Tag: President Barack Obama
Texas’ Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger…
Why I’m not surprised Obama called Zohran Mamdani
This is an adapted excerpt from the Aug. 14 episode of “All In with Chris Hayes.”Since his victory…
Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’
Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats…
Why MAGA dropped Epstein for Russiagate
There’s a genre of conspiracy theory that goes like this: A politician, faced with a particularly uncomfortable or…
Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits to hidden stairwell
Once a dramatic feature of the White House entryway, the official portrait of former President Barack Obama has…
Trump fires 5 members of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board
President Trump fired five of the eight members of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight Management Board, which oversees the…
Eric Holder backs Democratic response to Texas redistricting plan
Eric Holder, chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, called Texas' attempt to redraw its congressional maps for…
The long journey of Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev has traveled a long way from his time as Russian president, when he once stood beside…