Obama gives out his phone number: 'Send me a text'

Former President Barack Obama has decided to get personal with Americans ahead of Election Day by offering up his phone number and encouraging voters to text him what's on their mind.

Michelle Obama claims Trump White House doing what she, husband never could’ve ‘gotten away with’

Obama claimed she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, faced too much pressure from their “community” to be able to replicate unspecified actions of the Trump administration.

Barack Obama's memoir 'A Promised Land' coming Nov. 17

The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.

Chicago OKs affordable housing protections near Obama library

Under the ordinance, Chicago will require new developments near the planned center to include affordable housing.

Barack Obama, in scathing rebuke of Trump at DNC, warns democracy at stake in 2020 election

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a live address during Wednesday night's Democratic convention and urge voters to back Joe Biden, who spent eight years by his side in the White House.

Dems pound their message: To oust Trump, you must vote

Kamala Harris addressed the Democratic National Convention’s third night after former President Barack Obama warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall.

Reports: Obama, Bush to attend funeral for Rep. John Lewis

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy at the funeral for the late Rep. John Lewis on Thursday morning, FOX News reports. The report is attributed to sources as an official list of dignitaries has not been made public as of Wednesday evening.

Chicago to require affordable housing near Obama library, under agreement

Chicago will require new developments near the planned Obama Presidential Center to include affordable housing and provide other neighborhood protections under an agreement reached between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and activists.

‘We must be better’: Former President Barack Obama issues statement on death of George Floyd

Former president Barack Obama weighed on the death of George Floyd, who was killed during an incident with Minneapolis police officers on Monday, writing “this shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America.”

Obamas, Oprah join Chicago project reading to kids online amid pandemic

Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children’s books in videos posted online by the Chicago Public Library to engage families during the coronavirus pandemic.

Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race

Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the 2020 presidential election.

Obama calls Trump's coronavirus response an 'absolute chaotic disaster'

Former President Barack Obama on Friday said that the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been an “absolute chaotic disaster” and blamed it on a “selfish” and “tribal” mindset that has become operationalized in government.