Barack Obama
Opinion
US Votes 2024
I knocked Biden out of the race in ’87. Almost four decades later, he needs to quit again
In Washington, people often become what they start out scorning. This has happened to Joe Biden.
- by Maureen Dowd
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‘My rock’: Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother, dies at 86
A black woman who grew up in the 50s in segregated Chicago, Mrs R moved into the White House to watch her daughter become first lady of the United States.
- by Krissah Thompson
Julia Gillard made history with 15 minutes of fury. Now it’s Justine Clarke’s turn
The former prime minister’s famous misogyny speech was a stunning piece of political theatre – and it’s now an acclaimed stage show.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Opinion
US politics
Despite Obama and Trump, America just proved it’s still the ‘indispensable power’
This multibillion-dollar aid package shores up US friends and allies with priceless support amid existential struggles across three continents.
- by Peter Hartcher
Jim’s Politics? Mowing mogul launches April 1 political party
Franchise tycoon Jim Penman confirms the political launch was a “lark” – but insists Victoria’s housing crisis is no joke.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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US Votes 2024
‘Numbers don’t lie’: Biden outpaces Trump in fundraising, enlists big guns for more
With seven months until the US election, Democrats hoped a single, star-studded event would add a record $US25 million to their war chest.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Zero chance’: Michelle Obama rules out running for president
A spokeswoman for the former first lady told NBC News: “Mrs Obama supports President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s re-election campaign.”
- by Susie Coen
2022: Barack Obama visits White House for first time since he left office
Former US president Barack Obama returns the White House for the first time since leaving office.
He couldn’t even swear properly: Biden-Obama tensions laid bare in new book
Joe Biden reportedly said Barack Obama was unable to deliver a “f--- you” with “the right elongation of vowels and the necessary hardness of consonants; it was how they must curse in the ivory tower”.
- by Will Weissert
Opinion
Biden's White House
The biggest problem with Biden’s economic plan? Its name
Joe Biden has taken a leaf out of Barack Obama’s book to try and sell his economic agenda, which is crucial to his hopes of winning a second term in the White House.
- by Gregory Korte
‘The world is watching’: Obama warns that book bans, censorship could cost America
The former president lamented the rise of books being challenged by people who disagree with certain perspectives, describing the trend as “profoundly misguided”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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