Barack Obama

As he prepared to sign his “memorandum of understanding” with the Islamic dictatorship of Iran, President Trump again insisted that his deal was much different than that of his predecessor, President Barack Obama. He’s right — it’s probably worse. Obama’s treaty did not prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon,…

Family, friends, celebrities and Democrats flocked to Chicago, Illinois, to witness former US president Barack Obama open his eponymous presidential centre. Housing a museum, library and education project, the centre commemorates Obama’s presidency from 2009–2017. He was the first African American to hold the office...Read More

All honor is due to whoever decided that the opening of Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago should come right before Donald Trump’s planned July 4 gala on the National Mall. The two events will serve as perfect touchstones for the bigger argument that our country’s 250th anniversary is prompting—the…

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Former President Barack Obama said the U.S. is worse off because of current President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. “We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put enormous strain on our military,” Obama said in an interview with NBC’s Craig Melvin . “A lot of people…

Yesterday's dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago started with an acknowledgement of who the land on which it's built was stolen from, and ended with everybody including Dr. Jill abandoning Joe Biden on the stage:  DOCTOR Jill Biden left Joe Biden on the stage at the Obama…

Updated : , ,   CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama marked the opening of his presidential center with a star-studded celebration that brought together former presidents, world leaders, celebrities and athletes. Former President Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18,…

Former President Barack Obama said it seems like the United States has either returned to the status quo or is “worse off” now than before President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran in February. “We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous…

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago opened to the public on the Juneteenth holiday Friday, following plenty of controversy over its "audacious" brutalist design. The striking complex in the Jackson Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, which cost an estimated $850 million to build, documents and celebrates Barack Obama's eight-year tenure…

The opening of Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago this Friday has inspired a new round of conversations around his remarkable rise and presidency. And there’s so much to celebrate. The election of a Black president was a landmark event in American history. From the Affordable Care Act to the…