:00:15Z

At one point, Obama simply looked directly into camera and advised Americans to sign up for the insurance proferred under the terms of the Affordable Care Act. Review: The Daily Show's Obama Interview Shows Trevor Noah's Flaws as an Interviewer 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

In fact, there is a clear, shining line connecting Lincoln and King, and President Obama. Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

Obama tells The Boss that he was attracted to public service instead of a big salary because he recognized the American dream was not achievable for many Black citizens. Obama in upcoming podcast credits his mother for his path 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

“The Obama Years: The Power of Words” examines why many loved to hear the former president speak. What’s On TV Sunday: ‘When We Rise’ and ‘Tickled’ 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Hancock was represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose clients range from President Obama to Barbra Streisand. Musician Herbie Hancock has book deal for a memoir 2012-04-10T22:13:08Z

What began as a hobby for Obama alumni has morphed into a thriving business that is also a crusade to save a teetering republic. The battle in your ear buds: The bros of political podcasting and their quest to reinvent punditry 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

But a few days later, Obama told The Associated Press in an interview that raising the debt ceiling wasn't going to happen without some cuts. Debt debate forces Obama to shift stances 2011-07-23T11:42:00Z

The White House request came on the same day Obama issued an appeal to Congress to renew legislation to fund highways and air travel that he said would protect a million jobs. Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold more than 887,000 copies across formats in the United States and Canada on its first day of publication, according to its publisher, Penguin Random House. Prince Harry’s Memoir Has Record Breaking Sales 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

One factor making change difficult was that President Obama sometimes ran into intense opposition from Congress, other government officials and the public. Review: Charlie Savage’s ‘Power Wars’ Dissects Obama’s Evolution on National Security 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama’s first volume in his presidential memoirs revisits his path to the White House and the successes and obstacles that defined his first term. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2020 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

One friend quits a good job because he’s “sick of waking up early,” then takes to Facebook to bemoan the “Obama economy.” The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

Obama called for "reciprocity" in the trade arena, saying there was no reason this should lead to problems in broader relations. Obama says China must play by the rules 2011-11-13T05:31:00Z

Those oblique depictions will give way to more literal ones soon, when the cinematic mythmaking begins in earnest: Already, Will Smith has reportedly begun talks with Obama about playing him in a biopic. Has there been an ‘Obama effect’ in Hollywood? 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

As I stated in my reply to Janice Nelson, I do not think First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait reflects her in a realistic way. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

After Fat Amy accidentally exposes her nether regions to an audience that includes President Obama, the group again faces an uphill battle to be taken seriously. A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Hollywood is the one industry whose leaders have remained fervently pro-Democrat, and Obama, with more star power than any Democratic president this side of JFK, has fully captured their imagination. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Mr. Ryan held his own, but did look abashed when Mr. Biden mocked him for opposing the Obama stimulus, yet asking for government funds for his own district. The Tv Watch: Biden Takes off Gloves in Vice Presidential Debate 2012-10-12T05:09:03Z

He also governs a state that Obama won in 2008, ending a long stretch of GOP wins in Indiana. Daniels to deliver GOP response to Obama 2012-01-19T18:01:04Z

The real surprise, however, is that the track Reagan is not an isolated rebuke but merely the most recent illustration of the deteriorating relationship between Obama and hip-hop. How hip-hop fell out of love with Obama 2012-08-23T19:00:01Z

She did not attend the ceremony, but Obama said she'd be paying him a visit soon. Obama lauds Medal of Freedom recipients 2011-02-16T05:16:04Z

Responding to a media furore unleashed by the YouTube video, Madonna issued a statement on Tuesday through her spokeswoman saying her reference to Obama's religion was facetious. Madonna defends 'black Muslim' Obama endorsement 2012-09-26T06:22:46Z

Obama describes the dizzying sci-fi epic, a collaboration between Kubrick and renowned author and thinker Arthur C Clarke, as a film that “captures the grandeur and scale of the unknown”. Barack to the future: what can we learn from Obama's sci-fi movie list? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

And even the things that Obama did get through had to pass muster with a handful of very conservative Democrats. ?People Who Eat Darkness?: The disappearing blonde 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z

RICHMOND, Va. — "Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads 2012-06-17T11:57:12Z

Many Cubans we talked to cited President Obama’s 2015 visit as a watershed moment, a critical first step in normalizing relations between the two countries. Havana’s Symphony of Sound 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

It was an international sensibility that brought them together, Obama said. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Until the 2008 election, when Barack Obama rolled into town, it was also suffering from a dire case of feminism fatigue. Review: ‘We Were Feminists Once,’ on a Movement Co-Opted 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

Van Jones, the progressive commentator and former member of the Obama administration, will speak to Mr. Noah on Thursday. Trevor Noah Is Amazed at How Fast Trump Cut Ed Gillespie Loose 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

“Coal mining jobs undoubtedly did decline under Obama, but it’s worth noting that coal mining jobs have also been declining for decades,” Oliver said, displaying a graph charting the rapid descent of coal industry jobs. John Oliver on the coal industry: 'Trump needs to stop lying to miners' 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

Homes’s first novel in 10 years is set in the wake of Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

Last year President Obama even admitted as much, saying, “I know some folks think this tradition is a little silly. I do not disagree.” Obama’s last turkey pardon is the dad joke the country needs right now 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

“In the last two days, they had so little confidence in his self-control, they said we’re just going to take away your Twitter,” Mr. Obama said. Breaking Up With Twitter 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z

Schultz skipped the latest details, such as President Obama’s views on the matter or the consensus among American intelligence agencies about the extent of Russian meddling. How Ed Schultz transformed from MSNBC lefty to the American face of Moscow media 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Mo joked that Obama's record would be called, "After the second term, now I can finally get my groove on." Jagger, B.B. King, ready to sing blues for Obama 2012-02-21T18:29:15Z

On Tuesday, the president’s foundation is expected to announce the location of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, which early reports have indicated will be on the South Side of Chicago. What kind of ex-president will Barack Obama be? 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Obama’s remarks to Ghanaians, commending them on their democracy, have a new resonance given events on the other side of the continent, in Egypt. The Week Ahead: Feb. 20 ? 26 2011-02-17T15:17:47Z

In 2016, the homegrown rap star executive produced the MTV documentary “Prescription for Change” about the opioid epidemic, featuring conversations between him and President Obama, and people in the Seattle area battling addiction. Macklemore becomes latest Seattle star honored for addiction recovery work with MusiCares award 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

Michelle Obama’s entire speech, which even Trump said was effective, ran only about 12 minutes, but it could be the heart of a stump speech with the potential to confound Republicans. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

It involves Hillary Clinton, who was always the likely heir to Obama. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

"I will continue to hold the Obama Administration's feet to the fire until we receive more adequate answers," Blackburn said. Feds won't target unwitting owners of illegal wood 2011-09-21T22:44:08Z

As for liberal critics, Mr. Kloppenberg took pains to differentiate President Obama’s philosophical pragmatism, which assumes that change emerges over decades, from the kind of “vulgar pragmatism” practiced by politicians looking only for expedient compromise. Study of Obama Finds a Pragmatic Intellectual 2010-10-27T17:44:00Z

Stewart's introduction to the piece described Obama's address to the nation as "the prime-time speech that we so desperately needed." Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z

In one chapter Mr. Toibin compares the writing of James Baldwin and Barack Obama, men who grew up without fathers and learned to, he says, “make it up as they went along.” Books of The Times: Colm Toibin’s ‘New Ways to Kill Your Mother’ Looks at Writers 2012-06-11T20:19:38Z

The group will be honored by President and Mrs. Obama at a White House reception on Dec. 4, followed by a gala at the Kennedy Center here. ArtsBeat Blog: Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond and Yo-Yo Ma Among Kennedy Center Honorees 2011-09-07T15:02:01Z

Looking back on that period from the distance of the White House, Obama recalled that he was then "deep inside my own head… in a way that in retrospect I don't think was real healthy". Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Most of President Obama’s State of the Union addresses have not particularly memorable. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

The first was when former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, departed by Marine helicopter. As TV goes, the inauguration was perfunctory and unimpressive, but it had moments 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

Add Ronald Reagan, who Obama once cited as another model of a transformational president, whose accomplishment was turning “liberalism” into a dirty word. Where has this Barack Obama been? If Obama had governed like this in 2009, he’d be a transformational, historic president 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

When the Obama administration eased embargo restrictions in January, the company noticed an increase in requests for flights to Cuba and decided to find a way to make it happen, he continued. A Booking Site Is Offering Flights to Cuba (With an Asterisk) 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

This is what Barack Obama, who copped to wearing only gray or dark blue suits as president, aside from that one unfortunate tan suit moment, said, as did Mr. Zuckerberg. Silicon Valley Has a New Style Icon 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Obama did nothing to directly encourage practitioners of identity politics. Which American dream will win?: Donald Trump as existential hero and the ugliness lurking in the “dream life of our nation” 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

Obama has faced criticism from the left about unfulfilled campaign promises ranging from the closure of Gitmo to the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Obama and Hollywood: State of their Union 2010-08-16T18:30:00Z

You should get over that quickly,” he told the Obama Foundation summit recently. I live as a feminist, but I’m tired of being so furious all the time | Dear Mariella 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

Mr. Obama spoke shortly after the guests had taken their seats. Obama and Bob Iger Speak at a Sandy Hook Benefit in Manhattan 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

And hope and change didn’t exactly happen under the Obama administration for all of us, either. I don't care "how black" Kamala Harris is and neither should you 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

On Monday, he was ruthless about Mr. Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama had his “wires tapped,” and about his Twitter post Monday misrepresenting intelligence agencies’ position on Russian interference with the election. Stephen Colbert (That Other One) Returns 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

He met Obama when the future president was a mere state senator; Obama sought Jordan’s counsel when he was mulling a 2008 run for president. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

You argue that political and military factors led Obama to adopt a middle ground between counterterrorism and counterinsurgency. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

Harry Truman published the first installment of his two-volume memoirs a full year faster than Obama published his. Presidential Memoirs Don’t Always Take This Long to Write 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z

Do you believe that Obama's role in the imprisonment of Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye relates simply to his secret drone war or do you feel there are broader implications here? Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z

When Obama has been in town, he has not been much of a public presence. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

I hope that whoever the nominee is can tap into the social media and the excitement that Obama did for young people in 2008.” Marco Rubio is just the guy to win the youth vote. Or so the old folks think. 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

The reason, he explained, is his conclusion that President Obama is a true intellectual — a word that is frequently considered an epithet among populists with a robust suspicion of Ivy League elites. Study of Obama Finds a Pragmatic Intellectual 2010-10-27T17:44:00Z

Even former President Barack Obama significantly scaled back his 60th birthday party on Martha’s Vineyard. So Much for a ‘Hot Vax Summer’ 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z

She may not be on the Biden ticket, but Rice’s memoir is still worth reading as she looks back at her Washington upbringing and the work she did in the Obama administration. August paperback releases: 14 books to read now 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Think Barack Obama singing “Amazing Grace” in Charleston or Ronald Reagan reciting poetry after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. As Images of Pain Flood TV, ‘Where Is Our Leader?’ 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

Instead of cheering for Obama zingers, the downtown Democrats found themselves fidgeting as Mr. Romney’s folksy and crisp retorts seemed to edge out Mr. Obama’s professorial responses. Young Crowd Finds Debate Lacking 2012-10-05T22:05:37Z

Mr. Savage himself describes these events in President Obama’s early months in office in a section titled “Retrenchment.” Review: Charlie Savage’s ‘Power Wars’ Dissects Obama’s Evolution on National Security 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

The singer, who helped raise money for Obama during the presidential campaign, said she had "a lot of friends here." A jazzy all-American state dinner for Chinese prez 2011-01-20T13:46:05Z

Mr. Savage writes that President Obama’s “specific complaints” about the Bush programs and his promises “were heavily tilted towards fixing the legal process.” Review: Charlie Savage’s ‘Power Wars’ Dissects Obama’s Evolution on National Security 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Obama administration staffers recall her kindness and interest in their lives — she made sure her staffers could balance work and family. Susan Rice has spent her career fighting off detractors: ‘I inadvertently intimidate some people, especially certain men’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

Not just a repetition of economic facts, but of the moral differences that led to both the Bush disaster and the Obama attempt to recoup. Email can ruin your life 2012-06-24T14:00:00Z

The timing is designed to allay fears from Republican politicians that the movie might influence voters by portraying Obama in a flattering light. Osama bin Laden film trailer debuts online 2012-08-07T12:41:16Z

“You can win,” he tells a startled Obama long before Obama thought he could. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

It would be easy enough to complain that the May 3 unveiling of a preliminary design for Barack Obama’s presidential library and museum, over which a relaxed and tieless Obama presided, was short on details. Design for Obama library and museum off to surprisingly somber start 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

As a result of that, Obama was put into office because he didn’t bring precisely, when we see him, this baggage. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

Blanco, a Cuban American poet, was asked to compose and write a poem for Obama’s second inauguration — a work called “One Today” that was an ode to the country’s diversity and unity. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Ms. Cook was awarded Kennedy Center honors by President Obama in 2011. Celebrating Barbara Cook’s Life With Songs and Stories 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

The authors of a new book detailing 55 years of informal communications between the United States and Cuba see a rare opportunity to normalize relations, provided President Barack Obama wants to seize the moment. Authors see chance for breakthrough in U.S.-Cuba relations 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

“I’ve really felt like this show has had ‘Obama’s America’ written all over it.” Starring on Broadway, Obama and Alexander Hamilton 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z

Now, several legal challenges may still determine what comes of Obama’s policy. Parents of transgender students fear for children's safety under Trump 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Look, Obama does bad things and I deplore them, though not with a lot of fuss, since they’re hardly a surprise. Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z

Obama said the Ebola outbreak was discussed in his collective meetings with African leaders behind closed doors on the third and final day of the largest summit of the continent's governments held in Washington. Barack Obama pushes for 'global effort' to combat spread of Ebola 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

In his final foreign speech as president, Barack Obama spoke to a crowd in Athens. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

So, Republicans have been complaining for months that Obama wasn’t doing enough to secure the release of the prisoners,” Meyers explained. Ted Cruz’s warmongering, hypocrisy: “A good day for Obama only lasts the seven minutes before Republicans sh*t all over it” 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Land’s previous book, her first, was published in 2019 and was praised by former President Barack Obama among others. Author of best-selling ‘Maid’ takes on college in ‘Class’ 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

But, typically, he doesn’t talk about policy or achievement; he talks about Obama the dude. Richard Linklater: ‘someone’s living back there, and he’s murdered somebody’ 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z

Erler, whose LinkedIn profile shows she was once a field organizer for Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington, wrote to Obama earlier this year to express her frustrations about the economy. Obama shares an (atypical) 'day in life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

The comprehensive agreement represents a victory for President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats in Congress, and allows Republicans to put behind them a tax debate that threatened to hurt them in the November elections. Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal 2012-02-16T07:22:03Z

Obama said, tarnished “our credibility as a nation committed to the rule of law.” Memorial for America’s conscience 2012-05-24T20:20:00Z

"No, I think I'm going to go ahead and watch," Obama said. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

Her White House office confirmed Mrs Obama will guest star in the NBC show's season six finale. Michelle Obama in Parks and Rec 2014-02-28T09:53:58Z

Obama said in a statement, “Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status.” Sexual harassment and rape accusations pile up against Harvey Weinstein 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence What We Know: In 2018, Viking will publish this memoir, which will trace Clapper’s career, including the six and a half years he worked under Obama. Is Everyone in Politics Writing a Tell-all? Yes. 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

This instalment, New Start, brings us up to date, starting with Barack Obama's earnest attempts to reboot Washington-Moscow relations. TV highlights 09/02/2012 2012-02-08T20:00:05Z

It’s animated by a desire to understand the paradoxes of that time—of a multitudinous America that contains both Barack Obama’s election and Trayvon Martin’s murder. No Compromises 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

The debit-card fees have sparked an outcry among politicians -- including members of Congress and President Obama -- as well as customers, who have threatened to close their bank accounts and move to other institutions. JPMorgan won't charge debit card fee 2011-10-28T11:28:00Z

Another Swabian clip with over a million hits shows Barack Obama's 2008 Berlin speech in which the future U.S. president rants about muddy bicycles in his apartment block. Star Wars dub sends jobbing ad man into orbit 2010-10-14T16:09:00Z

This bears comparison with the hostility that President Obama arouses among American Republicans, and for a similar reason: race in Obama's case, class in Wilson's. Classified: Secrecy and the State in Modern Britain by Christopher Moran – review 2013-01-10T08:00:01Z

CNN trails President Obama and his staff members as they prepare for the transition of power to a new administration. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The End,’ on the Obama White House, and ‘Six’ 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

Deesha Dyer, Michelle Obama’s last social secretary, said that “it makes me angry because I do care about these people, and they’re amazing, and so many of them did not have a choice.” Concern rises for White House residence staffers as their workplace emerges as a virus hot spot 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama and other senior administration officials to impose sanctions targeted at South Sudan's leaders and to freeze their assets abroad. Clooney, Cheadle urge action to stop pilfering of South Sudan resources 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

“Second of all, President Obama doesn’t need to go to Belgium for them to know that he’s an ally … Wouldn’t that be the last thing that the Prime Minister of Belgium needs, houseguests?” Trevor Noah to Ted Cruz: “You’re a sanctimonious jackass” 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

Over here he is widely regarded as a force for good … Well part of the reason you have that view is that Obama is a fantastic public speaker. Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time' 2013-04-25T15:54:10Z

But she has also performed at the White House under Obama, which she saw as an honor. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

That’s the era the we find ourselves paradoxically in as a result of Obama’s presidency. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

That outlook was in sync with the country’s dominant mood at the time of Obama’s inauguration. The moral foundations of fascism: Warring psychological theories struggle to make sense of Hitler, Mussolini and you-know-who 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

Blues singing is part oratory, and after a faltering start on Tuesday, Mr. Obama declaimed his lines with adequate warmth and gusto. Critic?s Notebook: Presidents Sometimes Take the Role of First Musician 2012-02-22T23:25:19Z

Obama may also propose extension of the payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits passed in bipartisan measures in December. Obama, Boehner clash over jobs speech 2011-09-01T06:23:00Z

The man found to have been the ultimate culprit is kept naked in an American military facility with President Obama's explicit support. WikiLeaks by David Leigh and Luke Harding - review 2011-04-10T04:29:00Z

A bust of Barack Obama features a predator drone on his forehead, a protest of the former president’s sanction of automated assassination. Review | In the galleries: ‘Sea of Change’ exhibition sets the voyage on a different course 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

The feminist philosophies my friend and I championed were tested daily, and even at the twilight of the Obama Administration before the promise of a female presidency imploded it didn’t feel like we were winning. Thirtysomething, bisexual, single and satisfied: Your breeder friends can’t bare it 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z

The new Obama doctrine: A six-point plan for global war This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama meeting with his national security team. Army tank made of cupcakes 2012-06-15T14:54:00Z

Broadcast and cable channels offer live coverage of President Obama's "State of the Union Address." TV This Week, Jan. 18-24: Ricky Jay, 'Jane the Virgin' and more 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Michelle Obama sets the tone and tempo of the current White House, Kantor argues in this admiring account, full of colorful insider anecdotes. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z

In recent days, Obama has opted to meet with leaders from each party separately, or simply call them on the phone. Debt debate forces Obama to shift stances 2011-07-23T11:42:00Z

Oliver said there is still a good chance that Obama’s successor will be Donald Trump — and he is definitively not a fan of the Republican presidential nominee. John Oliver Reminds World That Guantanamo Prison Still Exists 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

The civil rights movie "Selma" may not have gotten a lot of Oscar love, but President Barack Obama was giving it a lot of attention on Friday. Obama holds White House screening of Oscar-snubbed film Selma 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

“Love you, too, I mean, obviously within acceptable proprietary and so on,” says Senator Tom James, offering his version of President Obama’s “Love you back” to a star-struck voter. 'Veep' Recap: Listen, You Are Beyoncé 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

President Obama in January turned heads by using the word “transgender” in his State of the Union address. Who Gets to Play the Transgender Part in Hollywood? 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

In the meantime, Barack Obama’s performance as president — meaning the performance he gave in the role of president of the United States — was flawless. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

Little also denied that the cooperation was an attempt to boost President Barack Obama's election chances, and said the movie would not be out until after the election. Rep. King: CIA, Pentagon, too close to filmmakers 2012-05-23T17:33:09Z

After Barack Obama became president, the Roberts narrative became even more compelling than during the George W. Bush presidency. 'The Oath': Jeffrey Toobin on clashing agendas on Supreme Court 2012-10-04T19:59:04Z

President Obama spoke on the fourth night of convention proceedings, telling the audience that foreigners have trouble understanding how someone like Donald Trump could be the GOP’s nominee. John Oliver recaps last week’s DNC: Trump’s candidacy as baffling to foreigners as “the menu at Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen” 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

Camp Obama plays all this down, fearful of the Pakistani Muslim connection being used to taint their candidate. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z

President Barack Obama is now tweeting from his own Twitter account @POTUS. President Obama Joins Twitter, Hits 1 Million Followers In 5 Hours 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

"There's no actor running around playing Obama in our movie," he added. Writer says bin Laden film, trailer not politically motivated 2012-08-08T21:07:43Z

But it’s entirely possible to read that quote and catch a chill because Mr. Obama could easily have been writing about himself. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

Watergate, the Reagan Revolution, the Clinton years, the 9/11 era, the Obama elegance, the Trumpian chaos. Perspective | The Style section at 50: Still sharp, snarky and soulful — and always a work in progress 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images You may not know President Barack Obama’s stance on every issue, but at least now you can learn more about his stance on popular music. LISTEN: President Obama’s Official Inauguration Playlist Includes Glee, Katy Perry and fun. 2013-01-18T19:06:47Z

It was Boehner, Obama recalls in his recent memoir, who first broached the threat of not raising the debt ceiling in 2011 — a radical move that would have sent the nation into default. The Divided Mind and Politics of John Boehner 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

Not for her the strategy of fashion diplomacy, mastered by Michelle Obama, wherein you champion a designer who bridges both your home country and a host country. Jill Biden, Changing the Fashion Game 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

President Obama is rejecting the idea of taking back Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying there's no mechanism in place for such a move. President Obama rejects idea of revoking Bill Cosby freedom medal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Obama, commenting on a white police officer's arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home in Cambridge, Mass., at a news conference July 22. 2009-12-16T08:01:00Z

The activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author delves into the tricky balance of advocacy and pragmatism she had to negotiate when she worked in the Obama administration. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Over the next few years Obama buttressed his innate charisma with an election to the U.S. Ron DeSantis has reached a perilous point: Inevitability 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

An appearance on the show, whether it was by Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai, or Judith Miller, had the potential to go viral through the echo chamber of Facebook and liberal websites. Jon Stewart's Daily Show skewered the powerful and pushed US satire forward 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Though President Obama overruled him, Mr. Panetta argued against declassifying and releasing internal memos detailing the early Bush-era interrogation methods that he had once publicly condemned. ‘Worthy Fights,’ by Leon E. Panetta 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

The euphemism tradition remains alive and well in the Obama administration.  Memorial for America’s conscience 2012-05-24T20:20:00Z

Obama is in the middle of a week-long tour of South Africa and Botswana, her second official solo visit abroad as first lady. Michelle Obama meets Oprah in South Africa 2011-06-23T22:06:09Z

“Culturally, Obama made blackness so present, and so appreciated; people felt seen and heard; it influenced the arts, and it absolutely influenced how I see blackness, how I appreciate it,” says the 32-year-old Rae. Issa Rae: 'So much of the media presents blackness as fierce and flawless. I’m not' 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

Illinois also may hold a special cachet for competition among the Republican contenders — claiming to win the GOP nomination in Obama’s backyard. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

The question at his inauguration was whether Barack Obama would oversee a historic, transformative administration that could overcome partisan politics; the question now is whether he will survive his re-election campaign. 'The Obamas' a portrait of their life in D.C. 2012-01-09T15:37:00Z

Republicans racked up big wins in this week’s elections in no small part because of Mr. Obama’s growing unpopularity. Chuck Todd's 'The Stranger,' About Barack Obama 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

When I addressed you that way did you think you were about to hear an address from President Barack Obama? AMERICA SURVIVES with Joanna Rothkopf pt. 3: How to survive a bear attack 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

He also pressed Obama on his characterization of the Islamic State as “the J.V. team” and the president’s contention that he hadn’t underestimated the terror organization. ‘Grandstanding’ or truth teller? CNN’s Acosta walks a fine line with Trump. 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z

But judging by his punchy speeches at the end of last week, Obama still has an appetite for the job. Has a disillusioned Barack Obama lost the will to win? 2012-10-06T23:06:37Z

Poet, novelist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou died in May at the age of 86, prompting US President Barack Obama to hail her "one of the brightest lights of our time". Famous faces who died in 2014 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

Obama, Traub writes, “managed to pass the stimulus package, rescue the auto industry, restore faith in the economy and, after a prolonged struggle, pass a massive health care reform package.” If Liberalism Is in Crisis, Who’s to Blame? 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

When Obama came to Washington, he arrived with a “no new friends” mantra, choosing instead to surround himself with a close group of friends and advisers, your Valerie Jarretts and David Axelrods. All the president’s ‘Guys’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

“This is a time for serious consideration of who we want to be and what kind of country we will leave our children,” wrote Springsteen, who in 2016 received a Medal of Freedom from Obama. Obama-Springsteen book ‘Renegades’ coming in October 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

But don’t look for her to frequent Washington’s trendy restaurants the way Michelle Obama did, either with pals or with her husband. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

It is true, however, that in the late 1990s, as state senator of Illinois, Obama wrote him "a personal reference, stating that he knew me" when Siddiqi was applying for jobs in the dotcom industry. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z

The same year, Fox apologized for an on-screen graphic accompanying a story about criticism of Michelle Obama that read, “Outraged Liberals: Stop Picking on Obama’s Baby Mama!” Why can’t Fox apologize? It won’t back down even amid Pirro, Carlson controversies 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

He chose instead to turn his Instagram over for one day to Deesha Dyer, a former Obama Administration Social Secretary, who now is a creative event strategy consultant. It’s a Wonderful Time to Be Leslie Jordan 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

Obama’s an interesting case because in some ways he is like Richard Nixon. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

Then Michelle Obama was photographed in one of their designs: a forest-green crepe dress for the “Christmas in Washington” television special in December. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z

No president has ever had the fluency with American cultural life that Mr. Obama has had, and no president has deployed its symbolism so effectively. The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

While Trump is brash and in-your-face about his awful policies, Obama and Clinton simply put a kinder, sugarcoated face on some of the very same things. Susan Sarandon was right: She warned us Hillary was doomed; liberals didn’t want to listen 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

This two-hour special takes contenders to the White House, where Michelle Obama lets them pick ingredients from the presidential vegetable garden. The Great Offices of State | Wallander | Paul Merton Looks At Alfred Hitchcock | Enid | Wonders of the Solar System and more | Watch this 2010-03-27T06:45:00Z

The Obama administration may need to come up with a an alternative way to provide coverage, but it’s unclear what those options would be or how difficult they would be for consumers to access. 5 Things Women Need to Know About the Hobby Lobby Ruling 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

This is how we found out, two years ago, that Modern Family was just about the only thing that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama agree upon. Why People Love Reading About Supreme Court Justices' Favorite Movies 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Woodward provides a dramatic account of the angry phone call in which Mr. Boehner told Mr. Obama that the deal was off. Books of The Times: ‘The Price of Politics,’ by Bob Woodward 2012-09-08T00:31:09Z

This week she was in Washington to celebrate Day of the Girl and posted on Instagram a photograph of her with Michelle Obama. Rowan Blanchard: The Unlikely Evolution of a Disney Star 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

When it was over, Daley called Boehner and requested a date for Obama to present his jobs proposal to a joint session of Congress. Daley resigns as White House chief of staff 2012-01-10T02:47:00Z

Obama said he did, causing this awkward exchange: Barack Obama is Tyrion Lannister: The “Game of Thrones” theory that explains eight years of demented dysfunction 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

President Obama reassured the public at a recent news conference that the chances of this happening “are extremely low.” What is Ebola and how do people catch it?

Obama will have lunch with Rebekah Erler, an accountant in St. Paul with two young sons who told CBS Minnesota she struggles to pay the bills. Obama aims for 'day in the life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Say what you will about Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but he understood this. Why did it take 10 years for America to leave Michael Jackson's Neverland? 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

How did the double Oscar-winner find himself on a hit list alongside Obama and Clinton? Robert De Niro: ‘Trump is a real racist, a white supremacist’ 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

You want to go up against Barack Obama? From Ancient Myths to Modern Day, Women and the Struggle for Power 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

It was in this company Obama felt most comfortable. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Amid all the brouhaha, we may lose sight of this: The press had no problem holding its dinner when Bush I or Clinton or Bush II or Obama was president. What boundaries? White House Correspondents’ Dinner creates unholy cohabitation of press, politicians 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Similar attempts at reform by President Barack Obama in the US met the same fate. How philanthropy benefits the super-rich 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

Kimmel also referred to the tweet that kicked it all off where Trump referred to Obama as bad or sick. Late-night TV on GOP healthcare bill: 'popular with everyone except mortals' 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

They began winning back ground lost to the international military coalition until President Barack Obama sent in 30,000 more troops last year to help. 77 Americans wounded in truck bombing 2011-09-11T12:24:00Z

Then in 2014, when reaction to the Obama presidency crossed over from National Enquirer land to mainstream, I was reading the kind of thing on the internet that I hadn’t seen before. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Godfather of Conspiracy Thinking 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama was the first person I ever voted for. On Ice Cube, Donald Trump, and the question of what my vote is really worth 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z

She had been planning to vote for Clinton but said Michelle Obama’s speech persuaded her to do more. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Obama graduated from Columbia University in New York in 1983 with a degree in political science after transferring from Occidental College in California. Trump: Obama wasn't qualified for Ivy League 2011-04-25T21:28:13Z

She also points out that her floor at the Whitney opens with a photograph of Barack Obama by African American photographer Dawoud Bey — a frustrating response. Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

In preparing for his future, Obama disciplined himself in two activities: writing and running. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

The news conference also came less than a day after President Obama’s farewell address in Chicago, and it previewed the tonal whiplash the country is in for come Jan. 20. Donald Trump and the State of Conflict 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

And it’s not like Mr. Trump goes to bed at 9, as George W. Bush did, or unwinds by reading briefing papers and eating almonds, as Mr. Obama did. Donald Trump Has Drained the Swamp (of Good Christmas Parties) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Today, loving profiles of First Lady Michelle Obama often focus on her personal and professional strength, particularly her exceptional education and career achievements, her egalitarian marriage, and her athleticism. “Oh, girl, get up. You got this”: Why the “strong black woman” stereotype is an albatross 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

Obama skipped the graduation ceremonies, finishing his time at Columbia much as he had begun: isolated and apart from the college scene. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

The report comes amid concern about low humanities enrollments and worries that the Obama administration’s emphasis on science education risks diminishing a huge source of the nation’s intellectual strength. Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm 2013-06-18T21:48:54Z

Together with his friend, former president Barack Obama, he has launched a podcast, "Renegades: Born in the USA." How Bruce Springsteen – and the left – can reclaim and cultivate a vocabulary of patriotism 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z

Obama can use his executive powers to act alone on some gun measures, but his options on the proposals opposed by the NRA are limited without Congress' cooperation. Biden seeks video game industry input on guns 2013-01-11T13:02:14Z

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, established by Bill Clinton in 2000, and doubled in size at the end of Barack Obama’s second term last January, is the first monument set aside solely to preserve biodiversity. At Three National Monuments, Quiet Trails and Questions About the Future 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

He was at it again in the meaningless 2008 follow-up Where in the World is Obama Bin Laden?, which also premiered at Sundance but fell down when it revealed the limitations of his investigative reach. Morgan Spurlock for sale. Buy, buy, buy 2011-01-24T15:02:37Z

After the family vacation in Hawaii, where a smooth, practical knot seemed to work, Michelle Obama has emerged with a new hairstyle. 2010-01-15T23:33:00Z

Much has changed since the heady days of the Obama inaugural, when the country was aglow with good feelings for the new president, and some here wonder whether reality television can rekindle the romance. Air-Kisses and Sniping on the Real Housewives of D.C. 2010-06-18T19:20:00Z

That same percentage of the population believes that Barack Obama maybe or definitely is the Antichrist. Satire’s war on stupid: This prank on the Democrats and an ACLU brief reveal our nation’s biggest battle 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

Chuck ClosePainting and photographing the human face — recently Barack Obama’s — is Chuck Close’s primary occupation, but portraiture also consumes his domestic life. T Magazine: The Collections of Artists: Inside the Homes of Jeff Koons, KAWS, Ugo Rondinone and Chuck Close 2013-12-05T14:00:42Z

They began writing the show in the years after Mrs. Clinton’s 2008 defeat by Barack Obama, when talk of sexism permeated cable news. Hillary and Bill Clinton Inspire Musical Theater 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

As the months dragged on, Holbrooke was clearly falling out of favor with Obama, and frustrated that he wasn’t able to persuade the administration to negotiate with the Taliban. Searching for Richard Holbrooke 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

Intelligence agencies summarized the “dossier” and included it in material given to Trump and President Obama. How BuzzFeed crossed the line in publishing salacious ‘dossier’ on Trump 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

But it is something of a surprise to see Obama’s memoir, which has been translated into 23 languages, selling so well the world over. Michelle Obama’s Book Is No. 1 Here — and No. 1 in Finland, Singapore and Portugal 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

This time around, Obama's team sees opportunities to increase its levels of support. Stellar duo target Ohio's working class for Obama 2012-10-18T20:59:13Z

“I saw my expression as a stranger might perceive it,” Obama writes of watching one of her speeches on mute. Analysis | Women, once relegated to supporting roles, are becoming the protagonists of their own stories 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Ever since, the history-making musical been indelibly linked to the Obama era. The revolution is coming: Miranda and Kail on ‘Hamilton’ now 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

Mrs. Obama, who declined to speak with Ms. Soechtig according to the film, is portrayed as a patsy, with her well-meaning “Let’s Move!” childhood obesity initiative quickly co-opted by food giants and undercut by politics. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: A Food Documentary That Hopes to Start a Movement 2014-01-20T18:52:17Z

The implication was raucously clear, just as it is when Trump regularly inflates the number of Syrian immigrants admitted by the Obama Administration: they are swamping us. On Brexit, the 2016 Euro Championship, and Trump 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama wore a blue tie with his white shirt, dark suit and overcoat. First lady starts 2nd term style in Thom Browne 2013-01-21T17:20:15Z

In October, he wondered aloud to his audience, “I’m told there’s a rotten smell around Hillary. . . . Folks, I’ve been told this by high-up folks. Obama and Hillary both smell like sulfur.” How Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, got Donald Trump’s ear 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

It will be one of Mr. Obama’s only interviews since he left office. Obama Announced as First Guest on New Letterman Talk Show 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Ayers is described, tongue in cheek, beneath his blurb in the book as an "author … teacher, Barack Obama's alleged terrorist pal, and grandpa". Tea Party condemns children's book on anarchy 2012-12-12T12:18:00Z

“The Final Year” may make viewers miss President Obama’s people. Review: ‘The Final Year,’ a Countdown for Obama-Era Diplomacy 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

The AP, for example, was given the scoop about Obama’s decision not to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Group of 20 economic summit in Russia last year. What’s in a ‘scoop’? The White House has a strategy for that.

On NSA surveillance, there are leftists who have much more in common with libertarian conservatives than they do with the Obama administration. Crossfire Is Returning Early, Just in Time to Oversimplify Syria 2013-09-03T15:20:07Z

"I'll be the same with Barack Obama as I am in any scenario." Jeremy Renner reflects on an unexpected Hollywood trajectory 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Pacino, the 71-year-old star of such movies as "The Godfather" and "Dog Day Afternoon," was awarded the National Medal of Arts, with Obama citing his "signature intensity as an actor." Pacino, Tillis among arts honorees at White House 2012-02-13T19:32:52Z

“It’s not a mistake it was written in the Obama administration, which for those of us on the Left, was a period of relative calm,” he said. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

He started by saying Obama was not legitimate, and then he went to calling Mexicans rapists and murderers and saying that all Muslims have to be banned from the country. Rob Reiner on Donald Trump’s “classic fascist” ways: “He’s a con man and a criminal” 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

The Bridges choice shows a larger theme here — Obama’s preference for a kind of retro cool no matter what the genre. Decoding Obama’s playlist: Inside his summer jams, a hint of what we’ll miss most about him 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

For all of those folks and for everybody else, Obama was offering redemption, a voice. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

In a separate case, the attorneys general for more than 20 states are suing to block the Obama administration’s policy on trans students. Parents of transgender students fear for children's safety under Trump 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Just as the All Star joke wasn't about Obama's inability to put America back to work by snapping his fingers, this joke wasn't about the merits or drawbacks of any particular scheme to fix healthcare. Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z

After two years of mixing and arranging -- including artwork by Shepard Fairey, who created the "Hope" poster of Barack Obama -- a record was born. Jagger's new band, formed on a whim, gets Superheavy 2011-09-20T20:08:43Z

Large swaths of this book concern the depressing blame game the administration and Congressional Republicans waged against each other after talks between President Obama and Mr. Boehner about the grand bargain abruptly collapsed. Books of The Times: ‘The Price of Politics,’ by Bob Woodward 2012-09-08T00:31:09Z

The first cocktail party at Barack Obama’s new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

Although Obama intends to argue against this understanding, he unintentionally feeds it. Email can ruin your life 2012-06-24T14:00:00Z

"When Obama is in the White House for his second term, I will take my pants off all the way," she said. Madonna 'kills' at KeyArena 2012-10-03T18:22:33Z

Last June a bill that authorized the center to construct an expansion at the south end of its grounds was approved by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Obama. Kennedy Center Unveils Expansion Plan 2013-01-29T17:22:26Z

Obama’s full-throated defense of the role of government in stabilizing the U.S. economy, and the world, got a 92 percent overall approval rating. Where has this Barack Obama been? If Obama had governed like this in 2009, he’d be a transformational, historic president 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Clooney's pleas for peace in Sudan have taken him from the White House, where he met with President Obama a month after his inauguration, to remote border villages. Clooney's eye in sky aims to prevent Sudan genocide 2011-01-11T00:42:32Z

Barack Obama had been central to both dramas. We made Barack Obama evolve: The behind-the-scenes story of how he got to “I do” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

"Obama" and "Reagan" feature swinging horns, pirouetting keys and lyrics about white people stealing black music. Fall album roundup: The Moondoggies, Truckasauras, Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives, THEESatisfaction, Blood Hot Beat 2010-09-26T00:23:00Z

In the case of the right-leaning documentary “2016: Obama’s America,” the sleeper summer hit, the film’s distributor executed a careful marketing plan that focused initially on Houston. Texas Monthly: ‘2016’ Obama Film and the Case for Conservative Texas Premieres 2012-09-16T06:48:06Z

Earlier this year, Govan headed to the White House with Heizer, posing with President Obama as he signed a proclamation forever protecting “City,” the aging cowboy artist’s monumental work in the Nevada desert. Michael Govan: A museum director who goes beyond the gallery walls 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Obama named Daley chief of staff in part to try to bridge the Democratic administration with who took control of the House. Daley talks Congress fix, bin Laden gamble 2012-04-25T20:48:00Z

Ford’s canceled the 2016 gala after President Barack Obama said he couldn’t make it. Washington society and Team Trump: A year in, the fear and loathing is mutual 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

Interest rates were cut to barely above zero; money was created through the process known as quantitative easing; the banks were bailed out; Barack Obama pushed a fiscal stimulus programme through Congress. What the 21st century can learn from the 1929 crash | Larry Elliott 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

In any discussion, Obama would listen to everyone else before bringing in his point of view. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

“Hubris can be a very, very dangerous thing in that office,” said David Axelrod, Obama’s former political guru. Experts agree: Trump has made Washington hostile to experts 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

Bob Woodward’s “Obama’s Wars” says that Afghan president has been diagnosed manic-depressive. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-10-13T23:22:00Z

For all of Barack Obama's accomplishments, his wife is equally formidable – and possibly more pragmatic. 'The Obamas' a portrait of their life in D.C. 2012-01-09T15:37:00Z

“Obama is following Marxist theory,” he told The Radio Times, a British magazine. Andy Williams, Crooner of ‘Moon River,’ Dies at 84 2012-09-26T15:17:58Z

Obama himself admitted that many people had got involved in his campaign "because they feel they know me through my books". The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Many of those interviewed in this book welcomed Obama as a fresh perspective, but Zito and Todd seem unwilling to probe this kind of complexity. Why Trump Voters Supported Trump 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

The plaza is the most elaborate of the village’s monuments to its historic significance; for a while, there was talk of building a hundred-and-fifty-room Barack Obama Hotel. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

First Lady Michelle Obama stops by for a chat on the return of “So You Think You Can Dance.” TV This Week, May 31-June 6: 'Pretty Little Liars' and more 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

The architectural guessing game of who President Obama would select to design his presidential library is finally over. Essential Arts & Culture: Obama library architect chosen, the troubles at USC Roski, a key L.A. gallery closes 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z

Obama had to have practiced his response to the marriage question. We made Barack Obama evolve: The behind-the-scenes story of how he got to “I do” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

His challenge, issued by Mrs. Obama, is to renovate a community center in Washington run by Horton’s Kids, a nonprofit group whose services include tutoring and providing healthy meals to children. The Week Ahead: June 10 — 16 2012-06-08T19:14:41Z

And for months now Mr. Obama has been all but buried under a mass of complicated policy issues and steamy political conflict. The TV Watch: President Obama?s Conflict-Free Zone: ?The View? 2010-07-29T21:58:00Z

Surrounded by his American and African family, by friends from organising and from law school, from Punahou, Occidental and Columbia, Obama and Michelle are married by Wright. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

While paying for my own is the best solution, if some schleppy government issue is possible, the time may have come to let Ronny’s plan go and take Obama’s for a spin. Modern Love: When the Toast Is: ?To Your Health? 2010-05-14T21:53:00Z

President Barack Obama and the first lady will host the 2010 honorees at the White House before attending the gala with them at the Kennedy Center. Winfrey, McCartney among Kennedy Center honorees 2010-09-07T16:30:00Z

First lady Michelle Obama graduated from a Chicago high school named for him. New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader 2013-02-23T10:46:08Z

The frustrations boiled over last summer in a letter to President Obama signed by 38 organizations representing journalists and press-freedom advocates. Access denied: Reporters say federal officials, data increasingly off limits 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

Today President Obama called U.S. troops to express his appreciation on #Thanksgiving on behalf of a grateful nation. Celebs Love Turkey Too 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

Michelle Obama has not been entirely consistent when it comes to dressing for state dinners. On the Runway Blog: A White House Debut for Doo.Ri 2011-10-14T15:29:19Z

Some have slammed the spot for seemingly comparing Obama to an abusive partner. Anti-Obama Ad Compares President to a Bad Online Date 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

He said information provided about the raid was focused on President Barack Obama's role and it's the same information given to anybody writing about the topic. Congressman wants probe of bin Laden movie project 2011-08-11T00:16:04Z

It's a doorstep of a book, making one quail at the thought of the rivers of ink that will be spilled when Obama has completed his presidency. General election 2010: the campaign to define it starts now 2010-05-07T12:09:00Z

When Mr. Ledesma heard that Pope Francis was coming to Washington, though, he wrote to the Obama White House through its website. Relationships with Grandmothers (and God) Drew Them Closer 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Will Grant Recognition to Syria Rebels, Obama Says President Obama’s decision to designate a coalition of opposition groups as Syria’s legitimate representative marked a new phase of engagement in a nearly two-year-long conflict. The Best Pop Music of 2012 2012-12-12T13:25:47Z

Coates has accused Barack Obama of avoiding race issues, most notably in a widely cited article headlined “Fear of a Black President.” With Atlantic article on reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates sees payoff for years of struggle

The majority of Americans celebrated, while many others discounted the raid because it happened on Barack Obama’s watch. Ben Affleck's Argo: Can a Fake Movie Save Real Lives? 2012-10-11T12:00:13Z

Instead, Obama shoved her aside in 2008 and her own negatives ratings did not help. The Walls That Hillary Clinton Created 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

And then Jagger handed off the mic to Obama for his presidential coda. Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King, to belt out blues 2012-02-22T13:28:08Z

But it really takes some balls to have Barack Obama be one of the people having that conversation. Chabon on race, sex, Obama: “I never wanted to tell the story of two guys in a record store” 2012-09-20T15:25:00Z

David Axelrod, the former mayor's longtime political media adviser and a senior campaign strategist for Obama, said Mrs. Daley "was a person of extraordinary grace and strength." Tributes flow as Chicago honors Maggie Daley 2011-11-26T06:36:00Z

The name remained in place until President Barack Obama changed it back to Denali in 2015. Seeking out Alaska’s Denali National Park in a summer of overcrowded outdoor spaces 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

Obama is hardly the first president to exhibit a literary bent before running for office. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

In a 2008 speech at a Barack Obama rally, the then-28-year-old Matt Kennedy joked about the peculiar obscurity of being known as a “Kennedy guy.” What’s life like as a young Kennedy now? A mix of fame, obscurity and trauma. 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

One learns much about the specific impact on the industry via President Obama's controversial bailout of Detroit. Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-06-06T19:01:05Z

Down the hall, an extensive visitors center showcases all things Obama-plus-Moneygall. There’s an exhibit on other famous locals, a bust of Obama, a giant photo of Healy shaking the President’s hand. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

And a stand for clarity and perspective: as US President Barack Obama said in the aftermath of the Paris attacks, we must not start to equate the issue of refugees with terrorism. Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2015: refugees 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

“As I said to President Obama, the American people are really a compassionate people, and I think you have shown it.” In Charlie Hebdo tragedy, the French ambassador finds his place in Washington 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Obama praised him for helping secure passage of free-trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. Daley resigns as White House chief of staff 2012-01-10T02:47:00Z

Obama made his case, and outlined the broad theme of his reelection drive, in a speech last month in Kansas, where he took aim at the country's rising inequality. Iowa up first in economy-themed campaign 2012-01-03T03:23:00Z

She lingers behind only Michael Jackson in terms of popularity, comfortably beating the actor Vin Diesel and Barack Obama into 6th and 9th places respectively. Lady Gaga seizes Twitter crown from Britney Spears 2010-08-20T21:45:00Z

The conservative Independent Journal Review hinted at some murky connection between Obama’s Oahu visit and a Hawaii federal court ruling putting a temporary stay on Trump’s latest travel ban; the conspiratorial story was later retracted. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

Obama added, "I think it's important to emphasise, having made those plans, our expectation was that if, in fact, he was there, that he would go down fighting." The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

It’s a low-key film made by low-key directors, but they have suddenly found themselves thrust into the spotlight thanks to their producers – Barack and Michelle Obama. The Obamas' first film: will American Factory be the biggest documentary of 2019? 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

Trump, who launched his political career by propagating conspiracy theories about Obama’s birthplace, has drawn moral equivalence between white nationalists and anti-fascist protesters and turned back the clock on racial diversity in the White House. Robert De Niro: ‘Trump is a real racist, a white supremacist’ 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

“If you have exceptional experiences, why not use them?” he says, describing how his interview with Barack Obama played out in a scene where April talks to the president. His Novel Describes the Dark Side of Internet Fame. Hank Green Knows Something About That. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

Instead, the former Massachusetts governor repeatedly turned his remarks toward Obama, repeating many of the lines he uses in campaign appearances. Gingrich under fire in GOP debate 2011-12-16T04:04:00Z

Making the musical resembled Obama's story in a way. 2010-01-21T17:20:00Z

He mentioned the first lady — not to criticize her but to claim that Michelle Obama had appeared in “some of the most vicious commercials I have ever seen . . . talking about you, Hillary.” How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

The sign out front has been modified to incorporate a blown-up photo of Obama drinking Guinness. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

That year, he brought together a panel of underwater technology experts to advise the Obama administration on dealing with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. When Submersibles Meet the Titanic, James Cameron Is an Inspiration 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

About 9,000 people voted after baking both types of cookies at home to taste test them, and as the magazine noted at the time, Michelle Obama's recipe won by just 297 votes. First lady cookie contest comes to an end after 7 election cycles 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

Unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, a low-key ironist from the mellow shores of Oahu, the incumbent is a fast-talking agitator from New York, a city of 8.5 million people and, seemingly, three million shrinks. Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

You might have seen, for example, “The Forgotten Man,” in which Obama ignores a weeping citizen on a park bench while the Founding Fathers implore him to pay attention. The most famous pro-Trump artist in the U.S. has moved into his ‘Mueller’ phase. 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z

Obama has benefited greatly by running unopposed on the Democratic side, which allows him to start amassing an anticipated $1-billion campaign treasury and build campaign organizations in key states well ahead of the fall campaign. Iowa up first in economy-themed campaign 2012-01-03T03:23:00Z

Mrs. Obama says Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon" is her favorite book, and "I'm interested in hearing how she interprets it." Obama a fan of "Boardwalk Empire," "Homeland" 2011-12-14T19:05:09Z

August is not half over, and already it’s been a punishing month for Barack Obama: the debt limit fiasco; the Standard & Poor’s downgrade; the deaths of Navy Seals and other troops in Afghanistan. Books of The Times: One Nation, Still Divisible by Race 2011-08-11T22:00:15Z

Did Mr. Obama get lucky, or is he secretly harboring perfect pitch? Critic?s Notebook: Presidents Sometimes Take the Role of First Musician 2012-02-22T23:25:19Z

Given that Obama's first chief of staff was the famously pugnacious Rahm Emanuel, now Chicago's mayor, that statement always seemed dubious. 'The Obamas' a portrait of their life in D.C. 2012-01-09T15:37:00Z

And also the wearer of the gray hat with the large, rhinestone-studded bow that launched a thousand memes at Obama’s second inauguration. Which artists have made the most visits to the Obama White House? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

The Obama administration believes that 2.5 million young adults have gained coverage as a result of this provision. What Should Congress Do after the Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare? 2012-05-19T16:24:07Z

In 2010 President Obama appointed an openly transgendered woman, Amanda Simpson, to be senior technical adviser in the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. Art Review: Christer Strömholm at International Center of Photography 2012-06-21T21:06:23Z

They pushed for inclusion of the Keystone measure after Obama shelved a decision on the pipeline project until after the 2012 election and threatened to veto any package that included it. Senate extends payroll tax cut 2011-12-17T15:38:00Z

Though Obama’s opening remarks also touched on the music’s American origins and history, the evening’s emphasis was on the ability of jazz to foster appreciation and collaboration across cultures. Another freedom to celebrate in Washington: Jazz 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

Biden's previous White House partner Barack Obama reportedly was a "Game of Thrones" fan, but I don't know whether it ranked among our current president's favorite shows. On the Iron Anniversary of "Game of Thrones," here's hoping Joe Biden doesn't go Ned Stark on us 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

Obama will be sending her to Palestine if she carries on like that. RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season seven, episode 12 – And the Rest is Drag 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

It invited viewers to consider not just her speech but also the four nights of endorsers and validators, from Mr. Obama to her daughter, Chelsea. Her Shot: Hillary Clinton Shares a Vision of America Out of ‘Hamilton’ 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

The difference between Obama's approach and Clinton's reflects the personalities of the two men, but also the times. Obama delivers confrontational address 2012-01-25T03:23:00Z

Obama's decision signals a marked shift from the policy of the Bush administration, which had rejected taking action in four similar cases it reviewed. U.S. to Impose Tariff on Tires From China 2009-09-12T08:00:00Z

Stewart played a tape of President Barack Obama urging military action against Syria because of last month's poison gas attack. Jon Stewart returns to 'The Daily Show' 2013-09-04T13:08:29Z

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews says he's ready to back up the president on trombone should Obama decide to grab a microphone and sing. Jagger, B.B. King, ready to sing blues for Obama 2012-02-21T18:29:15Z

In the Obama administration, that menu would sometimes include specific vegetables grown for the occasion. Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

And, Obama claims he doesn’t understand why opponents of the plan think electric rates will skyrocket…. Editorials from around Ohio 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,” Ms. Ferraro said. Cultural Studies: Why Gerry Ferraro Mattered 2011-04-01T23:37:02Z

Obama lifted the previous ban on transgender service after an inquiry led by his defense secretary, Ashton Carter, concluded the ban’s reversal was unlikely to have a negative impact on military readiness. Transgender service members sue Trump administration for violating the constitution 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z

And even Barack Obama’s mask dipped below the tip of his nose at one point. Is Mask-Slipping the New Manspreading? 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

And when Mr. Obama told Rolling Stone last month that he had Lil Wayne on his , the conservative backlash was as swift as it was predictable. Critic?s Notebook: Prez N the Hood: A Hip-Hop Parody Stirs Up Issues 2010-10-25T22:56:00Z

Back in October, I asked Howard Lee, the TLC president, if the show, which began in the Obama administration, had changed in the last couple of years. ‘90 Day Fiancé’: An Anti-Fantasy for Troubled Times 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

CBS veteran Washington hand Bob Schieffer, sifting through a transcript of Obama's speech after it was delivered, said he "didn't hear a line that kind of sums it all up." Inauguration offers brief pause from TV bickering 2013-01-21T22:31:05Z

But if you read his books, if you listen to his audio reading of the book here, you don't hear this when Obama goes out and speaks. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Michelle Obama’s mother relocated to help care for their two daughters. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

President Obama reportedly called his decision to kill Mr. Awlaki “an easy one.” Review: Scott Shane’s ‘Objective Troy,’ on Killing the American Jihadist Anwar al-Awlaki 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama will deliver remarks at the event. Jagger, B.B. King others to perform at White House 2012-02-13T21:49:13Z

"Obama's America" opened in a handful of theaters in mid-July and did strong business as it gradually widened to more cities. Anti-Obama doc highlights weak Hollywood newcomers 2012-08-26T21:46:03Z

Obama was unafraid to point to their bipartisan work, or to crack a smile, or laugh, when necessary, along with his audience. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Then Barack Obama comes in, clamps down on torture, and the agency resorts to conventional analysis and clerical spadework, turning up a crucial long-overlooked lead, relating to "Abu Ahmed", Bin Laden's courier. Zero Dark Thirty – review 2013-01-24T21:01:01Z

An estimated four to eight children die every day from abuse or neglect in the United States, according to a national report last year by a commission appointed by Congress and then-President Obama. Can we use big data to fight child abuse? The answer is complicated 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

The Obama Café opened on Main Street, and the village’s official Web site began promoting an Obama-themed bike ride around the region. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

When Obama took over, Iraq was essentially history. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

When Barack Obama spoke in front of 240,000 people in Chicago’s Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008, his victory speech brimmed with idealistic optimism about working together to build a more perfect union. Not just a football movie: How ‘Remember the Titans’ became a hit and inspired a nation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

Obama wants what he calls a "balanced approach" to the trigger mechanism, according to Democratic officials familiar with the situation. Debt crisis focus shifts to Senate 2011-07-30T03:46:00Z

The Obama administration’s proposed regulations designed to cut coal plant emissions aren’t a particular favorite in the area. On the trail in Kentucky, Bill Clinton gets practice playing second fiddle

Obama was trading on his ideals for the speech; Ryan was focused on the political expedience of selective bursts of applause. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Stewart has joined the ranks of personages like David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama, creating high-minded programming for streaming TV. Review: How Do You Solve ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’? 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

He also did the Obama piece in the lobby. Six years after the fire, Peggy Cooper Cafritz has a new home and collection 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

They seem to think high school behavior matters in the case of Obama but not Romney, just another example of the pervasive partisan double standard in media. Our cannibalism obsession 2012-06-06T03:59:00Z

He also has said the student testing, charter-school incentives and teacher evaluation standards in Obama’s “Race to the Top” competition “make sense,” although the federal government should have less control over education. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T14:47:00Z

It’s a facile reaction to agree with this novel’s Obama that we “don’t have to live like this.” ‘You Don’t Have to Live Like This’ review: Trouble rebuilding Detroit 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

President Obama was there, too, in sunglasses, exuding celebrity. Rauschenberg Foundation Gallery Opens as a Big Tent 2012-09-26T21:48:32Z

Not until they have huge endowments, like Harvard or Princeton, which guarantee the kind of scholarships that make Michelle Obama possible. Talkin' 'bout my generation 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

Beyonce performs at second inauguration of president Obama in Washington DC. Sleeve notes: One Direction, Tracey Thorn and the Beyonce inauguration 'controversy' 2013-01-25T13:14:04Z

As has usually been the case in dressing Mrs. Obama, the designer did not know if she would wear the outfit until she appeared in it. First Lady and Fashion Are No Longer So Combustible 2013-01-22T00:39:32Z

And earlier this year, even President Obama off-handedly assured, “I promise you, folks can make a lot more potentially with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree.” Hooray for “worthless” education! 2014-03-27T17:07:00Z

There were a lot of allegations about candidate Obama being a Muslim, and that stuff was insidious because they were not saying it aloud, but they had no compunction. Rising design star: Naz Sahin 2012-05-17T21:42:00Z

But a former Obama communications aide confirmed the basic outlines of the administration’s approach. What’s in a ‘scoop’? The White House has a strategy for that.

But first, Michelle Obama is hosting more than 100 students from around the country for an afternoon tutorial with some of the musical celebrities about the history of Motown and its influence on society. White House alive with Motown legends 2011-02-24T18:59:12Z

Alongside his acting career, Penn was a vocal supporter of Barack Obama, accepting a position of associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in 2009. Kal Penn raises $800,000 for Syrian refugees after receiving racist tweet 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

“I genuinely would not be surprised if one night Trump went on TV to say that he personally killed every turkey Obama ever pardoned.” John Oliver on net neutrality: 'Every internet group needs to come together' 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

President Barack Obama named him to the National Council on the Arts. Irvin Mayfield Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in New Orleans Fraud Case 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

Clinton was represented by the Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose other clients include Obama and Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

Baldwin’s example took on renewed relevance toward the end of the Obama presidency, as soaring hopes collided with an enduring reality of police violence and mass incarceration. ‘Begin Again’ Calls on James Baldwin to Make Sense of Today 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

For example, President Obama’s father wrote a book in the 1960s in Luo, his tribal dialect, to promote adult literacy in Kenya. Budget Cuts Hobble Library of Congress 2013-05-04T00:03:52Z

“I want to take a moment to recognize the brave turkeys that weren’t so lucky, who didn’t get to ride the gravy train to freedom,” Obama said from the Rose Garden. Obama’s last turkey pardon is the dad joke the country needs right now 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

How did you navigate that with Barack Obama, given America's history of racial stereotypes from race minstrelsy to calling black people apes and gorillas. When a cartoonist becomes a hero: Rob Rogers on losing his job for making fun of Donald Trump 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

Last Monday, for example, the show led with a story about an e-book that alleged dysfunction in President Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and returned to it a handful of times later. Fox's Kelly gets big role for convention 2012-08-27T11:29:09Z

He said it "feels good" to lend his hand to the Obama campaign and that he wants to see young voters do more. Will.i.am, Legend take part in young voters event 2013-01-20T10:31:08Z

Many are still buzzing about Wilmore’s closing line, in which he praised President Obama for achieving what Wilmore once thought inconceivable for an African American. Larry Wilmore on his WHCA dinner speech: ‘I know I lost the room early’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

The parties travelled discreetly to Rome for the Vatican’s endorsement as a guarantor, before Obama and Raul Castro revealed the agreement on 17 December 2014. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

The killing is touted by the Obama administration as one of its top national security accomplishments. U.S. on guard for attacks ahead of bin Laden anniversary 2012-04-27T06:04:03Z

Those proposals were rejected by Senate Democrats who substituted a tax on millionaires, with Obama's agreement. Obama pushes for passage of jobs bill 2011-10-08T12:32:00Z

The first time President Obama — or any U.S. president — spoke in favor of same-sex marriage was in 2012, recent history even by Internet standards. Outrage culture changed the world: “PC” critics are wrong — marriage equality happened because activists used shame and rage 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

“It very much depends on what the charge is,” the prominent First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams told me by phone, recalling that the Obama administration came close to indicting Assange years ago. Perspective | Booting Jim Acosta from the White House was bad for press rights. Charging Julian Assange might be worse. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Jay Carney, President Obama’s press secretary, seemed to acknowledge as much Friday when he announced that he would be stepping down after 40 months. The job of presidential press secretary takes a toll

Since picking up the cello at age 4, he has recorded more than 75 albums and performed for six American presidents, including a performance at the 2009 inauguration of Mr. Obama. ArtsBeat Blog: Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond and Yo-Yo Ma Among Kennedy Center Honorees 2011-09-07T15:02:01Z

Chance the Rapper and Common also have the advantage of being, like Obama, from Chicago. Decoding Obama’s playlist: Inside his summer jams, a hint of what we’ll miss most about him 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

Magnet ends his book with a gratuitous, even racist assault on Barack Obama, in which the former president’s mother is trashed as a “Kumbaya mother” and a “flibbertigibbet white mother.” How Should We Understand Clarence Thomas? 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

What makes Clinton’s sassy new persona so interesting is how very different — yet equally graceful – it is from Michelle Obama’s. Hillary Clinton does not have time for your games 2012-08-16T19:43:00Z

First lady Michelle Obama recognized her work during a White House event, and Carpenter has spent this school year studying at Oxford. Is this Howard University’s tipping point? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

Netanyahu won reelection this month using tactics that Ben-Ami called “racist” fear-mongering; in two years, J Street will have to find its way without its staunch allies in the Obama administration. Jeremy Ben-Ami, winning a place at the table for J Street 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama was Tribe’s assistant, back when he was a freshman at Harvard Law, and the professor recalled how much the Constitution meant to a law student destined to be a political star. Perspective | She’s a playwright. He’s a scholar. Their mutual admiration was ordained and established by the Constitution. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

As the bit sort of flailed, Obama could have likely turned the tables: Where will Colbert be come January, if Trump doesn’t win? We’ll pick a president, but the search continues for a perfect late-night host 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

She compared Trump’s role on the reality show to Obama’s regular golf games. Master of celebrity: How Trump uses — and bashes — the famous to boost himself 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

How about the notion that former president Barack Obama was not born in the United States? "Frontline: United States of Conspiracy" shows how Alex Jones conquered the truth 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

When President Obama put the crimson ribbon around her neck, she asked when he was coming back on the show. Diane Rehm’s next act: Using her famed voice to fight for the good death 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

One of the most compelling chapters is about when Power joined the Obama presidential campaign as a foreign policy adviser but ended up making news herself for a “large and public mistake.” What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

In fact, Obama signals his awareness of "the temptation to color events in ways favorable to the writer". The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

That's the day when many world leaders are expected to arrive, including President Barack Obama, leading to some expressway closings. Peaceful start to NATO weekend 2012-05-19T05:00:00Z

This move is, the New York Times reports with some understatement, "fraught with political repercussions for Obama". 'Why are people so reluctant to say they're feminists?' 2013-07-03T18:00:00Z

I’ve met her only once — in her last week as Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Hillary Clinton was running; a guy named Barack Hussein Obama in a post 9/11 world? Q&A with David Remnick, author of 'The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama' 2010-04-14T21:15:00Z

She decided to write about it four years ago, after watching President Obama’s eulogy for victims of the Charleston shooting. What Can We Learn from the Germans About Confronting Our History? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

More than a year on, with that proposition tested daily, Obama’s decision to make his last trip abroad to the birthplace of western democracy looks prescient. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

McCartney told Obama, "You have billions of us who are rooting for you." Obama presents award to former Beatle McCartney 2010-06-03T05:33:00Z

In one work, he assembled discarded clothing, branches and a pair of boots to create what he said was a representation of President Barack Obama crossing a jungle unscathed. Thornton Dial, who turned scrap metal, animal bones and other found objects into museum art, dies at 87 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

Barack Obama: he appeared to lose out to Mitt Romney on TV. Has a disillusioned Barack Obama lost the will to win? 2012-10-06T23:06:37Z

When Mr. Obama won the nomination, Ms. Kennedy was given a leadership role, working with Mr. Axelrod on the search committee for the vice presidency. Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch 2013-07-26T20:10:51Z

He and a Trump spokeswoman did not respond to requests for interviews about Obama’s role in the Clinton campaign. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Using pop culture to engage his supporters after winning the election was a bold move for Obama. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

By this I don't mean to imply that Obama is hiding some nefarious side, or that the film doesn't show us her tenderness. "Becoming" is a feel-good portrait of Michelle Obama that's a better concert film than biography 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Obama addresses the book to the “next generation,” to young people who seek to “remake the world,” but the story he tells is less about unbridled possibility and more about the forces that inhibit it. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

Storm Reid and Mahershala Ali did a reading of correspondence between Barack Obama and a young girl. Events Are the New Magazines 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z

He's certainly the only rapper to be insulted by two presidents — President Barack Obama took a swipe at him after he bum-rushed Taylor Swift at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West: Do not disturb 2010-11-20T01:25:00Z

The White House years are the period of time on which Obama has had the least time to reflect. In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

“Bill has been an outstanding chief of staff during one of the busiest and most consequential years of my administration,” Obama said. Obama surprised by Daley's resignation 2012-01-09T19:42:00Z

Over the last two decades, Ron Suskind has been known as a hard-hitting, Pulitzer Prize-winning political reporter, a thorn in the side of the Bush administration, a chronicler of the Obama White House. ‘Life, Animated,’ by Ron Suskind 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

“There are certain things that are sacrosanct on his schedule — kids’ recitals, soccer games, basketball games, school meetings,” David Axelrod, Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, said in an interview the day after the session. 2010-02-13T03:35:00Z

Becoming will follow Obama on her 34-city tour to promote her book of the same name and will offer an “intimate”, “rare and up-close” look at her life. Netflix announces surprise Michelle Obama documentary 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z

Deciding not to confirm President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick in an election year, but saying he’d do so for President Trump? Mitch McConnell doesn’t care what you think. He just wants to win. 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

“He is an absolute joy to be around,” said Lisa Blatt, a D.C. lawyer who used to work with George and just happens to be a supporter of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. George Conway is the man at the center of everything 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

So they called the media, and soon Ahmed was trending on Twitter, and everyone from Mark Zuckerberg to President Obama was sharing messages of support. A year ago, Ahmed Mohamed became ‘Clock Boy.’ Now, he can’t escape that moment. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

Obama will stick with Crown, insiders believe, which published his last book and is owed another volume under contract. The election is over. Who’ll get the big contract to write the book about it? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

It was there underneath when Obama became president, and it burst up. "MLK/FBI" director: "White men in power are frightened of losing their control of America" 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

Priorities USA Action was up with its "Loris" ad but the spot ran less frequently than the Obama campaign's own ads. Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads 2012-06-17T11:57:12Z

"What's happening right now is exactly why people just get so frustrated with Washington," Obama said. House GOP leaders yield on payroll tax 2011-12-23T02:49:00Z

Before her, Michelle Obama blew us away, so doused in regality I almost forgot the man next to her was the former president. I shaved my legs like I found love: Notes on body hair, Inauguration Day and a new day rising 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z

And then you point out, more than once, that during the Obama administration there have been no arrests or indictments of any firms or senior executives “related to causing the bubble or the crisis.” ?People Who Eat Darkness?: The disappearing blonde 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z

Barack Obama before his 2008 “A More Perfect Union” speech on race. ‘A part of the magic of love’: How Harris Wofford fell for a man 50 years his junior 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

He also torched American conservatives for siding with the Russian president as a counter to President Obama. How Ed Schultz transformed from MSNBC lefty to the American face of Moscow media 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

The unofficial Broadway musical of Barack Obama’s presidency has arrived in San Francisco, America’s bastion of liberalism, at the dawn of a very different political era. Even without Lin-Manuel, 'Hamilton' opens in San Francisco as vital as ever 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z

Can you talk a little about the notoriously difficult Obama impression? “‘SNL’ is still the center of his universe”: “Live From New York” author goes deep on Lorne Michaels’ legacy and the future of “Saturday Night Live” 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z

He said everything I wanted to about the piece – most notably, the Times took the lead in reporting on Obama’s ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright, starting with Jodi Kantor’s piece in April, 2007. Our cannibalism obsession 2012-06-06T03:59:00Z

It wasn’t the first time Obama has demonstrated that he has some basic signing skills – he similarly delighted the blogging community four years ago when he signed to a fan on the campaign trail. Karen Klein: YouTube’s most evil bullying video 2012-06-21T15:45:00Z

The first lady ended the Obama's appearance by exhorting famously prickly judge Simon Cowell to "be nice." Tim Urban out as "Idol" raises millions for charity 2010-04-22T03:35:00Z

Over the weekend, Mr. Trump had tweeted that Mr. Obama had tapped his phones at Trump Tower, which was unsubstantiated. Sean Spicer’s Briefings, Cringe TV for an Audience of One 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

That record’s success made her the kind of star who is asked to perform at the wedding reception for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and at the White House for President Obama. Ellie Goulding’s Cordial Breakup With Electronic Dance Music 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

A former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

This was 2008, Barack Obama, all right, no red states and blue states. The Democratic Presidential Candidate Eager to Challenge Trump on Immigration 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

The image's surface message was harsh enough: Obama's incompetent handling of the oil spill is a misstep that's different from, but ultimately equal in magnitude to, any of Bush's most grievous blunders. Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z

Obama’s mild reasonableness is particularly enraging to members of the Republican base because they suspect the President is outclassing them. The Three Faces of Trump 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

He loved Obama as one of the probably the country's greatest presidents, Obama is a man of great elegance, the incredible lucidity of his thinking. Bourdain collaborator Joel Rose: “Anthony was just as your mom saw him on TV” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

I think we can agree that Barack Obama cares about public education, even if his daughters attend Sidwell Friends, probably the District of Columbia's best-known private school. "Waiting for 'Superman'": Can public education be saved? 2010-09-23T01:01:00Z

Kerry said that after Obama's trip, which also includes a stop in Jordan, the United States would see how it might pursue peace. New dad Nick Lachey to release a lullaby album 2013-02-26T17:01:05Z

The dozens of images feature first breaking news alerts, then pass to collaged images of slain children, then blowhard pundits, and at last President Obama at the White House, wiping away a tear. Review: ‘Donald Blumberg Photographs,’ Observing America on the Streets and From the Sofa 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

He slams Congress for gridlock and Obama for adopting an Afghanistan strategy the president himself expected to fail. 50 notable works of nonfiction

With polls showing most Americans unhappy with his economic leadership, Obama's re-election hopes could hinge on his ability to convince voters that Republicans represent the rich, not the middle class. Obama offers $3 trillion debt plan 2011-09-19T16:19:02Z

“Up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time,” Obama had said in 2012, regarding a controversial photograph of him pulling the trigger on a shotgun. Nothing like “Duck Dynasty”: My life as a female hunter 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

Obama got a montage alternating truly low moments with moments in which his win was only conditional—sure, the financial crisis was averted, but it’s not a moment one particularly relishes reliving. Convention's Obama Video Seeks to Define 'Presidential' 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

You could even argue that Barack Obama owes his ascent to the White House in part to Idol. How American Idol Lost to Dancing With the Stars 2010-04-21T17:48:00Z

Why did eight years of Obama fail to make substantial enough change to race relations in the US? Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

Trump called once to thank Obama for the letter left in his desk, a pleasant tradition among presidents, but Obama was traveling at the time, according to an individual familiar with the exchange. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

But Obama's aides have rebuffed those plans, arguing that Washington can maintain influence in Baghdad through arms sales and diplomatic engagement, rather than a large troop presence. U.S. may leave 3,000 troops in Iraq past 2011 2011-09-07T02:24:00Z

In these machines Michelle Obama gets listed as a man wearing a toupee. "Black women are from the future": Author says Black girls aren't magic, but are ahead of their time 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

For the special, Obama fielded questions regarding gun control, jobs, illegal immigration, same-sex marriage and bullying. Nickelodeon TV says Romney skipped kids' questions 2012-10-08T22:04:08Z

Men of the internet did not seem to get that Obama was joking: Michelle Obama Jokes That 'Women Are Smarter Than Men,' Men Don't Get It 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Blatant contradiction of the two insults aside, the segment provoked national ire, even eliciting a reassuring phone call from President Obama. If the “C-Word” fits, let’s embrace it: Women don’t need to be sheltered from this one powerful insult 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, a “Barack Obama shirtless” search got 68,000 hits, most with links to pictures of the president on vacation in Hawaii. The ‘Hot’ Factor: A Hot-Button Issue for Debate 2012-09-28T20:23:50Z

In part, Shimer discovers, it was because the Obama White House initially underestimated the scope of Russian mischief. How Generations of Russians Have Tried to Influence American Elections 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

The rambunctious documentary director tipped the Bourne franchise star for the 2012 Democratic ticket earlier this week, describing Damon's stance against Barack Obama's administration as "courageous". Close-up: Vote Matt Damon 2011-08-11T16:45:26Z

Outside the Chicago metropolitan area, 56 percent of voters disapprove of Obama's job performance. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Noting that support for cannabis far exceeds support for President Obama, who twice carried Colorado, Cullen said: “Where I am from, it’s actually political suicide to make a comment like Christie did.” Marijuana businesses voice fear of a Republican president 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

In the subjects he preferred, political science and literature, Obama signed up for as many advanced courses as he could take. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

A tip for President Obama: Have the Secret Service whisk you to Parts & Labor to indulge in your hamburger fetish. Tom Sietsema reviews Parts & Labor in Baltimore

Oh, and, like her husband and former president Barack Obama, Jill Biden went to Pennsylvania on a number of get-out-the-vote events that culminated in watching Game 4 of the World Series. Jill Biden’s last, relentless push to boost vulnerable Democrats 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

Mr. Obama had good material for most of them — philanthropists, movies stars, architect, alike. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

There’s the Democratic internationalist side–think President Obama’s argument for action. Crossfire Is Returning Early, Just in Time to Oversimplify Syria 2013-09-03T15:20:07Z

Brzezinski served in Barack Obama’s administration as the first executive director of the White House’s Arctic Executive Steering Committee and as the U.S. ambassador to Sweden. Biden nominates Mark Brzezinski as US ambassador to Poland 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z

Michelle Obama, one of the nicest people, said, “I’ve got to tell you, my staff and I watched ‘The Landlord’ all the time.” Will Ferrell on Donald Trump, Michelle Obama and His New Movie 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

In one sense, he has stepped back from the celebrity-politician axis that seemed so prominent during the Clinton and Obama presidencies. Master of celebrity: How Trump uses — and bashes — the famous to boost himself 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

Months after being named a Kennedy Center honoree, President Barack Obama bestowed upon Tyson his last Presidential Medal of Freedom. Review | In ‘Just as I Am,’ actress Cicely Tyson reflects on 96 years of a life well lived 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

For years, Obama seemed to share their attitudes as sophisticated outsiders who looked at politics from an international perspective. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

The Barack Obama Foundation has asked seven architectural firms to submit proposals for the design of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side. Seven Architects Asked for Obama Presidential Center Proposals 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Daniels provides the GOP with a onetime potential White House hopeful as a counterpoint to Obama in an election year heavily focused on the nation's economic outlook. Daniels to deliver GOP response to Obama 2012-01-19T18:01:04Z

O’Reilly got a lot of flak for treating Obama disrespectfully in that Super Bowl interview, but regardless of whether he did, the function he was performing was essential. “Do you think I’m being unfair to you?”: When the halftime whistle blows at Super Bowl 51 Bill O’Reilly will grill a new POTUS. Or will he? 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

But the crowd of onlookers and cadre of journalists filling out the rear of the audience were there to see Jarrett, the woman with the White House office and long history with President Obama. Does this face look familiar? Valerie Jarrett’s ancestor honored with stamp. 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

“I think it’s a perfect line to describe the swift change from an Obama presidency to a Trump presidency.” Forking hell! Is The Good Place the ultimate TV show for our times? 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z

“I don’t think he took the helm in terms of civil justice,” Belafonte added of Obama. Harry Belafonte still singing song of social justice 2013-01-14T21:16:10Z

“What’s weird about Obama is that he’s so popular,” Rhodes says. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

They also criticize President Obama’s expansive use of drone strikes, saying that no intelligence can be obtained from dead terrorists. Review: In ‘The Spymasters,’ C.I.A. Leaders Recount Tactics of the Post-9/11 Years 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Even as the room filled with palpable joy and release, President Obama remained grave. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

President Obama “didn’t have the moral courage” to deal with the poor, Belafonte said, nor did he act on the racial profiling that has contributed to the growth of the American prison population. Harry Belafonte still singing song of social justice 2013-01-14T21:16:10Z

Soloists for whom coming forward wasn't an everyday activity came forward, as though members of the public reading a prepared question to President Obama at a town hall meeting. L.A. Master Chorale brings sense of community to 'St. Matthew' Passion 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

From Alexander to Obama, all great leaders must decide whether failure defines them or teaches them. Hail to the Veep: the best and most brutal comedy of the century 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

When Obama was elected we didn’t fight, but he had clearly become a Republican and we couldn’t talk about politics any more. Love across the divide: couples on Brexit, politics and religion 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z

The libertarian temptation to which I briefly succumbed has become more dangerous than it was in the Obama years, because of the emergence of social media as a dominant force of political communication and recruitment. My regrettable libertarian romance: I rebounded from my experimental phase, but many don't 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

Sunday's White House reception saw this year's recipients presented with their ceremonial ribbons by President Obama. Sting and Hanks honoured by Obama 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

Michelle Obama returned to the political stage looking like the first lady that she was rather than the cultural celebrity that she has become. Perspective | Michelle Obama’s speech was like an empathetic neighbor expressing sorrow for what our country has become 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

On Friday morning, the White House released President Obama’s handpicked summer playlists on Spotify—one for daytime chilling, one for nighttime hangs. How It Feels to Be on President Obama's Summer Playlist 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

With funding from the nonpartisan White House Historical Association, Mrs. Obama and Mr. Smith chose colorful art and stately furniture from all eras, and added the room to the public tour of the State floor. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

How did you feel about President Obama saying through his press secretary that he appreciated the spirit of your expressions? Larry Wilmore on his WHCA dinner speech: ‘I know I lost the room early’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Trueblood, who starts early next year, previously served as chief of staff at the American Civil Liberties Union and as director of White House operations for the Obama Administration from 2013 to 2015. Brooklyn Museum Gets a New President and Chief Operating Officer 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Obama also learned from writers whose political views differed from his own, like V.S. Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

Obama talked the talk: confirming he was a Christian and telling Warren that he was “redeemed” through his faith in Jesus Christ. We made Barack Obama evolve: The behind-the-scenes story of how he got to “I do” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

The film’s strongest moments come when they realize they may have to hand off their legacy to Donald J. Trump, who, as a presidential candidate, pledged to reverse many of Mr. Obama’s decisions. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Final Year’ and ‘Sando’ 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, OkCupid -- owned by Match Group -- is working with When We All Vote -- an initiative co-founded by Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks and other celebrities -- to help its users register to vote. Dating apps prompt users to register to vote in 2020 election 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

Their focus is on the struggling economy and on Obama policies they say have failed to steer things in the right direction. Obama calls for millionaires' tax in address 2012-01-25T02:33:00Z

Popular accounts of this decisive session have portrayed Obama facing down a wall of opposition and doubt among his top advisers. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

And the government, right down to Michelle Obama, has aided and abetted the problem, the documentary says. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: A Food Documentary That Hopes to Start a Movement 2014-01-20T18:52:17Z

Mr. Wiley has set Mr. Obama against — really embedded him in — a bower of what looks like ground cover. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

Turning to the media — which usually takes its lumps at the annual dinner — Obama noted that Cecily Strong, the evening’s entertainer, impersonates a CNN anchor on “Saturday Night Live.” At correspondents’ dinner, Obama jabs at media, candidates and himself 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

In an administration bent on unraveling many of Mr. Obama’s legacies, the hostage affairs envoy is one Mr. Trump has kept. Hostage Affairs Envoy Takes On an Unlikely Case: ASAP Rocky 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Democrats, led by President Barack Obama, are refusing to sign off on a bipartisan $1 trillion government funding bill that would keep federal agencies operating beyond Friday. Government shutdown looms 2011-12-14T19:12:06Z

When the site eventually launched, it helped that there was a presidential campaign underway: Hillary Clinton was making history as the first competitive female candidate, and Barack Obama was hailed as a trailblazer. Ten years of Jezebel: the website that changed women's media forever 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

Last year, Atlas Corps established a formal two-year relationship with the State Department as part of President Obama’s Stand With Civil Society agenda, allowing the nonprofit to increase its reach. In the ‘reverse Peace Corps,’ future leaders from abroad hone their skills 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

In part because Ms. Kennedy made her endorsement early on, she earned a lot of good will from Mr. Obama and members of his team. Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch 2013-07-26T20:10:51Z

But right then the media culture on “The View” mostly loved Mr. Obama. The TV Watch: President Obama?s Conflict-Free Zone: ?The View? 2010-07-29T21:58:00Z

Since Obama came to power, however, the feverish debate has died away for depressingly practical reasons. Justice and the Enemy by William Shawcross ? review 2012-02-10T11:00:01Z

“My mom was a little bit of a free thinker,” Obama says in Monday’s episode of Spotify’s “Renegades: Born in the USA.” Obama in upcoming podcast credits his mother for his path 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

As he watched President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in January 2013, Norton even considered the possibility that “there wasn’t as much teeth in this as I felt there was.” Edward Norton’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ is a passion project both personal and professional 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Brennan, who headed the spy agency during the Obama administration, has been a harsh critic of Trump, who retaliated in August by revoking his security clearance. CNN finds itself at the center of the news as a mail bomb forces evacuation of its New York office 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, “WTF” blossomed in popularity, drawing much bigger names — from Obama to David Letterman — into his cramped garage for humorous and sometimes therapeutic dialogue. Marc Maron says Ambies honor long overdue for ‘WTF’ podcast 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z

It also describes tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill, between the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats and between Mr. Boehner and Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader. Books of The Times: ‘The Price of Politics,’ by Bob Woodward 2012-09-08T00:31:09Z

Coates often discussed matters of race in a way that many African-Americans wished Obama could have. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

As to her influence on Barack Obama’s policies and plans, there’s no indication that she sought to sway decisions or served as any kind of informal adviser. In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

At a Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sarah Palin took to the stage to attack President Obama for “leaving our soldiers behind.” “You say Obama’s a horrible president, I say you’re a horrible human”: Wilmore slams Sarah Palin for blaming Obama for her son’s issues 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

For instance, I’m related to Barack Obama—he’s my aunt’s fifth great aunt’s husband’s father’s wife’s 7th great nephew. What One Man Learned About Family from World's Biggest Family Reunion 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

He has claimed, falsely, that former President Obama tapped a Fox News reporter’s phones. Sean Spicer’s Briefings, Cringe TV for an Audience of One 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

Later, in the firing-range parking lot, filled almost exclusively with pickup trucks, I made the astute observation, “No Obama bumper stickers.” Confronted by my own bullsh*t: I wanted to be the voice of nonviolence for my church after George Zimmerman’s acquittal, but all I could do was cry for all my inconsistencies 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z

The first-lady memoir is a rite of passage, but Obama’s is different by virtue of her very identity. In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Like other books criticizing Mr. Obama, though, it does not simply question decisions; it assumes the worst motivations and intentions. Review: In ‘Exceptional,’ the Cheneys Make Obama the Villain 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

Burstyn was not only a vocal supporter of his predecessor but was a visible part of Barack Obama’s campaign. Ellen Burstyn: 'Women on screen were prostitutes or victims – I wanted to embody a hero' 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Like most book clubs, the Fabulous Ladies now meet online; the last time they gathered in person was Feb. 20, 2020, to discuss Michelle Obama’s “Becoming.” Meet the book club that’s helping to quickly vaccinate its town 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

In an interview taped before his farewell address, President Obama speaks with Lester Holt about his fulfillment of promises made eight years ago and his dreams for the country. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Sneaky Pete’ and ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

As a result, Obama is to the right of Richard Nixon on most issues. Shane Smith: 'I want to build the next CNN with Vice – it's within my grasp' 2013-03-23T22:24:20Z

Millions of people rallied behind Obama’s call for hope. I have had it with cynical faux-realists attacking Bernie Sanders idealists 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Their bromance seems genuine, but it has also been mutually beneficial: Obama, for his part, offered Clooney the kind of direct access most citizens dream of. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

She was an accomplished designer long before she was called into service by Obama. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Colbert also asked Mrs. Obama if she would be leaving a letter for her successor—who could end up being a man, given that there are two women running for president. Michelle Obama Talks Girls' Education on the 'Late Show' 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

But Smith is convinced — as is President Obama, who has made this a priority of his second term — that the moment has come to confront these concerns with holistic thinking and ingenuity. Anna Deavere Smith takes on 'school-to-prison pipeline' in new show 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

The younger threw himself into Obama’s 2008 political campaign, spent summers on the Hill, and is currently looking for a job in environmental policy. Is The Atlantic making us stupid? 2012-09-10T16:26:00Z

In an article she wrote for More magazine this summer, Michelle Obama reminisced over a photo of her family sitting on the porch of their Chicago home just before her husband’s 2008 presidential campaign began. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Obama was a favorite of comedians even before he was elected president, but typically his stiffness and aloofness are their targets. Critic?s Notebook: Prez N the Hood: A Hip-Hop Parody Stirs Up Issues 2010-10-25T22:56:00Z

LACMA’s exhibition looks at the long history of Black portraiture, placing the historic nature of the Obama portraits within the legacy of two centuries of Black representational art. The Obamas are going home to Chicago — in portrait form, at least 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

Trump is still president because term limits have been ignored, and President Obama’s daughters must come to America’s rescue. 7 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

When asked what artists he listened to, Obama did not name West. Kanye West: Do not disturb 2010-11-20T01:25:00Z

Toledo was the first in a long line of designers whom Obama championed as first lady — designers whose personal story said something about the breadth of the American Dream. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Obama took ribbing from the stage, including for his rendition of Green's hit single "Let's Stay Together." For Tom Hanks et al., a capital evening at Kennedy Center Honors gala 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Obama says he “was very much the list keeper at that time.” Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

The statistics hold up pretty well, and offer gloomy tidings for the Obama administration and its healthcare law. Bad omen for healthcare law: Many comments from the justices 2012-03-30T10:00:00Z

On the night that President Barack Obama was elected, people were so excited. Ketanji Brown Jackson on being a ‘first’ and why she loves ‘Survivor’ 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

Why did Obama overwhelmingly win a stretch of Southern counties in 2008? Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the World 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

But Time reported that, while the library also offers Obama's books and they are read periodically, "the detainees aren't exactly fighting one another to read them". Guant?namo Bay library's most wanted books? Anything but Barack Obama 2010-08-25T14:14:00Z

Perhaps most famously, President Obama and the first lady danced to a version at his inauguration ball. Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. 2012-01-20T16:40:14Z

The terrific James makes for a self-assured, almost supercilious Obama, who is surprised by Hillary’s New Hampshire win and suspicious of Bill’s sudden insertion of himself into the campaign. Review | This new Broadway play about the Clintons’ marriage is as fascinating — and sad — as you’d expect 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

President Obama has supported some of the business and conservatives’ ideas, too, putting him at odds with teachers. Campbell Brown has a new education-focused site: Is it news or advocacy? 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

One of the most striking pieces in that exhibit was a riff on the Barack Obama "Hope" poster - showing Putin's face and the caption "Hopeless." Russia's artists enter political fray in elections 2012-03-01T11:36:13Z

The tone that Obama strikes in lines like these is almost mournful. In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

Eventually Democrats, including President Barack Obama, courted Carmona to run on their side. Auction claims to be selling vial of Reagan blood 2012-05-22T15:16:00Z

When Obama returned the call, Trump conveyed his thanks through an aide but said there was no need to get Obama on the phone. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

Somebody said that D’Souza should have worked the President’s name into the title, to ensure good business with true believers — because they don’t love America as much as they hate Obama. 7 Reasons Nobody Went to the Movies on a Summer Holiday Weekend 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Sure, Obama’s singing “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of the slain in Charleston, S.C., was moving, but it’s another reminder of his failure to achieve his gun-control goals. Convention's Obama Video Seeks to Define 'Presidential' 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The first three films were all made under Barack Obama, but from the start were a reaction to gun culture, and to those enabling it. Making America Gory Again: how the Purge films troll Trumpism 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

Last year, Obama visited Marc Maron’s garage to tape an episode of the comedian’s popular “WTF” podcast, where he shared his views on terrorism, gun control and racism. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

It was dusk; venders—all African-American—were packing up what was left of the celebratory Obama T-shirts, which were selling out fast. A Poet’s Tale from Obama’s First Inaugural 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

Just imagine how much Trump might enjoy Lauren Groff’s “Fates and Furies” — President Barack Obama’s favorite book of 2015 — about a charismatic man whose success is based on an act of deception. Perspective | Mr. President, you don’t know a poorly written novel 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, who was running for president, called for Mr. Imus’s removal. Don Imus, Radio Host Who Pushed Boundaries, Dies at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z

As he did last year during the payroll tax fight, Obama is taking his proposals to the public, a move that reversed a slide in his approval ratings as he chided a "do-nothing Congress." Obama calls for millionaires' tax in address 2012-01-25T02:33:00Z

And Obama couldn’t budge the Senate and House Republicans, whose brilliant tactic of blanket obstructionism defeated much of his legislation and vitiated the rest. 2016: Obama's America: Dinesh D'Souza Sees an End-of-Times 2012-08-24T19:27:44Z

Mr. Obama’s portrait will be installed, long-term, among those of his presidential peers, in a dedicated space on the second floor. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

Two years after Obama’s election, Alexander put the entire criminal justice system on trial, exposing racial discrimination from lawmaking to policing to the denial of voting rights to ex-prisoners. A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

Although the summit was conceived by President Obama before Thomas-Greenfield took her current post, it’s true that this week is largely hers. From the segregated South to the U.S. Africa summit, a diplomat comes full circle

Both Obama and Boehner are avid golfers, though they rarely play together. Obama, Boehner come together at White House to celebrate golf 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

Obama also proposes making companies pay a minimum tax for profits and jobs overseas, giving American corporations less of an incentive to relocate their businesses to other countries that offer lower tax rates. Obama calls for millionaires' tax in address 2012-01-25T02:33:00Z

She was the Southern California finance co-chair for the Obama campaign and became President Barack Obama’s ambassador to the Bahamas. Ted Sarandos Talks About That Stock Drop, Backing Dave Chappelle, and Hollywood Schadenfreude 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z

“One of the biggest challenges we have to our democracy is the degree to which we don’t share a common baseline of facts,” Obama says. Review | Letterman sits down with Obama, but both men seem rusty and off their game 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

"If Obama wins he'll be part of a system that has been designed to stifle Black life," I said. The Nas generation of scholars: Finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z

Chicago was also a place where Obama was trying to divine how race figured into his life as a man. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Mrs. Obama embarks on a 10-city arena tour later this month to promote her new memoir, “Becoming,” out Nov. 13. With ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’ a Debut Novel Goes Big 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

The most riveting section of Axelrod's memoir begins there, as Obama moves to Washington and gradually is drawn to running for president. Political consultant David Axelrod delivers in revealing 'Believer' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

The New York Review of Books today published the first of a two-part interview President Obama conducted with the author Marilynne Robinson in September in Iowa, where Robinson lives. What We Learned When President Obama Interviewed Marilynne Robinson 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

"Wow … If a person can be read by the company he keeps, what does this say about Obama?" Tea Party condemns children's book on anarchy 2012-12-12T12:18:00Z

Mr. Obama concluded his remarks by reciting the names of those who had died in the shooting. Obama and Bob Iger Speak at a Sandy Hook Benefit in Manhattan 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

“The Justice Department also took handwritten notes from when Biden was vice president. One was a piece of paper addressed to Obama that just said, ‘Do you like me? Wanda Sykes Kicks Off ‘Daily Show’ Stint by Panning a Eulogy From Trump 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Arguably most notable is an executive order, signed in late August by President Obama. Addicted troops ignored 2012-09-18T18:32:00Z

The supposition then was that the movie would lionize Mr. Obama. D.C. Journey for ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and ‘Argo’ 2012-12-21T23:58:57Z

Most of Obama's classmates could not see how hard he was working to reconcile the contradictions that life threw at him. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

House hearing on climate change which focused on Obama’s plan to shrink carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030. Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart gloriously schools GOP on climate change 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

The musical, which is unabashedly politically correct and at times unbearably sappy, tells Obama's story from two different perspectives —that of his family and that of the residents of a middle-class suburban Chicago neighborhood. 2010-01-21T17:20:00Z

It wasn’t some cheap “white saviour” narrative, but thoughtful television about the cruel persistence of segregation in the Obama era. When good TV goes bad: how the bulb blew on Friday Night Lights 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

The man likely to Obama's Republican opponent in the general election, , has been slammed by Democrats for opposing the bailout of the industry. Eastwood ad sparks the discord it decries 2012-02-06T22:59:00Z

In their modest way American movies helped pave the way for the Obama presidency by popularizing and normalizing positive images of black masculinity. Film: Hollywood?s Whiteout Year: Few Blacks on Silver Screen 2011-02-12T06:53:01Z

Perlman has been honored by three American presidents: In 2015, President Obama bestowed upon him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for January 2020 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z

Under Mr. Obama, childhood nutrition and the quality of school food became a priority. How America’s Food System Could Change Under Biden 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

During that time, he was in charge of writing Obama’s speech for the White House Correspondents Dinners, for which he came to be called the “chief joke writer.” Is Everyone in Politics Writing a Tell-all? Yes. 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

And in 2008, I ran against a worthy opponent in President Obama. Hillary Clinton and America Ferrera on Pain and Progress (and Hiking) 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

“Welcome home!” said Mr. Biden, who had served as Mr. Obama’s vice president. Official Obama Portraits Are Finally Being Unveiled at the White House 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

Why, the digital Fourth Estate demanded to know, wasn't the African American senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, wearing an American flag lapel-pin 24/7? William Pope.L sets the U.S. flag waving at the MOCA/Geffen 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

By starting earlier, the Obama plan deals more effectively with the current debt problem. The Two Approaches to Medicare Reform: Rationing vs. Individual Choice 2011-08-17T14:26:34Z

The network had pulled the song from the game earlier this week after Williams made an analogy to Adolf Hitler while discussing President Barack Obama on Fox News on Monday morning. Hank Williams Jr. out on Monday Night Football 2011-10-06T16:35:07Z

Last year there was his cheerleading for Mitt Romney – "looking better and better while Obama seems devoid of anything new", Murdoch tweeted 11 days before Obama comfortably won re-election. Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World by David McKnight – review 2013-02-20T07:01:01Z

In the coming months, aides said, Obama still plans to push for bipartisan support. Obama jobs plan may include hiring tax break 2011-08-18T00:41:00Z

The book’s many admirers include former President Barack Obama, who has spoken of reading “Gilead” while campaigning in Iowa. Ethan Hawke tapes audio edition of acclaimed novel ‘Gilead’ 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

Michelle Obama calls it “the best piece of art in any form that I have ever seen in my life.” ‘Hamilton’ and Company: Tony Award Nominees in a Season That Reflected the World 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Early on, Obama’s political opponents picked up on the risks of his pop-culture cachet. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Amid the outbreak, dozens of African heads of state are arriving in Washington on Monday, the start of a three-day summit led by President Barack Obama. New York's Mount Sinai hospital tests man for Ebola virus 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

It is worth noting, however, that there are alternative ways of interpreting the Obama administration’s policy steps on national security in its early years. Review: Charlie Savage’s ‘Power Wars’ Dissects Obama’s Evolution on National Security 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Biden appeared at the Grand Opera House for political events with Barack Obama, spoke on a tribute video for the theater, and in 2018 spoke onstage during his “American Promise” book tour. Joe Biden and the Arts: No R.B.G. but a Loyal Promoter of Culture 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

Dickerson said Young's ideas are a template that Obama has deployed in his own political rise. New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader 2013-02-23T10:46:08Z

Though the museum technically opens to the public at 1 p.m. on Saturday, after the dedication by President Obama, no more passes for admission are available until Monday. The Smithsonian’s African-American Museum: A Guide to the Opening 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Many Republicans and some religious organizations accused Obama of waging a war on religion. Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult 2012-03-04T03:38:14Z

When President Obama said, “Don’t worry, you can keep your doctor …” Al Franken and Olivia Wilde: Calling a Lie a Lie 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

Michelle Obama joins the stage to discuss some themes from her acclaimed 2018 memoir, “Becoming,” with students from about 20 colleges. What’s on TV This Week: Michelle Obama and ‘Billions’ 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

"This election is not just about Obama, this is about your momma," he said. Houston tribute, obscenities highlight BET Awards 2012-07-02T14:40:50Z

The seemingly offbeat relationship between the former president and rock star began when Springsteen performed benefits for Obama during his presidential campaigns. Podcast odd couple: Obama, Springsteen in Spotify series 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

Among former White House residents, only Obama’s wife Michelle approaches his popularity as a writer. Obama memoir sells a record 1.7 million copies in first week 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

Obama made clear that he was not embracing an open-ended commitment to counterinsurgency. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z

But then, just as in the transition from Obama to Trump, it turned out that maybe it hadn’t. The Hashtag That Changed the Oscars: An Oral History 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

“All the strands of my life came together and I really became a man when I moved to Chicago,” Obama said in the announcement video. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

It was declared a national monument by President Obama in December. A Call to Activism for Outdoor Apparel Makers 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

"Still, these companies will have to demonstrate that this deal is in the public interest," said Kimmelman, a former top official in the Justice Department during President Obama's first term. Charter nears $55-billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Fox News, for example, called on Gene Simmons the other day to dissect President Obama’s announcement that he was relaxing decades-old restrictions on trade with Cuba. Why do cable news shows use so many celebrity ‘experts’? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Rick Santorum is typical in dismissing Obama “just a person of words.” “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z

Obama doesn’t force the metaphor, but the events described in “A Promised Land” suggest that something very old and toxic in American politics had been unleashed too. In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

For me, being with Obama or having dinner with Bill Clinton... 2010-02-16T08:37:00Z

Others applauded Obama’s statement-making style choice by choosing to leave the cashmere coat open. Former first lady Michelle Obama's outfit earns praise on Twitter as 'best look of the inauguration' 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

As a result, in later years the Obama spending growth rate is likely to be slightly higher than the Ryan plan’s, with the difference contingent on the growth rate of real GDP per capita. The Two Approaches to Medicare Reform: Rationing vs. Individual Choice 2011-08-17T14:26:34Z

Earlier President Barack Obama lauded the actors and musicians at the White House. Ma, Diamond, Streep receive Kennedy Center Honors 2011-12-05T14:27:10Z

During Obama’s second term, Rhodes spent a significant amount of his time engaged in secret negotiations with Cuban officials in a house laid on by the Canadian government outside Ottawa. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

COLBERT: So the president said that he’s found out that it happened, and that it’s terrible, and that Obama is a bad or a sick guy, and he’s called for an investigation. Stephen Colbert Isn’t Sure Whether to Trust the C.I.A. 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

The often-staid White House memoir genre gets a fresh, funny, candid boost from this addictably readable account by one of President Obama’s stenographers, who turns out to be a skilled writer as well. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

And the bitter irony is that Rev. Wright was literally crushed under the iron feet of black people running toward Obama, as well as being thrown under the bus by Obama himself. Michael Eric Dyson: Donald Trump is “what black people have warned America about” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Over the summer Michelle Obama casually popped in the Instagram Live audience for several Verzuz battles – there to enjoy the music like millions of everyday folks, not angling for special attention. Obama releases his TV Top 10 List, reminding Americans that he (unlike Trump) is just like us 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z

Its many millions of fans include Barack Obama who confessed to watching it in the Oval Office while pretending to work. Claire Danes profile: ‘She has intensity and immersion in the character’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Republicans dismissed Obama's "day in the life" trips as a public relations campaign. Obama shares an (atypical) 'day in life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

After describing the lunacy of the birther movement, Boehner proceeds to claim that the divisions were also the fault of Obama for being too “haughty” and refusing to engage in “outreach.” The Divided Mind and Politics of John Boehner 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

But Trump ventured out on a limb, aligning with the discredited "birther" movement that claimed Obama was not been born in the United States and thus is ineligible to be president. Limbaugh and the GOP: The media stars and politics 2012-03-06T00:46:04Z

His bad luck: the gentleman opposing him is not Barack Obama but Denzel Washington. Review: The Equalizer Pits Denzel Washington Against the Entire Russian Mob. Guess Who Wins? 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

North Carolina recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government to ensure its bill remains in place, after the Obama administration stated that HB 2 violates civil rights law. The red state gay porn habit: Why conservative states like Mississippi and North Carolina lead the nation in same-sex porn consumption 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z

Hillary Clinton, secretary of state during Barack Obama’s first term, has written a handful of nonfiction works. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

Wiley’s heroically scaled portraits, including an official portrait of former president Barack Obama, and Mark Bradford’s 2017 colossal rethinking of 19th-century panoramic painting, “Pickett’s Charge,” are related examples of new work in the grand manner. Perspective | America needs an epic narrative right now. Painters are working on it. 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

At least 16 forbade them when President Obama, who is biracial, was born in 1961. Motherlode Blog: Mixed-Race Families and Same-Sex Ones 2011-11-02T15:38:24Z

Whether the model established by “2016: Obama’s America” will be followed by similar films remains to be seen. Texas Monthly: ‘2016’ Obama Film and the Case for Conservative Texas Premieres 2012-09-16T06:48:06Z

Mr. Obama’s memoir says that when tourists used to watch him playing on the beach, staring rudely at the  dark-skinned boy with the white mother and grandpa, Gramps would play a joke at their expense. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z

Four years later, Springsteen was an earlier and even more enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama. Born in the U.S.A.: When the president met the Boss 2012-05-28T18:00:00Z

Obama, on his own, was offering us back that choice. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

Does he worry that perhaps comparing Obama supporters to Nazi sympathizers may sound like something a bully might do? He’s already a famous surgeon and author, so why is Ben Carson toying with a longshot presidential bid?

My joy at Obama’s Inauguration could only exist because white racism had terrified me for decades, and I hoped that Obama would be my protector. Obama’s Parting Gift: The Power Not to Fear White Racism 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

The last of President Obama’s four Pentagon chiefs, Carter has written a book that, reminiscent of Wagner’s music, is better than it reads. Battlefields: Recent Books in Military History 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

In its portrayal of an upper-middle-class black family, many have argued, it helped paved the way for Barack Obama’s presidency. Bill Cosby, in Mark Whitaker’s New Biography 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

“With the election coming up, this just seemed like the right time,” Mr. Horowitz said, “an occasion to look back at Obama’s presidency and think about where it’s brought the country and where we’re headed.” A Rare Pollock Sculpture Gets a Home 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Six-year-old Sydney Trapp happened to be in the shop and serenaded the Mrs. Obama with “Ode to Joy” on her violin. Playing for Michelle Obama 2012-06-11T21:25:00Z

I went over to Washington for President Obama's first inauguration. Doreen Lawrence: 'I could have shut myself away, but that is not me' 2013-04-20T22:26:39Z

Abraham Lincoln remains the most hallowed of our screen presidents, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Barack Obama — another historic, divisive, lanky colossus — eventually followed. Review: Before Barack, There Was ‘Barry’ 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

In 2008 Jackson Browne successfully sued Senator McCain and the Ohio Republican Party for using his hit “Running on Empty” as the music for a campaign ad attacking the energy policies of Barack Obama. Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints 2012-02-04T01:17:16Z

But as director of the National Economic Council under President Obama, Sperling referred Baker’s calls to the press office, following protocols discouraging unauthorized contacts with the news media. And minder makes three: For White House interviews, it’s never just one-on-one

In that sense, her history is one for the age of Obama, a man who talks about the flaws of the United States but insists on the perfectibility of the Union. 'The Making of Asian America' is a stirring chronicle long overdue 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

After finishing Yale Law at 21, he spent two years at the State Department during the Obama administration, running U.S. relations with nongovernmental organizations in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Ronan Farrow overcame spies and intimidation to break some of the biggest stories of the #MeToo era 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

“Obama has not done anything to help you,” Mr. D’Souza says. Movie Review: ‘2016: Obama’s America,’ Directed by Dinesh D’Souza 2012-08-12T22:09:29Z

Google had more power under Obama than Exxon had under Bush 43. Confirm or Deny: Peter Thiel 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

Barack Obama didn’t really know his dad, so he wrote a whole book about him. Does the American electorate have daddy issues? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Related: Barack Obama on Oscars diversity: are we giving everyone a fair shot? Why Vanity Fair's Hollywood diversity cover fails to conceal industry prejudice 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

I give thanks to my papa and mama, George Bush, and Michelle R. Obama — Now don’t hiss, jeer or boo; This thing proves it’s all true: A strategically placed Oxford comma. Style Invitational Week 1280: A la‘ugh’ a minute with our ‘air quotes’ contest 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush in 2005; he was an honored guest at the inauguration of America’s first black president, Barack Obama, in 2009. Muhammad Ali, Beginning to End for the First Time in a Book 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

I mean, Barack Obama's eight years in the White House fried a lot of people's minds, which is one of the reasons Donald Trump is president of the Untied States. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on why Jay-Z is wrong about racism dying off 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

Obama’s was expected to be something different: she had more in common with Alice Walker than with Nancy Reagan, after all. Michelle Obama’s New Reign of Soft Power 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

He has been a vocal supporter and campaigner for Obama – the first time they met, Obama gave him a Vulcan salute. Zachary Quinto: 'Playing Spock was about cultivating an inner life' 2013-05-04T17:00:02Z

Obama has campaigned relentlessly this year for populist issues like raising the minimum wage. Obama shares an (atypical) 'day in life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Our sit-down came after I expressed more general concern, on Salon and MSNBC, about the extremism of right wing rhetoric in the wake of Obama’s election. Fox News foments another violent outbreak: From Cliven Bundy to Jerad Miller, words matter 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Recently for a course I taught on personal essays and memoir, I included Barack Obama’s profound book “Dreams from My Father” on the syllabus. The truth about the campus “free speech wars” 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

President Obama’s historic choice to be the 14th librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, is regarded as a smart, politically savvy leader and strong advocate for community engagement and access for all. Obama nominates African American woman to be Librarian of Congress 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Karl Rove will appear on television until the end of time despite his election-night kerfuffle with his own network about whether President Obama had won Ohio. A question for Washington pollsters: How wrong must you be to never work again?

“It would be better if I didn’t have the chairman of the energy and environment committee in Congress holding up a snowball as if that was proof that climate change wasn’t happening,” Obama said. “WTF” with Barack Obama 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

He also hosts the popular web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” now in its eighth season, which had President Obama as a guest. Will Jerry Seinfeld dodge election jokes Friday? Maybe 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

Just because of the whole Trump thing, because both Obama and Seth went after Trump. Larry Wilmore goes to Washington: On roasting Beltway egos, Obama’s final year, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

But only Obama's patriotism was debated by the chattering class. William Pope.L sets the U.S. flag waving at the MOCA/Geffen 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

An Obama campaign spokesman jumped on Romney's decision when asked for comment, saying, "It's no surprise Romney decided to play hooky" and jabbing at the GOP candidate over education and PBS funding. Nickelodeon TV says Romney skipped kids' questions 2012-10-08T22:04:08Z

Mr. Emanuel’s prediction has proved pretty much correct; most senior advisers to Mr. Obama see their own children far less than he sees his. 2010-02-13T03:35:00Z

This is, Mr. Obama continues, part of “an effort to regain America’s moral stature in the world.” Movie Review: Jessica Chastain in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ 2012-12-17T23:06:45Z

With Trump in attendance, Obama used the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner to mock the reality TV star's presidential ambitions. Obama mocks Trump's presidential ambitions 2011-05-01T12:46:05Z

It is Damon's first public statement of disappointment in Obama since backing him for the presidency in 2008. Matt Damon disappointed in Obama: "I no longer hope for audacity" 2011-03-03T23:30:00Z

"I took my girls to see 'Hamilton,' this new musical on Broadway, which you should see," Obama told Robinson. Obama: 'The most important stuff I've learned I think I've learned from novels' 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Mrs. Obama wore one of his dresses at the Democratic National Convention and again during one of the presidential debates last year. On the Runway Blog: A Fashion First for the Designer Thom Browne at the Inauguration 2013-01-21T17:19:19Z

It started with the Clinton impeachment, then the hatred of Bush, then the hatred of Obama. Rachel Maddow and Doris Kearns Goodwin on a Presidential Race for the History Books 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z

Obama, who spoke extensively on the topic at Tuesday’s memorial service for the fallen Dallas officers, is the headliner. Disney-owned networks to simulcast Obama town hall 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, he "didn't want to stand in the way of the person with the best chance to beat President Obama," the official said. Huntsman to end campaign, endorse Romney 2012-01-16T12:23:03Z

They are horrified by the fact that Obama is president, and they see the New Atheist movement as a vocal, in-your-face threat. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z

For the sake of completeness, we should append to this roster of seismic occurrences one additional event: Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president. Goodbye, age of great expectations: We know how America got here, but where does it go now? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Rather, Obama has made the event far more entertaining through his star power and comic timing. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

One is reminded of Russell Brand's controversial turn as host of the MTV awards, two months before the US election, when he urged viewers to vote for Obama. Golden Globes 2011: who'd be an awards show presenter? 2011-01-17T20:30:01Z

He ruefully declares, “Obama has been more conservative than regard for public opinion requires him to be.” Books of The Times: One Nation, Still Divisible by Race 2011-08-11T22:00:15Z

They like the fact that Gingrich is a fighter — something many believe the more patrician Romney is not — who could give Obama and others in Washington a fat punch in the nose. Romney vs. Gingrich is a fight for GOP's direction 2012-01-29T02:23:00Z

“Scandal” started in the Obama presidency and now ends in the Trump one. The Gladiators of ‘Scandal’ Leave the Arena 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

"I can feel the love," Jones said of the honor, adding that he was thrilled to be receiving the award while Obama is president. Winfrey, McCartney in DC for Kennedy Center Honors 2010-12-06T01:58:00Z

During the 2012 presidential campaign, they had two signs planted side by side on their front lawn in Belmont, Mass.: one for her choice, Barack Obama, and the other for his, Mitt Romney. He Likes Trump. She Doesn’t. Can This Marriage Be Saved? 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z

Since then, the United States has been unique among democratic countries in holding a daily briefing that is both on the record and on camera, said Josh Earnest, President Barack Obama’s press secretary. A Beltway tradition is on life support. Will we miss the White House briefing if it dies? 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

We custom-made our Obama model and that took three weeks to do. The weird new world of computer-animated news 2011-01-31T08:00:00Z

President Barack Obama says the Olympic Games build a sense of "common humanity" as countries pursue the ideal of sending their best to compete "in a spirit of goodwill." The Latest: De Lima lights the Olympic cauldron 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Obama and congressional leaders did meet at the White House for five straight days until all sides recognized that the daily sessions weren't the best approach. Debt debate forces Obama to shift stances 2011-07-23T11:42:00Z

President Barack Obama opposes a near-term military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar 2012-05-22T16:46:00Z

In the middle of President Barack Obama’s second term, Ta-Nehisi Coates published an essay in the Atlantic titled “The Case for Reparations.” Review | In Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Water Dancer,’ a slave makes a superhero’s journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

After months of trading blame and criticism from afar, President Obama and GOPcongressional leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss the economy — and, presumably, trade blame and criticism in person, more politely. Obama hosting bipartisan talks on economy 2012-05-16T10:00:00Z

Obama, who will campaign for Clinton again in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday, mentions the policy differences between the candidates only briefly. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

The word “job” shows up once, when Kerrey says the Obama administration “did a terrible job” selling healthcare reform. Women Olympians: They’re hot! 2012-06-19T18:40:00Z

Two years ago to the day, on March 23, 2010, Obama signed the legislation into law. Obama healthcare law faces high court hearing 2012-03-23T11:20:00Z

Obama styled the monochromatic look with a turtleneck, wide-leg trousers and black leather gloves. Former first lady Michelle Obama's outfit earns praise on Twitter as 'best look of the inauguration' 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

Obama also says little about his successor, former President Donald J. Trump. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The Latest Podcast Duo 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

As she goes after Trump, Obama steadfastly refuses to mention his name, referring to the Republican nominee as “people” and “someone.” How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

But it is possible that, while the Obama administration upholds Athenian ideals of democracy, the outlook of much of the electorate has more in common with Sparta. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

The main two events of the year this play premiered were the election of Barack Obama and the global recession. Neal Bledsoe on the love triangle of 'The Pride' and finding home onstage — and in downtown L.A. 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

In the summer of 2008, I reached out to Mike again, while I was working on a piece for The Atlantic about Barack Obama’s candidacy. What Normalization Means 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Along with fellow Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, Cassidy authored a bill that now has White House support to dismantle the 2010 Affordable Care Act passed under former Democratic President Barack Obama. Late-night TV show host Kimmel blasts senator over healthcare bill 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

He spoke about feeling wounded by two elder figures, Jay-Z and Barack Obama, who he said had let him down. The Battle for Kanye West Is Happening in Real Time 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

One particular Obama ad stuck out to her: the ad assailing Romney's pledge to end federal support of public television and the Sesame Street character Big Bird. Political ads bombard viewers, but to what effect? 2012-10-15T11:01:04Z

“The young man you meet in these pages is flawed and full of yearning, asking questions of himself and the world around him, learning as he goes,” Obama writes. Obama adapts ‘Dreams from My Father’ for young readers 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

Later, answering questions, Holder defended President Barack Obama's decision to ban torture in the fight against terrorists. Holder: 'Mockingbird' has lessons for terror fight 2010-09-21T23:02:00Z

Obama, she writes, felt world leaders were getting a mixed message from Americans, and "took me to the woodshed." Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices' makes for compelling reading 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Schultz argued that Obama’s appearance at the health-care conference made sense: “As a president who successfully passed health insurance reform, it’s an issue of great importance to him.” The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit — and all the questions that come with it 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

But Manchin and many West Virginians believed Obama’s version would be bad for the coal industry. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

In other words: if you like Game Change, then you must also believe that the movie is 100% accurate and you must love Obama and hate conservatives. Dead Tree Alert: Shiny Object Lesson 2012-03-02T14:24:47Z

Obama's approval ratings formed the foundation of support for the president in hypothetical head-to-head general election contests against former Massachusetts Gov. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

President Obama's oratory has the same rhythms as Dr Martin Luther King's, and it sometimes seems that every speaker at a British political party conference has come as Winston Churchill. Craig Brown: The Lost Diaries 2010-10-01T23:05:00Z

Obama declined, saying that the House would have to approve the Senate-passed bill first. House GOP leaders yield on payroll tax 2011-12-23T02:49:00Z

Nine years later, Obama helped break ground on the building. Demand for African American museum is so high that weekend tickets have disappeared 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

The ones who donned “Hillary” buttons and waved placards long after it was clear Barack Obama had sealed the deal? Television: ‘Political Animals’ on USA Stars Sigourney Weaver 2012-07-15T00:28:02Z

President Barack Obama arrived late in 2015 after giving a nationally televised address. The Bidens will attend Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors, restoring a tradition that Trump rejected 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Jokes are batted around over email, with Mr. Obama weighing in up to the very last moment. Cecily Strong’s Trial by Fire at the White House Correspondents Dinner 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

I remember one night I was at a fundraiser for President Obama; a lot of you were there. Watch Chris Rock's Oscar Monologue: 'Damn Right, Hollywood's Racist' 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

Franklin sang at the funeral of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, as well as at the presidential inaugurations of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies aged 76: AP 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

And Obama, who needs not remind us that his own inheritance is a more elusive thing, sees the gulf between him and this woman. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

That could be accomplished by defeating Obama in 2012 and electing a Republican Congress. A celebration of Wax Trax! and its iconic place in Chicago's music scene 2011-04-17T14:37:00Z

“In our own ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys,” Obama says in the first episode. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The Latest Podcast Duo 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

The day after meeting China's leader-in-waiting, Vice President Xi Jinping, at the White House, Obama was set to make the case for exploiting U.S. advantages over fast-growing economies where labor and business costs are rising. Obama to stress "insourcing" as China counterweight 2012-02-15T13:38:02Z

The second and third day of Obama’s visit will be spent in Morocco, where she will participate in a televised conversation about girls’ education with Meryl Streep and Pinto. Michelle Obama begins three-nation trip with visit to Liberia to advocate for girls’ education 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

Before he took office, the new president said he intended to seek Obama’s counsel in the future, but he has not. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

In a 2020 episode of her podcast, Michelle Obama described a hot flash she experienced on Marine One as being “like somebody put a furnace in my core and turned it on high.” Welcome to the Menopause Gold Rush 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z

He previously worked on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, starting as a field organizer for the 2008 Iowa caucuses and rising to senior presidential speechwriter during his two terms in the White House. Sara Rhodin, Tyler Lechtenberg 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

In a one-hour multimedia event called “Graduate Together,” to be broadcast on May 16 across multiple TV networks, Obama will deliver a message to high school seniors and reflect on the coronavirus pandemic. Obamas, Lady Gaga, LeBron James join forces for U.S. virtual graduations 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

In nominating Judge Sotomayor to the highest court in the land, President Obama pointed out that her life story was the embodiment of the American dream. Books of The Times: ‘My Beloved World,’ a Memoir by Sonia Sotomayor 2013-01-21T23:11:43Z

President Barack Obama have led tributes to him. Pelé: A global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

This came after Clinton parried Trump’s accusations about her husband’s indiscretions during that debate: “I am reminded of what my friend Michelle Obama advised us all: When they go low, you go high.” How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

He was also appalled at their choice of speakers, like Anthony Sabato Jr. who claimed he believed President Obama is a Muslim. John Oliver Takes On Donald Trump Again 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

Sharpton, a White House adviser to president Barack Obama, said Hollywood had “locked out” people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. Al Sharpton backs Oscars boycott over all-white nominations 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Then there’s the bipartisan way in which Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and President Obama exaggerate and mischaracterize the free rider problem in order to justify forcing everyone to buy health insurance. A Look Back at Year One of The Apothecary at Forbes 2012-01-31T17:22:00Z

Lugar, known as one of the more centrist members of the Senate, was befriended by Barack Obama during his time in the Senate. Longtime Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar ousted 2012-05-08T23:50:00Z

Part of the reason Obama has become our funniest comedic performer president is opportunity, of course. Obama, the funniest president: Laughter isn’t just the best defense—it’s a powerful image strategy, too 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

And where Obama was engaged, thorough, and hopeful, Ryan looked checked out; bored, cynical, and superficial. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Obama’s presidency just seems to have been a fallow one for inner-circle disgruntlement. Letters to the Editor 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Troops will take about two weeks to be deployed, with Barack Obama expected to give further details after a visit to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Tuesday. Ebola outbreak: US to send 3,000 troops to west Africa to fight epidemic 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

The Mail on Sunday has also written stories based on the book about how Brown apparently ruined Tony Blair's chances of becoming president of Europe and about Brown's relationship with Barack Obama. Thirty new facts about Gordon Brown from Anthony Seldon's book 2010-12-23T12:38:02Z

Conservatives loudly criticized President Obama for snubbing the longest-sitting justice when the White House announced he would not attend. Who showed up at Scalia’s funeral — and who didn’t 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

Michelle Obama’s “Becoming,” has sold more than 15 million copies, bolstered by a documentary, plus an arena tour featuring special guests and merch. Films! Novels! Springsteen! The Obamas and Clintons seem to be having the time of their lives. 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

In the show’s original run, Rory is editor of her college newspaper and prophetic enough to cover Barack Obama’s campaign trail. A look at how Hollywood depicts female journalists. (Hint: It’s not always positive.) 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

Despite conservatives’ desire to shrink the government, the Republican-controlled Congress agreed last year to President Obama’s request for the first budget increase for the National Endowment for the Humanities since 2010. Trump and the Arts: ‘Evita,’ Huge Towers and a Snub for Warhol 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

“All I know is that if Barack Obama had a call like that when I was in Congress, it would have been Jim Jordan and me, screaming from the rafters about it,” Walsh said. Jim Jordan used to torment GOP leaders. Now he’s leading them in defending Trump. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

You’ve spoken to Obama many times over the years, including for this book. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

I know that people are angry and scared and uncertain about the future, but how Obama became the cause of our woes and Sarah Palin became our savior I'm still not clear on. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Jennifer Grey finds her groove 2010-11-23T13:30:00Z

President Barack Obama has a commanding presence over most proceedings, and last night’s State of the Union—his final—was no exception. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

The hard part was that Barack Obama was on the dais. ‘Late Night’ host Seth Meyers: ‘I don’t think you can just let the president talk without calling in the lies’ 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

“Prepare your families,” President Obama instructs a desperate nation. REVIEW: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Who Needs Humans? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

But on last night’s show, Jon Stewart just couldn’t stand idly by any longer as Cheney slammed President Obama for his nuclear deal with Iran. Jon Stewart investigates the extreme hypocrisy of Dick Cheney 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

But I noticed you did not sign that full page advertisement in The New York Times opposing Obama’s stimulus package. What can we learn from the Great Depression? 2012-08-27T11:45:00Z

Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, as well as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, are among those set to deliver tributes. The surprising and enduring friendship of Warren Beatty and John McCain 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

It would be funded in part by not renewing tax cuts passed under the Bush administration for households that make more than $250,000 a year, something Edwards and Obama have also proposed. Clinton Presents Plan For Universal Coverage 2007-09-18T10:00:00Z

The causes are many: an uptick in Mexican employment, a sharp decline in that country’s birth rate, the scarcity of jobs in the U.S., and a record number of deportations under President Barack Obama. Border fence’s devastating toll 2012-09-18T22:00:00Z

Aydin: We chose to frame “March” around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis marches on: “Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America” 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

I initially said no, because I knew the narrative was going to be “Kal Penn goes from Barack Obama’s White House to Kiefer Sutherland’s White House.” Kal Penn Isn’t Making a Political Point with His Immigration Sitcom 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

"Obama found it a game-changer to go on her show when he was just a senator." Oprah Winfrey: will the US still worship the high priestess of the talkshow? 2010-12-26T11:08:01Z

These slow pages detail his work in Congress and as secretary of state under Obama. John Kerry Recounts a Life Full of Incident (and a Few Regrets) in ‘Every Day Is Extra’ 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

Expect tense debates about the pros and cons of the Obama administration’s first four years and more than a little foreboding about the potential of a Romney presidency. The Week Ahead: Nov. 4 — 10 2012-11-05T18:54:20Z

There’s a reason you have moments like the little black girl who posed with Michelle Obama’s National Portrait Gallery painting. Kavanaugh, Kanye, Beyoncé, ‘Black Panther’: Washington on Pop Culture in 2018 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

There was initial contact with Michelle Obama that Viola made, but that was very limited. ‘The First Lady’ re-created over 100 years of White House interiors 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

Two of Obama's old friends, Djanuadi and his brother, Yuniadi, whose family shared a house with Obama's, are coaching Hasan on everything from sports to Obama's relationship with his mother and stepfather. Indonesian film portrays Obama's early years 2010-05-20T16:45:00Z

In essence, it identified a lingering fear among all but Obama’s most fervent supporters – that voters were a little too infatuated with his rhetoric and charisma, neither of which would necessarily translate to policy victories. How Obama blurred the border between Hollywood and Washington 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

President Obama’s policy of aggressively using drones is open to criticism on many grounds, but the argument should be with the government policy, not with the company that makes the drones. James Risen’s ‘Pay Any Price’ 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

The audience was ecstatic—they hadn’t seen this pair since 2008, the year Obama was elected. Kiki and Herb Make America Great Again 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Trump, a wealthy businessman and reality TV host, has risen to the top of many polls in part by his outspoken call for Obama to release his long form birth certificate. Trump: Obama wasn't qualified for Ivy League 2011-04-25T21:28:13Z

Parker Sawyers, the actor who plays Barack Obama in the film, said he started off with a "strong impersonation" of the president, but then let the mannerisms and speech inflections of his character come naturally. Obamas' first date inspires romantic movie 'Southside with You' 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

As an artistic discipline, theater has not fared well under the Obama administration. Actors head out of the theater and into the stable to prepare for ‘Equus’ 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

The alternative civic-theology of President Obama enabled him to pander when he wrongly claimed that “only in America” was his story possible, but it also challenged the notion of America as perfect. Who owns patriotism, the left or the right? American artists know the answer 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

Brent Crude was trading at around $113 a barrel on Monday, up by about $6 in the nine days since Obama signed the new sanctions into law. Iran sentences American to die for spying 2012-01-09T12:02:00Z

When they got to Washington, they hoped to persuade President Obama to address their predicament, one shared by hundreds of thousands of young people. Meet the Dreamers Who Walked 1,500 Miles to Stay in America 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

Over the past year, in which he sought and failed to achieve a "grand bargain" with Republicans on the federal budget, Obama learned painfully just how little ground remains in the political center. Obama delivers confrontational address 2012-01-25T03:23:00Z

Here, at 22, was an idea that would become a key to understanding Obama the politician and public figure. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Obama's vulnerable bluntness feels especially welcome right now. Michelle Obama is right about leaning in — and about marriage 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

It’s not like oh, things were great for poor people under Obama, and now they’re way bad. The Cast of ‘Atlanta’ on Trump, Race and Fame 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

If you want to understand why the Obama administration has been so steadfast in its efforts to crack down on the for-profit industry, Corinthian is as good a place as any to start. Can’t a capitalist be moral? 2012-06-17T22:00:00Z

In his final days in office, Obama would go on to issue an executive order levying sanctions against Russian individuals and state agencies. How did Sam Bee’s “Full Frontal” find its brilliant voice? By amplifying the unheard 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z

Reid came up with the idea in a fit of nostalgia, after Obama left office. Is there such thing as a Joe Biden superfan? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z

Friends said she is as direct in offering relationship and fashion advice as she is in advising Mr. Obama and the other politicians she’s worked for. Stephanie Cutter Is a Messenger Who Does the Shooting for Obama 2012-10-13T00:12:59Z

What historians writing decades from now make of Obama will have as much to do with what happens between now and then as it does with what happened during his presidency. Remembering President Obama 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

One minute President Obama is relaxing restrictions, making it easier for tourists in the United States to visit the tiny island. Cuban Art Outshines Politics 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

Whereas Barack Obama’s national campaigns involved the enthusiastic support of entertainers from the start, neither Mr. Trump nor Mrs. Clinton seemed at first to foster the same zeal among musicians. The Campaign Tour: Pop Musicians Get on the Bus (Mostly Clinton’s) 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

Now, I remember one night I was at a fund-raiser for President Obama. Chris Rock’s Opening Oscar Monologue: A Transcript 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

Obama routinely waited for applause; Ryan pointedly did not stand up or clap until after the midway point. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

But that was based on a world in which Obama was president and our audience was happy about what was going on in Washington and they felt optimistic. How to Write TV in the Age of Trump: Showrunners Reveal All 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

She will follow in the footsteps of Aretha Franklin and Beyonce, who performed the "The Star-Spangled Banner" at President Barack Obama's two inaugurations. Teen Jackie Evancho first singer confirmed for Trump inauguration 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

"When you were down, you were out, and your whole economy was threatened, the president had your back," said the former president and a top surrogate for Obama. Stellar duo target Ohio's working class for Obama 2012-10-18T20:59:13Z

As for Obama, he also praised "Watchmen" in 2019 as one his favorite television shows of the year— the others were "Fleabag" Season 2 and "Unbelievable" . "The Boys" cast reacts to Barack Obama praising show 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

It’s quite moving, and at the end of “From Slavery to Freedom” there are photos of former President Barack Obama. Pittsburgh’s Underground Railroad, Preserved and Not 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

“Obama deserted the Ethiopian people, according to my taxi driver on the way in from the airport, and Hillary didn’t support Ethiopia, either,” he said. A Partisan Crowd Watches the Debate at the New Trump Hotel 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

The contrast between the two served as a lodestone for the rest of the evening and a marker of things to come, as the Obama presidency officially begins its last year running the country. “I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

He also spoke about the need for Trump to make a public apology over his false claim that Obama ordered a wiretap on him. Late-night TV hosts skewer Trump's 'incoherent revenge fantasies' 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

Last year President Obama broke new ground — CBS called it historic — by appearing on “Late Show With David Letterman.” The TV Watch: President Obama?s Conflict-Free Zone: ?The View? 2010-07-29T21:58:00Z

Both joined Obama’s team from the moment he announced his candidacy, and are the two – sometimes duelling – young guns. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

Now he is an art world superstar and has been selected to paint the official portrait of former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Mar-a-Lago Has a Feisty New Neighbor 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

It is worth remembering, too, that when Biden served as vice president under Barack Obama he was regularly roasted. Is political comedy dead now? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

Republicans, including Romney, have openly mocked President Barack Obama's use of the teleprompter. With choreographed conventions, is something lost? 2012-08-29T03:21:08Z

The president and first lady Michelle Obama talked to People Magazine about life in the White House, from Facebook and helping their daughters with classroom assignments to their favorite TV shows and reading habits. Obama a fan of "Boardwalk Empire," "Homeland" 2011-12-14T19:05:09Z

The “Hall of Presidents” is closing Feb. 27, and a temporary version of the exhibition — now including an image of former president Barack Obama — will open in the museum’s West Gallery in March. Smithsonian’s popular ‘Hall of Presidents’ to close for renovation, reopen in fall 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

But during the game, Republicans jumped on a speech about immigration policy Mr. Obama had delivered the previous day, putting Ms. Cutter in campaign defense mode. Stephanie Cutter Is a Messenger Who Does the Shooting for Obama 2012-10-13T00:12:59Z

These acts of conscience are part of the reason that older fans, including Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, who eulogized Ali, were so deeply affected by his death. Review: For Muhammad Ali, an Endless Round of Books 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

He is also the former chief counselor for privacy during the Clinton administration, as well as a former member of President Obama's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. Cynthia Akagbosu, Nathan Swire 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z

Ms. Chang, 33, is an associate general counsel for the Obama Foundation in Washington. Connie Chang, James Blakemore 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

Winfrey’s level of involvement was also different; she hosted fundraisers and appeared at rallies with Obama. An underwhelming end to Oprah’s Dr. Oz drama 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

"Obama knows he has 44% of the electorate" to start with, and in a country as divided as the U.S., Obama delivers confrontational address 2012-01-25T03:23:00Z

One of the unusual aspects of this case is that it pits Democrats against Democrats—namely, the Obama Administration against a Democratic governor, along with the entire Democratic leadership in Congress. Democrats v. Democrats on Medicaid at the Supreme Court 2011-10-06T19:12:02Z

To have Lisa Jack shoot profiles of you was considered a mark of distinction, and Obama gladly accepted the offer. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Here’s my problem with Mrs. Obama: I want her to be known for something other than her fashion. On the Runway: About That McQueen Dress 2011-01-28T17:22:01Z

That, of course, was before his degrees from Harvard and Yale and his appointment by President Barack Obama as the youngest-ever surgeon general. Vivek Murthy wants to fix our mental health crisis. But how much can he do? 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

It is the first in a series of plates featuring Mrs. Obama’s fashion choices that the company plans to issue, said Suzanne Magnuson, a product manager. Front Row: Michelle Obama?s Fashion Sense Is Saluted on Plates 2010-04-15T01:21:00Z

Police later apologize to Mr. Obama, tell him his begonias are lovely, and return his garden hose. Style Invitational Week 1315: Clue Us In — our backward crossword 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

PARMA, Ohio — Lest anyone forget the importance of Ohio's white, working-class voters, President Barack Obama sent a clear reminder on Thursday. Stellar duo target Ohio's working class for Obama 2012-10-18T20:59:13Z

Jay Carney was one of several journalists who joined the Obama press operation. Sidney Blumenthal just wanted to stay in the conversation. Now he’s once again the topic. 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

If Obama could accomplish just one thing in the next four years, what should it be? Robert de Niro 2012-11-24T17:02:00Z

He went on to lead police departments in D.C. and Philadelphia, and was co-chair of President Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Former D.C. police chief: ‘There should be a higher standard for police’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

He said Obama was just as bad as Joseph Stalin because of his allowing abortion. Anne Rice: 'I thought the church was flat-out immoral' 2010-10-24T19:59:00Z

Especially, Obama has brought out the lunatic fringe, as well as the polite racism, as well as the ugly resurgence of racial vitriol that we thought we had done away with. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

In addition, the victor will face the fallout from Europe's economic problems, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the poisonous atmosphere in Washington DC, which certainly won't be at ease with an Obama victory. Has a disillusioned Barack Obama lost the will to win? 2012-10-06T23:06:37Z

He played footage of Trump acting surprised that Obama seemed more popular with people now. Late-night TV on GOP healthcare bill: 'popular with everyone except mortals' 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

Michelle Obama, Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson and Hillary Clinton serve as the subjects for this new six-part series that explores the lives of American first ladies. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and the First Presidential Debate 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama's Afghan war was meant to be different. Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran - review 2012-07-20T21:55:03Z

Fairey, best known for his poster of Barack Obama, has become a go-to artist for rock musicians, designing album covers for Tom Petty, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins and a Led Zeppelin compilation. Rolling Stones unveil facelift for legendary lips logo 2012-06-28T09:38:47Z

Obama's job approval ratings have slid to 41 percent, Gallup said on Tuesday, with voters concerned about the economy and the way the White House has handled the insurgency in Iraq. Obama aims for 'day in the life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

“For three years I’d had to watch a presidential successor who was diametrically opposed to everything I believed in,” Obama says. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The Latest Podcast Duo 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

The two beige linen damask sofas he designed for George W. Bush’s office later served Obama for almost two years and Trump for four years. Presidents come and go, but these curtains are forever 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

For the book, he interviewed Michelle Obama’s mentors, staff members, former colleagues and relatives. Michelle Obama biography explores race’s role in her worldview 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

The rapper even announced that following recent comments by Barack Obama, he is now in favour of legalising gay marriage. 50 Cent voices support for Frank Ocean 2012-07-17T09:35:00Z

Magical Mystery tour: watch the Beatles performing I Am The Walrus - video Madonna defends 'black Muslim' Obama endorsement Who gave the best performance on Later … with Jools Holland? Madonna defends 'black Muslim' Obama endorsement 2012-09-26T06:22:46Z

Anthology of essays touching on racism, poverty and other matters, by Barack Obama, David Brooks, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Tony Blair and some other names you don't often find together. Local books: 'Soul of a Citizen,' 'The Habit of Buenos Aires' among new releases with local ties 2010-04-26T20:37:00Z

President Obama, who addressed the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m., arrived during intermission and was introduced at the beginning of the second act. Less pomp, more art for 2015 Kennedy Center Honors 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Carter and Mr. Mattos like to joke that when President Obama’s dinner was drawing near last year, his advance team expected something a little more statesmanlike. Estela Partners Aim to Make Lightning Strike Twice 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

Clint Eastwood has followed up the Republican convention's empty chair sketch with an ad which declares: "Obama's second term would be a rerun of the first and our country just couldn't survive that." DreamWorks boss leads Hollywood push to bring Obama a fairytale ending 2012-10-28T18:39:02Z

But that is what I would say of the Obama administration generally. ?People Who Eat Darkness?: The disappearing blonde 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z

President Obama, for example, invited select columnists to the White House for off-the-record conversations. CNN, New York Times, other media barred from White House briefing 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

As McNaughton notes in his Twitter bio, his most famous work may be “The Forgotten Man,” which features President Obama trampling the Constitution as the Founding Fathers look on in horror. Bask in the absurdity of this 2018 #MAGA gift guide 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

“We didn’t make the film thinking that Trump would win,” she says, “but the way that we watch back now is through a new lens. When Obama gave his farewell speech I was crying.” Annette Bening: ‘Women don’t have to do everything’ 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z

Williams said it was nice that there wasn't a crisis that kept Obama away. Obama watches Tar Heels beat Spartans 67-55 2011-11-12T04:32:00Z

Barack Obama was no one’s idea of a shoo-in when he announced his campaign. What Politicians Could Learn from Oprah Winfrey 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

Where Kennedy and Biden pretend to wilt in the shadow of their wives, Obama sounds like he needs a crisis hotline. Analysis | Take my wife joke, please! A campaign trail cliche finally bombs 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

The group has sold more than 100 million albums and performed at the White House for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

The Arizona law “potentially would allow someone to be stopped and picked up and asked where their citizenship papers are based on an assumption,” Obama said in a recent interview. High Court to take on Ariz. immigration law 2012-04-25T10:05:00Z

Star wattage was lower than in the Obama years. Pent-up partying before — and long after — the correspondents’ dinner 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

With excruciating earnestness, Dean shows Chris the artworks he got from Bali and tells him he would have voted Obama a third time if he could. Why Get Out should win the 2018 best picture Oscar 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z

Dr. Washington, the former Obama aide, says he sees the duo as “the architects of the new Washington.” Stars of the See-and-Be-Seen Upend Washington 2010-12-23T23:42:46Z

He goes further, asserting that Carter’s record outshines those of two-termers like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Was Jimmy Carter the Most Underrated President in History? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

And of course, there is another image that simply isn’t being shared with the same frequency or enthusiasm—one of Michelle Obama sitting with her husband and the Danish prime minister laughing and smiling openly. The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z

In 2008, he helped to promote Mr. Indiana’s “HOPE” image, which the artist created to support the Obama campaign. Robert Indiana Had All but Vanished in Recent Years. Some Friends Wondered Why. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Obama supporters say the first couple did plenty to promote the arts locally. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, readers are making an effort to read more books from Black authors, including Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land.” Perspective | Conquer ‘Moby-Dick,’ finish ‘Infinite Jest’: Avid readers share their resolutions for 2021 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

The video installation is a homage to black America, featuring footage from protests, music videos, President Obama’s speeches and more, all set to the soundtrack of Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam.” What to Do Instead of Watching Trump’s Inauguration 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

The White House said Obama had been briefed about the incidents but would not comment on his reaction. Secret Service scandal deepens 2012-04-15T00:37:00Z

Still, Risen took a dim view of Obama’s legacy. Perspective | What Obama gets right — and very wrong — about the media 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

The first thing that happened to Obama’s political legacy was the election of Donald J. Trump, who promised to undo his signature achievements. Remembering President Obama 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Chair Candy Crowley had to interrupt and correct Romney: Obama had, in fact, described them as “an act of terror” the next day. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

Despite some policy differences, his analysis largely fits with the Obama administration’s broad strategy. 50 notable works of nonfiction

The voices of George W. Bush, Henry Paulson and Barack Obama float into the action from televisions and radios, occasionally inspiring comments from the characters. Movie Review: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ With Brad Pitt, From Andrew Dominik 2012-11-29T16:13:01Z

His book is also, crucially, a running and sometimes acid commentary on Mr. Obama and what Mr. Kennedy refers to as “the Obama enigma.” Books of The Times: One Nation, Still Divisible by Race 2011-08-11T22:00:15Z

You can trace what Brooks described as the Bobo ethos through early-to-mid Silicon Valley era and the rise of Barack Obama. David Brooks’s Conversion Story 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

More than any President than I can remember, President Obama really seems to understand that he’s building something. Tony Kushner on His Lincoln Screenplay, Séances and the Greatest Political Speech of All Time 2012-10-25T11:45:42Z

Many layoffs of local and state government employees were postponed by Obama's 2009 stimulus package, which the GOP White House hopefuls have roundly denounced. GOP slams Obama over new jobless figures 2011-12-03T02:31:00Z

And no one suggests Maher or any other commentator has displaced Obama as the voice of the Democratic Party. Limbaugh and the GOP: The media stars and politics 2012-03-06T00:46:04Z

This Jonathan Olshefski documentary follows a black family in Philadelphia through Barack Obama’s eight years as president. What’s on TV Monday: The MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Monterey Pop Festival 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

After a week when Obama released his long-form Hawaii birth certificate, he said Trump could now focus on the serious issues, from whether the moon landing actually happened to "where are Biggie and Tupac?" Obama mocks Trump's presidential ambitions 2011-05-01T12:46:05Z

But in the same way that ordinary people of color still struggle against racism despite the fact that Obama sits in the White House, a few glorious exceptions do not prove the rule. “Every Single Word Spoken by a Person of Color” has gone viral: Will anything in Hollywood change? 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

This was how he began it: Obama said sometimes there are downsides to being the president. Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King, to belt out blues 2012-02-22T13:28:08Z

And it had all due pageantry and production value, befitting the official stature of a music that President Obama characterized, in his welcoming remarks, as “driven by an unmistakably American spirit.” Global Flavors and Asides to Obamas at White House Jazz Gala 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z

When the Obama administration decided to "pivot" to Asia, ending years of what one Asian diplomat called "diplomatic absenteeism," not every country was thrilled. Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices' makes for compelling reading 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

The Raleigh audience booed, and Obama went on, speaking of Trump’s “birther” questions in more intimate terms, calling the accusations “hurtful and deceitful.” How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Obama’s zeal in silencing leaks that don’t make him look like a superhero extends beyond the deployment of the Espionage Act into a complex legal tangle of retaliatory practices, life-destroying threats, on-the-job harassment, and firings. Army tank made of cupcakes 2012-06-15T14:54:00Z

Today, the next mass murder isn’t as surprising as it is inevitable – something Obama spoke to last week during his speech in the aftermath of yet another tragedy, this time in Oregon. Real-life mass shootings: the subject Hollywood dare not touch 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

The company, reports the New York Times, will announce the ban, which will take until 2015 to implement, with Michelle Obama today. Disney Nixes Junk-Food Ads Aimed at Kids. Can Good Health Be Good Business? 2012-06-05T16:18:10Z

It has gone out with a bang: the final season has included cameos from Michelle Obama, Magic Johnson and Simone Biles, among many others. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Better Call Saul’ and a Freddie Mercury Tribute 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z

President Obama makes his first appearance on the show, alongside Madonna. What’s on TV Thursday 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Michelle Obama is the best dressed first lady of all time. Confirm or Deny: André Leon Talley 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

How will future generations conceptualize art in the age of Obama? No Compromises 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

In the wake of the Veterans Administration hospital crisis — huge backlogs, delayed medical care and cover-ups — the GOP has wasted no time in blasting Obama for this scandal. Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart slams Americas’s 200-year history of mistreating veterans 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

Charles Rivkin was an assistant secretary of state for President Barack Obama when he flew to Denmark and discovered his luggage was lost. Ambassador Rufus Gifford is the reality star who will try to fix America’s image abroad 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

It’s only right at the end that Obama makes a brief appearance, with a soundbite from his historic inauguration speech. Dick Cheney and Laura Bush plead support for marriage equality 2013-02-20T16:47:00Z

Obama’s sharpest points preview the election year narrative to come, about an endangered middle class suffering under an unfair system. Obama calls for millionaires' tax in address 2012-01-25T02:33:00Z

Barack Obama's speech after the Arizona shootings was a pure Last Post for alleged American values. The norms of Norman Rockwell 2011-01-30T22:00:03Z

Compared with the pro-wrestling standards of the current presidency, or the electric oratory of Mr. Obama’s campaigns, it was even boring. A Biden-Obama Reunion Pitches a Campaign as Comfort-Food TV 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

Trump chuckled at some of the earlier jokes, but was clearly less amused as comedian Seth Meyers picked up where Obama left off. Obama mocks Trump's presidential ambitions 2011-05-01T12:46:05Z

Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president. Ice-T: 'What's my favourite smell? Money' 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

While Colby thought about where to steer his career after the publication of those biographies, he found time to become involved in the election campaign of Barack Obama for president of the United States. Eye-opening book on integration by author with no black friends 2012-07-18T20:40:04Z

“I’m sure President Obama, when we don’t see him, acts a different way.” When Barack met Michelle: the presidential biopic as love story 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Another amazing thing was that unlike most black figures, including Jesse Jackson, Obama was not chasing the American ideal of togetherness — praising it but really chastising it for betraying black folks so badly. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

Listen to the Obama supporters' election night playlist on Spotify • And now over to you: what about your election night playlist? Team Obama: election night playlist 2012-11-06T11:54:52Z

Everyone who watches the Obama WH knows that policy is made out of the WH more than was true for most administrations, and so appointees simply carry out policy, not make it. Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z

And she revisits Michelle Obama's comment during the presidential race that "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country." Palin book takes aim at some new targets 2010-11-19T19:23:00Z

All these years, Obama kept the less readily-telegenic aspects of her experience to herself. Analysis | Women, once relegated to supporting roles, are becoming the protagonists of their own stories 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Again, he used facial substitution software to make a bogus celebrity video: in this case, Barack Obama delivering a new inauguration speech that’s, essentially, a Eugene V. Debs-style socialist manifesto. Josh Kline’s Survival Art for 21st-Century America 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

White kids in Portland are making portraits in my style, of themselves, or of Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama & Breonna Taylor portraitist on Black artists: "We've been here all along" 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

Official observances of the Sanctity of Human Life have been consistent during Republican administrations since 1984, but both the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama administrations declined to issue any such proclamations. Pro-life father shares bold, hopeful message: 'I was conceived in rape, adopted in love' 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

It was, as Axelrod recounts, a fortuitous opportunity: The campaign gathered momentum as the war in Iraq soured, leaving Obama to benefit from his consistent opposition. Political consultant David Axelrod delivers in revealing 'Believer' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

The four African students at Occidental called Obama their brother; he told them how much he wanted to go to Africa to see his father and his roots. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

After all: “On Christmas Eve 2007, I was cocky too, and then someone named Barack Obama stumbled out of a soup kitchen with a basketball and a cigarette and stole my life.” Saturday Night Live brings together Hillary Clintons past and present 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

In a nation split by partisan bickering, one of the few documents that both liberals and conservatives await with genuine enthusiasm is President Obama’s March Madness bracket. March Madness and the NCAA purity lie: How the billion-dollar basketball-industrial complex blinds us to our biggest flaws 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

A Trump speechwriter had put out a statement apologizing for lifting some of Michelle Obama’s words — effectively confirming the plagiarism. What happens when you tie your career to Donald Trump? Ask Sean Spicer in a few months. 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

Trump tweeted about Ebola on a near-daily basis for three months, strengthening the differences between himself and Barack Obama. Julianna Margulies on her shocking Ebola drama: 'I panicked in my hazmat suit!' 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Obama’s “winning smile,” Mr. Alter writes, “obscured a layer of self-protective ice, a useful combination in a chief executive.” Books of The Times: ?The Promise: President Obama, Year One? by Jonathan Alter 2010-05-12T21:05:00Z

The election of Obama in 2008 generated a stimulus bill, the Dodd-Frank law and the Affordable Care Act, each of which was a regulatory undertaking of the first order. Perspective | Washington is now a cool city. That’s terrible news for American democracy. 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

Obama told Wired he made the pick because the film “is fundamentally optimistic”, and perhaps we should expect nothing less from the author of The Audacity of Hope. Barack to the future: what can we learn from Obama's sci-fi movie list? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

The lead "action" in Obama's report to the country was the creation of a blue-ribbon panel to study the problem and recommend long-term policies on drilling and environmental safety. Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z

One of Obama's aides said, "Mr President, this is going to take a while, you might not want to sit here and watch the whole thing unfold." The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

Obama asked the audience Saturday night, a reference to the recent brouhaha over his eating of dog meat as a child. Obama pokes fun at Romney at dinner 2012-04-29T03:41:00Z

While presidents Bush and Obama remain mostly offstage, an unnamed New York senator, “perpetually pancaked” and “psychologically incapable of declining any request that involved a camera,” makes a late yet notable entrance. Rep. Steve Israel, finding the funny in Washington’s corridors of power 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

In the spirit of bi-partisanship, the company does offer a line of Obama tees. Urban Outfitters loves Mitt 2012-06-01T16:30:00Z

On the new album, the song Cold Cold Feeling pictures President Obama pacing the Oval Office on his own in the dark. Ry Cooder: 'Mitt Romney is a dangerous man, a cruel man' 2012-08-09T19:00:00Z

President Obama wished the country farewell in a speech this week and will hold his final network TV interview as president on 60 Minutes this Sunday. Michelle Obama Gives an Emotional Farewell on The Tonight Show 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

When Barack Obama addressed the campaign in October, he said: We've got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage; that it's just some inevitable part of growing up. Bully beatdown videos: When revenge isn't so sweet 2011-03-31T19:15:00Z

He wouldn’t know what it feels like to shake Obama’s hand. A year ago, Ahmed Mohamed became ‘Clock Boy.’ Now, he can’t escape that moment. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

The Obama campaign is clearly skittish about having too much attention on this aspect of their fund-raising apparatus. For Anna Wintour, Power Is Always in Vogue 2012-06-15T22:24:08Z

More important, certainly, than Ann Romney’s hobbies or whether Democratic back seat drivers are happy with the direction of Barack Obama’s campaign. Women Olympians: They’re hot! 2012-06-19T18:40:00Z

Former President Barack Obama is to be the first guest on David Letterman’s new monthly Netflix talk show, the streaming network announced Friday. Obama Announced as First Guest on New Letterman Talk Show 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

“Michelle Obama has been so great for young designers,” Ms. Houghton said hopefully. Where Hepburn Might Shop 2010-11-18T05:10:00Z

But CNN had independents favoring Obama 48% to 43%.Tracking just who is an undecided or persuadable voter is one of pollsters’ biggest challenges, and the varied results bear that out. 5 things the early polls tell us about the Obama-Romney matchup 2012-04-20T10:15:00Z

After midnight, Warnock appeared on screen, sitting in front of a shelf displaying plants, photos and copy of former president Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” to declare victory. A Black senator from Georgia 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

Obama's reference to Jefferson reinforced powerful, limiting conventional wisdom about invention and innovation. The iconic American inventor is still a white male — that’s an obstacle to race and gender inclusion 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

Obama’s book will engage teens in the midst of their own self-discovery. Perspective | 23 adult books for teens who are ready to read beyond the YA shelf 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

Many of the so-called “smart people” have still not come to terms with how they so misjudged the enduring allure and appeal of Trump’s racism and bigotry in the Age of Obama. We can’t look away: The joy of Donald Trump and political rubbernecking 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

Gifford’s skill at managing wealthy donors led him to Washington as a top finance official for the Democratic National Committee and then Obama’s 2012 campaign. Ambassador Rufus Gifford is the reality star who will try to fix America’s image abroad 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

Merchants online already have "Don't Boo, Vote" T-shirts for sale, meanwhile, reflecting what is sure to be a lasting tagline from President Barack Obama's DNC speech Wednesday night. On DNC's final night: Katy Perry, Carole King, Ted Danson 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

No matter how opposed to Obama’s policies some people may be or how cynical their politics, they have to at least acknowledge and respect the raw authenticity of that emotion. “Are you f**king kidding me?”: Trevor Noah unloads on inhuman Fox News tear-truthers 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

My fellow-panelists were a “Never Trump” establishment Republican and a Democratic fund-raiser whom I met eight years ago, when I worked on Barack Obama’s first campaign for the Presidency. Obama’s Lessons, Unlearned 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

So if Obama is a raiser of taxes, so is Romney. SPIN METER: health care tax 2012-07-03T06:46:00Z

Or Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett’s recent demand that Hawaii disclose Obama’s birth certificate before he strikes his name from the fall ballot? Mark Twain invented Mitt 2012-07-06T14:20:00Z

She came to embody a cultural moment — a time when Mr. Obama was president, gay marriage was newly legal and social media was regarded as a benevolent force. Ellen DeGeneres, a Signature Star of the Obama Era, Says Goodbye 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

Goldberg exclaimed, referring to Biden's tenure as former President Barack Obama's vice president. Whoopi rips Democrats for suggesting Biden is a racist 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

Worse, one of them was Obama’s real birth certificate. ‘S.N.L.’ Mocks George Santos Over and Over Again 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z

This week Obama said he would ask Congress for $2 billion in emergency funding to deal with the influx and for new authority to speed the return of the unaccompanied children to their home countries. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Our leaders should renounce the use of force, he writes, directly countering Obama’s insistence on keeping a military option on the table. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z

And, oh yes, she must follow a routine performed by President Obama. Cecily Strong’s Trial by Fire at the White House Correspondents Dinner 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

The Orthodox, meanwhile, have chided him for endorsing President Barack Obama’s 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. Do Jewish New Yorkers care about identity politics? Jerry Nadler hopes so. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

McNear wrote in her journal then that Obama "was the closest friend I had, and that I really loved him but didn't know if we could sustain a relationship". Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Katzenberg protected White House ties to Hollywood by encouraging Obama to phone studio heads ruffled by the piracy decision. DreamWorks boss leads Hollywood push to bring Obama a fairytale ending 2012-10-28T18:39:02Z

When then-first lady Michelle Obama wanted hibiscus garlands for a Korean state dinner, the fresh blossoms proved too fragile to string together. Fake flowers get some real respect 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z

The disparity was greatest on The Late Show with David Letterman, where the ratio was 44 Romney gags to only 9 about Obama. Talk show hosts vote with their jokes – and which standups are in the money 2012-11-06T17:02:36Z

Last January, the US assistant secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, and the Indian national security advisor, Shiv Shankar Menon, discussed a variety of bilateral issues as Obama took power. WikiLeaks cables show warming relationship between India and US 2010-12-16T21:30:23Z

The opening track, Fake Empire, was picked up for an Obama campaign video. The National: gloomy ? with a hint of sunshine 2010-04-22T20:30:00Z

President Obama gives what is expected to be the last speech of his administration. What’s on TV Tuesday: President Obama’s Farewell and Tom Hardy in ‘Taboo’ 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

Published in the week that President Obama's attempt to reform American medical coverage reached its legislative climax, So Much for That spine-tinglingly dramatises the reality of falling sick in the US. So Much for That by Lionel Shriver | Book review 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z

“You’re keeping all the best stuff here,” Obama declared at one point, talking about how Guinness tastes better in Ireland than abroad. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

According to Gallup polling, Obama was voted the most admired woman in the US for the last two years. Netflix announces surprise Michelle Obama documentary 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z

But I do think that we really don't know everything about Obama, even after he's been in office for four years. Movie audiences find anti-Obama doc '2016' 2012-08-31T16:31:05Z

Obama, in his first speech abroad as president in 2009, said humanity should seek “the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” Nervous about nukes again? Here’s what you need to know about The Button. (There is no button.) 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

At times, Mr. Panetta writes, Mr. Obama “avoids the battle, complains and misses opportunities,” giving “his opponents room to shape the contours of his presidency.” ‘Worthy Fights,’ by Leon E. Panetta 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

This clearly had an enormous influence on Obama, as a person and as a politician. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Obama was familiar enough with Bin Laden's background to have long ago stopped picturing him crouched in a cave or living in some sparse mountaintop camp. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

Obama had won in part by harnessing the enthusiasm of young people. The Sad Attempt to Make Trumpism Cool 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

When he met President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle, the couple—who are big fans of the show—joked that he did not seem “nearly as diabolical in real life.” “He’s a pretty scary dude”: “House of Cards'” Michael Kelly on another season as political fixer Doug Stamper — and why he’s supporting Hillary 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z

Obama selecting Biden was a clear signal to American voters about his style of leadership and his capacity for forgiving and moving forward. "President Biden" is both a reassuring and worrisome look at a leader built from "the Obama halo" 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

“Stand by Me” → “Satan Aide Obama”: Rush Limbaugh’s book on how the president does the Devil’s bidding. Style Invitational: Think up a game crazier than this one 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

Auma Obama, a sociologist and activist and half-sister of former U.S. Zimbabwe’s Dangarembga receives German peace prize 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

Like all Woodward books, “Obama’s Wars” plows relentlessly forward like a shark. Books of The Times: Afghanistan as Obama and Others Game It 2010-09-22T22:53:00Z

The tradition went back to the earliest days of Senator Barack Obama’s campaign for President, and was passed down from Chicago to Washington, D.C., and from Houlihan’s to the White House Navy Mess. Watching Trump Win at the White House 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Ackerman touches on Iraq hangover as a factor holding Obama back. A Reckoning With the Wars He Has Known 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

In other words, the drama of the Bush presidency, with its fetish for secrecy, has given way to the open spectacle of the first Obama term. Arts & Leisure Preview: ?Green Zone,? ?The Ghost Writer? and Conspiracy Comforts 2010-03-31T20:54:00Z

There’s Mount Rushmore, of course, but the $3 app can also lead you to the New York site where George Washington took the presidential oath or an eatery Barack Obama visited in Boulder, Colorado. 6 road-trip apps to make the miles fly by 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

Even if, as Barack Obama suspected, Clinton had the nomination sewn up. In Joe Biden’s Memoir, Private Grief and Its Effect on a Public Life 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

Obama, and the Clintons, with an emphasis on economics, race, and evolving ideas about who “the people” in a democracy are. “The Wilderness,” Reviewed: Can a Partisan Podcast Save the Democratic Party? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

Obama is not always easy on his mother. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

Mr. Kennedy is a realist; he’s aware that Mr. Obama must frequently compromise to pass legislation. Books of The Times: One Nation, Still Divisible by Race 2011-08-11T22:00:15Z

The first arrives at the beginning with Obama, dressed to the hilt and ready to hit the stage, squeezing the shoulders of her longtime aide and friend Melissa Winter. "Becoming" is a feel-good portrait of Michelle Obama that's a better concert film than biography 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

What’s worse, as investigative reporter James Risen wrote recently, President Obama has set the stage with his administration’s use of the once-forgotten Espionage Act to prosecute government whistleblowers and threaten journalists; the blueprint awaits. A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

Palin enunciates the Right's suspicion of Obama's otherness by saying, "We need a leader who is one of us." The Undefeated: Her Holiness Sarah Palin 2011-07-15T08:55:00Z

Finally, Bowen Yang appeared as an agent who was still star-struck by a recent visit to the home of former President Barack Obama. ‘S.N.L.’ Spoofs Merrick Garland’s Hunt for Classified Documents 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

It won a Peabody in 1992, and for its last show, on Dec. 16, 2010, he assembled a galaxy of stars, including President Barack Obama on a recording, to pay tribute to the King. Larry King, Breezy Interviewer of the Famous and Infamous, Dies at 87 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z

After he took over at OMB, Lew and some other Obama aides met privately in the office of Lawrence Summers, then a top economic advisor, to discuss ways to jolt the economy. Obama's new chief of staff an expert on executive powers 2012-01-14T04:36:00Z

After his 2012 reelection, President Obama invited James Taylor to perform at his second inauguration. ‘Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: The Life and Music of James Taylor’ 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

The speech from this UN "Messenger of Peace" lasted less than three minutes and generated more press coverage than the contribution of either Ban Ki Moon or Barack Obama. Celebrity power drives the headlines 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z

He impresses on them, with dramatic sighs, pauses and borderline tearful emphasis, how the prosperous, traditional, god-fearing USA is facing annihilation from "un-American" Obama's Big Socialist, Muslim-Appeasing Government. TV from the outer limits of the EPG 2013-02-23T06:00:00Z

In Mr. Obama’s case, that would have been Mr. Trump. Official Obama Portraits Are Finally Being Unveiled at the White House 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate majority leader, had no objection to Obama's request. Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fallon also edited down Trump's conference, to show him saying: "Frankly, I didn't know all of the facts about being the president. I want to bring back President Obama." 'Our Country Be Damned.' Late-Night Hosts Keep Slamming President Trump Over Charlottesville 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

President Obama later touched on the same subject, saying: “A society that does not give women control over their own bodies is a society that will not work.” What I learned from the White House's first summit on women 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

“We could play some dominoes together,” President Obama suggested wistfully to the soon-to-retire David Letterman last week. What kind of ex-president will Barack Obama be? 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

In a response to Obama's request to speak to a joint session next Wednesday, the Ohio Republican "respectfully" suggested that the president do so on Thursday, citing logistical concerns. Date debate: Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-08-31T23:48:00Z

In others, she answers questions from supporters, such as, “How many things can you name that Obama has failed at?” The Sarah Palin Channel: $99.95 a Year, Comes With Salad 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

King credited the Secret Service director for acting quickly to remove the agents in question and replace them before Obama's arrival. Secret Service scandal deepens 2012-04-15T00:37:00Z

West might be the biggest pop star in the world at the moment and Jay-Z might be President Obama's favorite rapper, but Prince has affected our thought patterns and pop music more. Three kings bearing gifts: Prince, Jay-Z and Kanye 2011-12-11T23:56:01Z

She won the job over classmate Merrick Garland, President Obama’s stalled nominee for the Supreme Court. What is feminist hero Susan Estrich doing representing Roger Ailes? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

Hoffman, now 75, said in an interview that he was last in Washington for Obama's inauguration in 2009. Hoffman, Letterman among Kennedy Center honorees 2012-09-12T16:37:08Z

The highlights: The museum is home to a sweeping collection, from the Middle Passage to the Obama presidency. The Smithsonian’s African-American Museum: A Guide to the Opening 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

She has taken on a new role as political advocate since her days on "Desperate Housewives," pushing for a Latino history museum in Washington and raising funds for Obama's re-election. Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration 2013-01-21T02:44:08Z

The more conservative Daley was hired partly in hopes of improving Obama's rapport with the business community. Obama's new chief of staff an expert on executive powers 2012-01-14T04:36:00Z

Obama goes viral, wins Twitter When Barack Obama blew America’s mind by declaring his support for same-sex marriage Wednesday, he explained that his views on the subject had long been “evolving.” When the school is the bully 2012-05-18T16:15:00Z

"The fact is, is that I opposed this war from the start," Obama said. Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate 2007-06-04T10:00:00Z

Emphasising his right to artistic licence, he says he drew inspiration from Obama's own book and scoped David Maraniss's biography, Barack Obama: The Making of the Man, published earlier this year, for further detail. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z