Watch: Obama honors Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life and impact at his funeral

Watch: Obama honors Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life and impact at his funeral – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Barack Obama spoke at the funeral of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday. Obama remembered Jackson as a man with “immense gifts” who “stepped forward” to heal the country and champion the poor … Read more

Obama, Biden, Clintons remember Jesse Jackson in Chicago memorial service

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton are among the prominent guests Friday paying tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at his memorial service in Chicago.  Hundreds of people were seen lined up earlier Friday morning to enter the 10,000-seat House of Hope arena … Read more

Obama calls on voters to help Democrats’ Virginia redistricting ahead of midterm elections

Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth’s constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall’s midterm elections.  In a video posted to social media on Thursday morning, Obama noted the surge of mid-decade … Read more

Obama endorses Virginia redistricting constitutional amendment that could help Dems gain 4 seats

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed Democrats’ redistricting effort in Virginia that could grant the party four additional seats in the House of Representatives. Virginia is one of several states engaged in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. So far, Obama has … Read more

Obama throws his support behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting plan as it heads to voters

Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The announcement Thursday comes a day after the state Supreme Court allowed the redistricting question to go to voters for an April 21 election. Early voting … Read more

Trump’s Iran strikes get legal cover as scholars say Article II playbook spans Obama era and beyond

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s legal case for ordering strikes on Iran without prior congressional authorization is not novel, according to legal scholars, and instead tracks the modern Article II template that past presidential administrations have used to justify limited military operations abroad. “Whether you agree or disagree with … Read more

Obama official who backed Iran deal sparks online outrage with reaction to Trump’s strike: ‘Sit this one out’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ben Rhodes, a leading figure within the Obama administration who pushed for the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, was blasted on social media Saturday after he criticized U.S. military strikes on Iran.  In the immediate aftermath of the joint attack by the U.S. and Israel, Rhodes was … Read more