Barack Obama

Former President Barack Obama has issued some of his most damning criticism yet of the Trump administration. During an interview on comedian Marc Maron’s podcast, “WTF,” the former president said the idea of deploying troops to American cities “against their own people” is “inherently corrupting.” Obama called Trump’s actions a…

Marc Maron attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Apple TV+ New Series "Stick" at AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles, Calif. on May 29. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic hide caption toggle caption Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The bi-weekly podcast by actor and comedian Marc Maron ended with presidential flair — capping a more than 15-year…

Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.” In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running…

Former President Barack Obama has stepped up his criticisms of the Trump administration in recent weeks, weighing in more forcefully and frequently than he did at the start of the president’s second term. It is an intensification that Democrats welcome at a moment when they lack party leadership, even as…

President Trump’s strange obsession with Barack Obama is still going strong. Trump brought up the former president during his long-winded address to the military in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. “I’m very careful, you know, when I walk down stairs. … I walk very slowly. Nobody has to set a record.…

If Democrats had any misguided hope about their shutdown negotiations with Donald Trump, the president extinguished it Monday evening with an AI-generated video of Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer bad-mouthing his own party as House counterpart Hakeem Jeffries looked on while sporting a sombrero and handlebar mustache. “If we give…

Former President Barack Obama addresses the Obama Foundation's 2024 Democracy Forum on December 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images/File Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized Israel’s ongoing military action in Gaza, saying that “there’s not a military rationale for continuing to pummel what is already rubble” and…

The United Nations Security Council adopted “snapback” sanctions on Iran on Saturday, due to the regime’s refusal to cooperate on nuclear monitoring, restoring sanctions to where they were before President Barack Obama’s deal. The “snapback” provisions of the deal were thought to be toothless, since it was difficult to envision…

Barack Obama arrived on stage in his trademark loping stride, like a farmer pacing land. The wave was familiar too. We’ve seen it often since he first came to prominence as a young senator, on election night in 2008, and throughout his presidency. His arrival at the 3Arena in Dublin…

Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen In the era of Donald Trump, an era of unmistakably authoritarian threat, Ezra Klein has emerged as a leading voice making the case for practical liberal politics. As a columnist and podcaster for the New York Times, Klein…