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At the Aspen Ideas Festival, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News' chief Washington correspondent, hosts a panel featuring (from left) Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and two former HHS secretaries, Kathleen Sebelius and Alex Azar, on June 21 in Aspen, Colorado. (Nick Tininenko / Aspen Institute) As the nation’s…

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that Arkansas will “fight” a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban on gender transition procedures for minors. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law on Tuesday, declaring the…

Sen. Tim Scott, a GOP presidential candidate, responded Sunday to criticism from former President Barack Obama, who said last week that voters have a right to be skeptical about minority candidates who ignore some of the racial divides in this country. Scott said he considers criticism from Obama a "compliment."…

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June 16, 2023, 10:43 PM UTC By Charlene Richards Former President Barack Obama spoke out Thursday in a podcast interview about GOP presidential contenders Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, saying the way they hold up their life stories on the campaign trail falls short on acknowledging racial inequality.   Obama, the nation’s first Black president, said on…

View gallery Image Credit: SplashNews Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle‘s youngest daughter Sasha is officially 22! The former President of the United States took to Instagram to share a sweet birthday post for the USC graduate on Saturday, June 10. “Where does the time go? Happy birthday, Sasha!” Barack, 61, began in…

While it’s been more popular to refer to our current situation as “the latest” or “the most recent” debt limit calamity, the truth is that there’s only ever really been one debt ceiling crisis, and it’s now lasted well over 12 years. It began when President Barack Obama, in one…

Taylor Swift may be the official answer to New Jersey’s biggest breakfast sandwich debate. For years, dating back to the Civil War, Garden State residents have fought over whether the meat in the state’s favorite egg-cheese breakfast sandwich is called Taylor ham or pork roll. Even President Barack Obama took…

The former president says studios “wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for writers creating the stories that matter” LinkedIn, Netflix Barack Obama on Thursday expressed his support for the Writers Guild of America as their strike nears its second month. At the start of a LinkedIn livestream event promoting his…