• Barack and Michelle Obama to headline YouTube 2020 virtual commencement

    Barack and Michelle Obama to headline YouTube 2020 virtual commencement

    President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will headline “Dear Class of 2020,” YouTube Originals’ virtual commencement event to celebrate graduates worldwide. The multi-hour event premieres Saturday, June 6, on YouTube. BTS and Lady Gaga also are among the commencement speakers, with special appearances by Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, Kerry Washington, Chloe x Halle and Zendaya, …
  • Barack Obama’s Endorsement Might Do More Harm Than Good

    Barack Obama’s Endorsement Might Do More Harm Than Good

    Barack Obama released a video endorsing Joe Biden on Tuesday, which is more or less the final piece needed to solidify the entire party’s decision to crown the former Vice President as Donald Trump’s 2016 opponent. Biden didn’t really need Obama’s endorsement. Given what we’ve seen in terms of support and coalescing around him, it …
  • Obama Breaks Long Silence on Presidential Race, Endorses Biden

    Obama Breaks Long Silence on Presidential Race, Endorses Biden

    Former president Barack Obama endorsed his former running mate Joe Biden in a video released Tuesday, weeks after Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. “I’m so proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States,” Obama said in his video endorsement. “Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the …
  • Sanders Spoke With Obama Multiple Times Before Ending Campaign: Reports

    Sanders Spoke With Obama Multiple Times Before Ending Campaign: Reports

    Former president Barack Obama reportedly spoke with Bernie Sanders several times over the last few weeks as Sanders determined the next steps for his 2020 presidential campaign, which he suspended on Wednesday. The Vermont senator spoke with Obama multiple times recently, including on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Although the details of what they discussed …