Barack Obama

The former president and first lady chose African American artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald — to paint them for the museum's collection.

A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in 11 states this year, with its…

Democrats Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and Republicans George H.W. and George W. Bush were on stage in College Station, Texas, to try to unite the country after the recent storms.

Receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his own work on health care, the former president said, "It actually doesn't take a lot of courage to aid those who are already powerful."

The former president didn't directly address the turmoil surrounding his successor, but he did bemoan the political divisions that continue to plague the country.

In a statement Tuesday the publisher said it was "very much looking forward" to working with the former president and former first lady, who will each be writing a book.

During his time as president, Barack Obama worked with Silicon Valley leaders to integrate technology with government administration. This could all…

For Obama, race shaped both support and dissent, exposed the constraints of his office, and made the whiteness at the center of American politics permanently visible.

The weeks following President-elect Donald Trump's election have been a flurry of activity as his transition team prepares him for office. Even though he…

Under President Obama, the detainee population has gone from 242 to 45. But he hasn't closed Guantanamo as pledged, and Donald Trump has called for more suspects to be sent to the prison in Cuba.