Barack Obama

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Chelsea Manning said Wednesday that the former intelligence analyst tried to take her own life Wednesday, but was transported to a hospital where she is recovering. Manning has been in jail since May 2019 for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. She…

A previously secret document from 2010 warned that classified diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks would likely result in “observable changes” in the tactics and techniques used by foreign spies, potentially making it easier to avoid detection by U.S. agencies. The document, recently declassified through a Freedom of Information request by…

For all the parents who have recently found themselves playing the role of teacher—and for all the temporarily housebound kids, too—Amazon is making more than 40 children’s shows available for free. Variety reports that the programs were once available only to Prime members, who pay $119 per year for access…

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By Amanda Yeo2020-03-05 03:15:20 UTC Though Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard are still technically running, Super Tuesday effectively narrowed the race for the Democratic nomination down to Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. As Late Night host Seth Meyers noted during Wednesday's episode, many pundits and voters have now latched on…

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Former President Barack Obama has yet to endorse any of this year's Democratic presidential candidates — including his former vice president, Joe Biden. But on Super Tuesday, many of his top administration officials endorsed Biden.The endorsements come from Obama's former chief of staff Denis McDonough, former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel,…

The past three days have been a political whirlwind in the Democratic presidential primary. Former Vice President Joe Biden, whose campaign was believed dead after embarrassingly poor showings in both Iowa and New Hampshire, reanimated like Frankenstein’s Monster on Saturday with a thirty-point blowout victory in the South Carolina primary.Additionally,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 Democratic-led states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law. The impetus for the Supreme Court case was a 2018…

John Fritze and David Jackson USA TODAYPublished 10:59 AM EST Feb 28, 2020McCLELLANVILLE, S.C. – As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination cruises toward a potentially decisive Super Tuesday, one Democratic superstar with the power to alter the course of the contest is clinging steadfastly to the sidelines: Barack Obama.Those…