Barack Obama

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…

WASHINGTON — President Trump held a news conference on Wednesday evening where he discussed his administration’s response to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. Trump announced that Vice President Mike Pence would lead the White House’s coronavirus task force and said the risk to Americans is “very low.” Elements of the response outlined…

EPAPresidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of plagiarising Barack Obama in several campaign speeches.In a compilation video featuring side-by-side comparisons of the two men's speeches, Mr Buttigieg is shown using almost the exact same words as Mr Obama on multiple occasions.The embarrassing video comes as Mr Buttigieg faces mockery…

Joshua Bote USA TODAYPublished 4:25 PM EST Feb 24, 2020Katherine Johnson, the venerated NASA mathematician who was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” died Monday, NASA said. She was 101.“Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and…

LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States as he would not get a fair trial and would be a suicide risk, his lawyer told a British court hearing on Monday. Assange’s lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, said extradition would expose Assange to inhumane and degrading treatment…

San Antonio, Texas (CNN)Bernie Sanders left Las Vegas on Saturday morning in a light drizzle. By the time he arrived in San Antonio hours later, his path to the Democratic nomination seemed as big and clear as the Texas sky.The Vermont senator's dominating performance in Nevada solidified his place as…

AFP via Getty ImagesBernie Sanders once contemplated a primary challenge to Barack Obama in 2012, before a top Democratic senator intervened and pleaded with him not to do so, according to a new report.The Vermont senator is now seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination, but he apparently once considered making his…

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, attends a campaign event at Harbor Palace Seafood Restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood of Las Vegas on February 18, 2020. Image: Patrick Semansky / AP / Shutterstock / Twitter By Tim Marcin2020-02-19 18:10:49 UTC Joe Biden wants to make it clear: Former…