Barack Obama

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - (This Nov. 5 story has been corrected to fix the age of supporter in paragraph 10) The biggest names in Democratic and Republican politics -- Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump -- head to Pennsylvania on Saturday hoping to tip the balance in a…

Hitting back after Barack Obama questioned his fitness for a US Senate seat, Herschel Walker said: “Put my résumé against his résumé.” Obama, 61, was a civil rights attorney and community organiser in Chicago, an Illinois state politician, a US senator from 2005 to 2008, then 44th president of the…

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Democratic former President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned that "more people are going to get hurt" unless the U.S. political climate changes, after the husband of the Speaker of the House was attacked by a man wielding a hammer. A 42-year-old man has been charged with…

Updated / Tuesday, 1 Nov 2022 08:10 Bono Bono has recalled falling asleep after drinking cocktails with Barack Obama at the White House. The singer-songwriter and U2 frontman spoke to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 about his experience of nodding off in the US president's official residence. Speaking to…

'It's pretty rich for a former president who divides his time between Martha's Vineyard and Washington, D.C.': Republican Ron Johnson hits back at Obama calling him 'out of touch' in tight Wisconsin Senate raceRepublican Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday hit back at former President Barack Obama, who hammered the incumbent…

Former President Barack Obama traveled to Michigan and Wisconsin on Saturday, seeking to sway voters in the battleground states ahead of the November midterm elections. At a rally in Michigan, Obama was interrupted by a heckler as he was speaking about the recent attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband…

MILWAUKEE — Barack Obama did the unthinkable in his 2008 presidential bid, turning out voters in droves to solidify a “Blue Wall,” with decisive wins in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Now 14 years later, Democrats are desperate to capture even a scintilla of Obama magic if they’re to hold the…

Former President Barack Obama quipped about Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon's past role in a horror film while campaigning in the key rust belt state on Saturday. Ahead of the midterms, Democrats recruited Obama—one of the most popular people in the party—to campaign for candidates in battleground states such…

Last Updated: October 29, 2022, 08:37 IST Washington, United States No US politician has openly said that US should stop military aid for Ukraine but some Democrats and even Republicans don’t want an escalation (Image: Reuters) Former US president Barack Obama, Democrat Pramila Jayapal and Republicans have directly and indirectly…

By James Oliphant ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democrats turned to former President Barack Obama on Friday to rally Georgia voters in a tight U.S. Senate race that could determine whether the party keeps control of the chamber after the upcoming midterm elections. Obama, a two-term Democrat who left office in 2017, stumped…