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President Donald Trump has long hankered for a Nobel Peace Prize, an award received by four U.S. presidents previously — Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama. As Trump pushes for a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, he has expressed hope that the effort could…

Democrats in the Texas legislature were able to delay the Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting scheme, but only temporarily. The partisan gambit to redraw the state’s district lines to give the GOP an even greater advantage is now advancing in Austin and appears on track to reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk in…

Former President Barack Obama supports Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering plan in opposition to Republicans in Texas. As Breitbart News reported, Newsom’s proposed gerrymander of California will eliminate at least four of nine Republican-held districts in the deep blue state. “Currently, Republicans only hold nine of California’s 52 congressional…

Former President Barack Obama gave a virtual pep talk to Texas Democrats who left the state to block Republicans from passing a new redistricting plan. The meeting happened over Zoom and lasted about 30 minutes, with dozens of Democratic state lawmakers joining from places like Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts,…

Former President Barack Obama took to Zoom to cheerlead a group of Texas Democrat legislators for bolting from the Lone Star State to try to sabotage a redistricting bill. Texas state Rep. Gene Wu, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, thanked the 44th president on X on Thursday, saying,…

Michelle Obama, Barack Obama Most Candid Relationship Confessions Not everyone can call up President Barack Obama  for dating advice. But, Tracee Ellis Ross is among the lucky few. The Blackish alum recently revealed how her close relationship with the president and Michelle Obama means they often like to weigh in…

“That’s our story, and we’re sticking to it.” It’s hard to believe that the Russiagate plotters are so stupid, but the declassified documents tumbling out of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s files show that, while they had a lot of power and managed to hide their nefarious activities for…

This piece is arguing that Donald Trump’s recent public comments are openly racist, part of a long pattern of targeting Black Americans, and a sign of a deepening democratic crisis in the United States. It explains that Trump has recently accused former President Barack Obama of “treason” without evidence, ordered…