How Obama maneuvered behind the scenes to fight Trump on redistricting

The ex-president’s involvement reflects the deep anxieties he has about Trump’s agenda and has propelled him into a more ...

The ‘Obamalisk’ Rises on Chicago’s South Side

A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not ...

Edward Keegan: The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building

There are still a few months of construction to go, but the Obama Presidential Center doesn’t conform to architectural ...

Democrats jump on Ciattarelli adviser comments on Jews, gay marriage

Democrats are working to highlight Saturday’s remarks by a Muslim outreach adviser to Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack ...

Barack Obama joins Gavin Newsom to promote California Democrats’ effort to redraw US House maps

Former President Barack Obama urged voters to back California Democrats’ redistricting effort during a virtual event with Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, framing the proposed constitutional amendment as ...
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Obama: California’s Prop 50 Is “Critical” for Democracy

On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a livestream for volunteers in support of ...

The inside story of how Jesse Jackson almost became America’s first Black presidential nominee

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that changed American politics. A son of the segregated South who went from ...