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By Jeff Mason PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -Former President Barack Obama made a passionate case against Donald Trump and in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday during a rally at a Pittsburgh college campus aimed in part at spurring young people to show up for the Nov. 5 election. Obama has been a vocal supporter of Harris since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden stepped aside in July […]
By Jeff Mason, Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama returned to the national stage on Tuesday night to boost his longtime Democratic ally Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour presidential bid against Republican Donald Trump. America’s first Black president, Obama has thrown his considerable political capital behind Harris as she seeks to make history herself on Nov. 5 as the first woman and first Black and South Asian person […]
By Brendan Smialowski NEW YORK, March 29, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden was joined in New York on Thursday by his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at a blockbuster fundraising event where he collected $25 million to go towards his re-election bid. The Democrat’s bumper evening took place at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, around an hour’s drive from where his Republican rival Donald Trump had earlier attended a wake for […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, adding that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has so far tested negative. “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” he wrote. Obama, plus fellow former presidents Jimmy Carter, […]
Former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner, advancing social responsibility efforts across the continent, the NBA announced on Tuesday. Obama will support programs and partnerships that provide greater gender equality and economic inclusion. Obama will have a small equity stake in the new venture, which over time he intends to use to fund Obama Foundation youth and leadership programs across Africa, according to the league. NBA Africa conducts league […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Violence against people of Asian descent “must end,” former US president Barack Obama said Wednesday after a series of shootings in the Atlanta area left six Asian women dead. “Although the shooter’s motive is not yet clear, the identity of the victims underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end,” Obama said on Twitter. A total of eight people were killed in three separate attacks Tuesday at spas […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday the targeting of US Democratic politicians Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with potential explosives amounted to acts of “domestic terrorism.” “I stand with all Americans in condemning today’s attempted acts of domestic terrorism,” the Republican McConnell said in a statement. House Speaker Paul Ryan, the top Republican in Congress, also condemned the sending of the suspicious packages just 13 days before crucial midterm […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Melania Trump on Wednesday denounced as “cowardly attacks” a series of pipe bombs sent to Barack Obama, other top Democrats and CNN — all hate figures for backers of US President Donald Trump. “We cannot tolerate those cowardly attacks and I strongly condemn all who choose violence,” the first lady said as she opened a meeting at the White House dedicated to the opioid crisis. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump called for unity Wednesday after suspected explosive devices were mailed to leading Democrats, including former president Barack Obama, saying acts of political violence have “no place” in the United States. Trump’s comments at a White House event on opioid addiction was his first substantive reaction to the rash of bomb alerts, which also targeted his former Democratic rival for the presidency, Hillary Clinton. “I want to […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida police were investigating two suspicious packages mailed Wednesday to the office of Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, hours after authorities intercepted potential explosives intended for prominent Democrats including ex-president Barack Obama. Local media showed images of a bomb squad unit from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, which confirmed it was at her building in the south Florida town of Sunrise, around 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Miami. “ALERT!!! We […]
by Thomas Watkins Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Donald Trump was snarled in fresh controversy Wednesday after he was accused of being disrespectful to a US soldier slain in an ambush in Niger, as well as showing insensitivity to the grieving family. Trump moved quickly to dispute descriptions of his conversation with the pregnant widow of Sergeant La David Johnson, 25, who was one of four US service members killed in a jihadist ambush […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on Tuesday said they were “disgusted” by the growing allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, a longtime Democratic Party donor. “Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein. Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status,” they said in […]
