Barack Obama

Former US President Barack Obama said things would be 'better' if women were put in charge of governments for two years during a 21 September discussion with Doris Kearns Goodwin, where he also addressed political divisions and the state of American democracy. Obama made the comments while discussing the idea…

Former President and forever Reader-in-Chief Barack Obama’s podcast, A Great Book , dropped today on Audible. Each of the six episodes in the limited series features Obama in conversation a different thinker/writer/artist about a book that has “profoundly shaped his worldview and our society.” In the debut episode, Obama sits…

Former President Barack Obama has criticised President Donald Trump over his decision to block CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, saying he could hardly imagine what the reaction would have been if he had taken similar action against Fox  News while he was president.News Obama made the comments while…

Last week, President Donald Trump announced that if Republicans prevail in this year’s midterm elections, he would provide everybody with a $5,000 dividend check. People reacted as if he’d said something crazy, like “Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is ineligible to be president of the United States”—by which…

Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize developing a plan around artificial intelligence, saying that’s what he would be doing if he were running for president in 2028. In remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser Thursday, Obama said that while he was neither an “accelerationist” nor a…

Barack Obama told a closed Democratic fundraiser last Thursday that artificial intelligence is “moving very fast in private hands, and if we don’t get on top of it, I think it can be dangerous”.  The New York Times obtained a partial transcript from his office and reported the remarks on…

Relatives of people killed on 9/11 used the Ground Zero memorial in New York City to challenge former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, accusing successive administrations of shielding Saudi Arabia rather than delivering answers to grieving families 25 years after the attacks. Terry Strada, whose husband…

Hollywood is in mourning following the death of country music icon and actress Dolly Parton . “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth and…

Obama and El-Sayed are closely aligned on policy. Published Aug 15, 2026  •  Last updated Aug 15, 2026  •  3 minute read Former U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo by Win McNamee /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google —  save as a Preferred Source THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR…

The George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations allegedly ignored calls for an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after he was reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for sexually abusing Audra Christiansen. Newly unsealed federal court documents reveal Christiansen, a Playboy playmate, informed the magazine founder Hugh Hefner in…