https://jamoke.news/topic/obamaFormer President Barack Obama: statements, campaigning and the Obama Presidential Center.en-usFri, 06 Nov 2026 16:51:01 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-dozens-of-democrats-eyeing-2028-presidential-run-says-former-obama-aidhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-dozens-of-democrats-eyeing-2028-presidential-run-says-former-obama-aidFri, 06 Nov 2026 16:51:01 +0000Jim Messina tells the BBC that after Democrats' midterm victories he's talked to "over two dozen campaigns", with some already hiring staff.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-bruce-wolpe-on-what-trump-will-do-after-the-profound-result-of-the-ushttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-bruce-wolpe-on-what-trump-will-do-after-the-profound-result-of-the-usFri, 06 Nov 2026 01:30:39 +0000Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Bruce Wolpe – a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre and a former congressional staffer during the Obama era – about the seismic win by the Democrats in the US midterms.Wolpe reflects on thttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-fake-vogue-cover-featuring-top-democrats-goes-viral-after-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-fake-vogue-cover-featuring-top-democrats-goes-viral-after-midtermsWed, 04 Nov 2026 23:44:58 +0000A fake Vogue cover featuring prominent Democrats Zohran Mamdani, Barack Obama, Abdul El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff has gone viral following the party's decisive wins across the country in the midterms. The cover, which is AI generated, duped manyhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-rahm-emanuel-maps-out-a-vision-for-what-democrats-can-achieve-after-tahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-rahm-emanuel-maps-out-a-vision-for-what-democrats-can-achieve-after-taWed, 04 Nov 2026 21:44:45 +0000NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former congressman and Obama advisor Rahm Emanuel about what Democrats' strategy should be, now that they'll soon control both houses of Congress.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-obama-applauds-democratic-sweephttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-obama-applauds-democratic-sweepWed, 04 Nov 2026 15:02:01 +0000Former President Obama applauded Democratic candidates for a sweeping victory in the midterm elections, with Democrats winning competitive races and taking control of the House and Senate. “Tonight, the American people sent a clear message https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-black-voter-turnout-appears-high-on-election-day-according-to-voter-cohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-black-voter-turnout-appears-high-on-election-day-according-to-voter-coWed, 04 Nov 2026 01:24:52 +0000LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the voting rights group Black Voters Matter, said turnout in some states seemed to rival that of 2008, when Democrat Barack Obama was running for president for the first time.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-former-president-obama-endorses-booker-in-kentucky-senate-racehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-former-president-obama-endorses-booker-in-kentucky-senate-raceSun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00:18 +0000Charles Booker is running against Republican Rep. Andy Barr to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-he-s-a-force-obama-answers-call-to-boost-democrats-and-rattle-trumphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-he-s-a-force-obama-answers-call-to-boost-democrats-and-rattle-trumpSun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:10 +0000Former president has given series of blistering speeches to help candidates in key races – and deployment has proved a hit with party’s progressive wingThat could have been awkward. Barack Obama, campaigning for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-how-obama-appointee-and-trump-nemesis-boasberg-ended-up-overseeing-ilhhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-how-obama-appointee-and-trump-nemesis-boasberg-ended-up-overseeing-ilhSat, 31 Oct 2026 14:53:53 +0000Judge James Boasberg oversees the Ilhan Omar search warrant fight, deportation flights, and California voter rolls, raising assignment questions.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-29-obama-admin-first-launched-the-investigation-into-ilhan-omar-s-allegedhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-29-obama-admin-first-launched-the-investigation-into-ilhan-omar-s-allegedThu, 29 Oct 2026 15:05:27 +0000The FBI probe into whether Ilhan Omar married her brother began under Barack Obama in 2016, but a Biden-appointed attorney shut it down in 2021.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-29-obama-adds-some-zing-to-democrats-closing-messagehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-29-obama-adds-some-zing-to-democrats-closing-messageThu, 29 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000In today's issue: ▪ Obama hits back in cheesecake battle ▪ Peltola denies recruiting other Sullivan ▪ Bolsonaro arrives in U.S. ▪ Netanyahu accuses Arab parties of fraud Former President Obama kicked his feud with President Trump up a notchhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-they-mobilized-a-whole-government-response-to-that-joke-obama-laughs-ohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-they-mobilized-a-whole-government-response-to-that-joke-obama-laughs-oThu, 29 Oct 2026 02:12:23 +0000Former US president comes to Georgia to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governorBarack Obama, speaking at a Wednesday campaign rally in suburban Atlanta, offered a closing argument for Democrats in the final wehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-like-saddam-opened-a-cheesecake-factory-how-did-the-restaurant-end-uphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-like-saddam-opened-a-cheesecake-factory-how-did-the-restaurant-end-upWed, 28 Oct 2026 17:41:49 +0000Obama has been accused of ‘snobbery’ over his Trump diss, as people rush to defend the restaurant chain’s ‘affordable opulence’Around lunchtime on Tuesday, a Rolls-Royce stopped at the intersection of Beverly Drive and Dayton Way in Beverlyhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-the-bottomless-depths-of-donald-trump-s-midterm-rally-bigotryhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-the-bottomless-depths-of-donald-trump-s-midterm-rally-bigotryWed, 28 Oct 2026 17:11:04 +0000Both Obama and Trump are on the campaign trail, but only one of them appears to be descending into madnessThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday.Barack Obama versus Donalhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-trump-vance-and-obama-are-making-closing-stretch-appeals-to-midterm-vohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-trump-vance-and-obama-are-making-closing-stretch-appeals-to-midterm-voWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:58:56 +0000Former President Barack Obama, the last Democratic president to serve two terms, is increasingly campaigning for his party, acting as a foil to President Donald Trump.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-what-does-the-cheesecake-factory-s-designer-think-of-obama-and-trump-shttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-what-does-the-cheesecake-factory-s-designer-think-of-obama-and-trump-sWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:24:47 +0000Former President Obama on Wednesday responded to uproar over a recent campaign trail jab at President Trump’s White House decorations, slamming Republicans for focusing more on the joke than on the economy. “They mobilized a whole-of-goverhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-georgia-s-keisha-lance-bottoms-navigates-the-challenges-of-black-womenhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-georgia-s-keisha-lance-bottoms-navigates-the-challenges-of-black-womenWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:30 +0000Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is trying to make history as the first woman to be elected governor in the United Stateshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-murkowski-backs-alaska-democrat-for-governorhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-murkowski-backs-alaska-democrat-for-governorWed, 28 Oct 2026 01:38:40 +0000Former President Obama is stopping in Atlanta on Wednesday — less than a week out from Election Day — to give a boost to Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's running for Georgia governor, and incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). Obama's visit to https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-says-obama-wouldn-t-understand-white-house-renovationshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-says-obama-wouldn-t-understand-white-house-renovationsTue, 27 Oct 2026 15:54:15 +0000"I would try and explain that to a guy like Obama, but he wouldn't understand," President Trump said at a rally in Mississippi.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-how-a-cheesecake-factory-jab-spurred-a-midterm-spathttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-how-a-cheesecake-factory-jab-spurred-a-midterm-spatTue, 27 Oct 2026 14:41:00 +0000A Cheesecake Factory jab from former President Obama quickly spiraled into a midterm spat between the GOP and Democrats as the competitive election cycle nears its end. Obama quipped during a recent campaign stop in Cleveland that Presidenthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-vs-obama-which-president-has-the-star-power-to-get-out-the-votehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-vs-obama-which-president-has-the-star-power-to-get-out-the-voteTue, 27 Oct 2026 13:59:22 +0000BBC's Sarah Smith followed Trump and Obama as both parties hope their biggest names can drive midterm turnout.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-obama-cozies-up-to-dem-party-s-socialist-wing-as-former-president-makehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-obama-cozies-up-to-dem-party-s-socialist-wing-as-former-president-makeTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:49 +0000Barack Obama rallied for Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit and endorsed progressive Democrats who back Medicare for All and higher taxes on billionaires.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-watch-live-trump-rallies-in-deep-red-mississippihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-watch-live-trump-rallies-in-deep-red-mississippiMon, 26 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000President Trump is holding several rallies, including in deep-red states, in the week before the midterm as he tries to keep his party in control of Congress. Former President Barack Obama is also headlining events, hoping to help flip conthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-bessent-mocks-obama-outside-cheesecake-factory-in-dchttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-bessent-mocks-obama-outside-cheesecake-factory-in-dcMon, 26 Oct 2026 21:23:59 +0000Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Obama's Cheesecake Factory jab spurs a midterm spat A Cheesecake Factory jab from former President Obama quickly spiraled inhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-cheesecake-factory-obama-trashes-trump-despite-numerous-failureshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-cheesecake-factory-obama-trashes-trump-despite-numerous-failuresMon, 26 Oct 2026 17:06:34 +0000Who does Obama think he is?