When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for ...

Before moving to Washington, D.C., the Obamas spent their early years in Chicago, where Barack served as a state senator after marrying Michelle on Oct. 3, 1992. The pair welcomed their first child, ...

UChicago scholars contribute interviews of those who knew Barack and Michelle Obama during their time in Chicago ...

Columbia University’s Incite Institute offers more than 450 perspectives from the Obama White House and beyond.

The former president appeared to confirm decades-old conspiracy theories. Lawmakers say Barack Obama is simply saying what ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social ...

Former President Barack Obama said Saturday that “the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling." ...

Jason Furman, President Obama's chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, said over social media that Warsh has both the substance and independence to lead the central bank. That comment points to ...

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, and Democrats reached a spending deal Thursday evening with the White House and Republicans to keep the government funded. President Trump ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is "a liar," "vicious" and "incompetent" and must be fired after the fatal shootings of two Minneapolis ...

Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who became a star witness in President Trump’s first impeachment, is challenging Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) for the Florida Senate, giving Democrats in the Sunshine ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago plans to proudly include artifacts from throughout the former president’s life and early career in the city, exploring the role his adopted home ...