Barack Obama

Former President Barack Obama excoriated Justice Department over its decision to drop its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, during a private call with the Obama Alumni Association, Yahoo News reported."There is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting…

A controversial White House economic advisor acknowledged his "cubic model" demonstrating zero coronavirus deaths by May 15 was generated by "a canned function on Excel, a cubic polynomial."The model sparked a storm of criticism among outside economists who called it "utterly superficial and misleading" on Twitter.It also set off one…

The office of former President Barack Obama excoriated a Republican-led congressional investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and purported Ukrainian election interference as giving "credence to a Russian disinformation campaign," according to a March letter obtained by BuzzFeed News.The letter said the investigation, led by GOP Sens. Ron Johnson…

Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesLos Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James announced Tuesday that former President Barack Obama will take part in the Graduate Together virtual event May 16 to honor students whose in-person graduation ceremonies have been canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.LeBron James @KingJamesClass of 2020, I told you guys we are…

Three coal companies received millions in bailout cash largely intended for small businesses.Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt is now a lobbyist at Hallador Energy, which received $10 million in bailout cash.Rhino Resources also received $10 million. The former head of Rhino is David Zatezalo, assistant secretary…

Washington (AFP) - The detention of undocumented immigrants has "exploded" since President Donald Trump took office and 40 new holding facilities have opened since 2017, according to a report published on Thursday.Most of the newly-opened detention centers are run by private companies, according to the report by the American Civil…

(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. Insurers are entitled to the money under a provision of the “Obamacare” health law…

Meet Beijing Biden, also known as Sleepy Joe. According to Donald Trump and his allies, he is both a comrade of Crazy Bernie and an establishment creature of Washington, whose coziness with China and long history of verbal stumbles make him unfit for the pres… Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to unite Democrats, Joe Biden has raced to line up supporters ranging from progressive icon Bernie Sanders to former President Barack Obama, whose administration sometimes irked liberals. But the person with the most influence may be Michelle Obama.The former first lady is a unique figure in…

A programmer named Ali Aliev recently developed a method for creating Deepfakes in real-time. To test the project, Aliev pretended to be celebrity billionaire Elon Musk and ‘accidentally’ wandered into the wrong online meeting. I’m not usually a fan of pranks (or Elon Musk, for that matter), but this might…