Nearly a quarter-century later, another Obama speech, this one at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, transformed him into an American political phenomenon. It launched him from being an obscure ...

Amidst all the months and months of Republican presidential candidates' bickering and squabbling, it's been easy to forget that, oh yeah, Barack Obama is going to have to jump into this fray ...

President Obama will renew his push for comprehensive immigration reform on Monday in San Francisco, part of his long-stalled three-point plan for improving the economy. Republicans continue to shrug.

Barack Obama’s ability to inspire with his oratory skills was a hallmark of his political career. But one speech above all — one he delivered in Alabama in the last year of his presidency — is ...

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A student group advocating for global AIDS funding interrupted President Barack Obama’s speech at a rally for Gov. Deval Patrick on Saturday. The Global Health and AIDS Coalition, made up of Harvard ...

The Massachusetts senator made the comments while promoting her new book. — -- Elizabeth Warren isn't too keen about former President Barack Obama's $400,000 fee to address a Wall Street ...

A video showing former U.S. President Barack Obama’s reaction to a woman almost fainting as he delivered a speech has resurfaced on social media. The footage was filmed during Obama’s time in office, ...

The school district has received several phone calls from parents wanting to know how school sites will handle the President Obama's plan to speak to America’s children.