Barack Obama

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed this week during an event at Utah Valley University. The 31-year-old held polarizing beliefs about gun control, Black gangs, and Black women, which have forced the country to be heavily split on its responses to his passing. While indifference to the…

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The Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Lady Gaga won two Emmys. Kendrick Lamar performs on stage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Trending on Billboard Kendrick Lamar won his second Primetime Emmy on Night 2…

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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,…