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  1. right-click
    Leslie Odom Jr. Sings Sara Bareilles’ Obama SongSeriously?! With Sara and Leslie.
    By Karen Brill
  2. 2016 election
    Samantha Bee to Interview Barack ObamaIt’s Full Frontal’s first interview with a president.
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. Samantha Bee Will Interview President Obama on Monday’s ‘Full Frontal’A very special visitor is headed to Samantha Bee’s TBS show next week. The network announced today that Monday’s episode of Full Frontal will […]
    By Megh Wright
  4. Hillary Clinton’s Problem With Millennials Has DisappearedThe Democratic nominee is now on pace to match Obama’s share of the youth vote in 2012.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. last night on late night
    Obama Reads Mean Tweets, Slams Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live“I don’t tweet at 3:00 a.m. about people who insult me.”
    By Julia Edelman
  6. It’s Official: The 2016 Campaign Is Going Down BallotGOP super-pacs are branding Democrats as “rubber stamps” for President Hillary, while Clinton and Obama call on voters to oust Trump’s enablers.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. One More Reason Why 2016 May Not Be a ‘Change Election’Wages for full-time American workers just hit an all-time high.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. The Foreign-Policy Elite Are Extremely Ready for More War in SyriaThere is broad, bipartisan agreement in Washington that once Obama is gone, an escalation of U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war must begin.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. presidential
    Frank Ocean, Chance Attended White House DinnerFrank even allowed a brief interview!
    By Julia Edelman and Dee Lockett
  10. workout playlist
    President Obama’s Workout Playlist Is Almost Certainly More Eclectic Than YoursHis gym tunes include songs by Beyoncé, Sting, and Nina Simone.
    By Tolly Wright
  11. Barack Obama and Bill O’Reilly Tell Donald Trump to Stop WhiningThere is broad, bipartisan consensus that Donald Trump’s sense of entitlement must be reformed.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. dads
    This Video of Obama Roasting Teens for Texting Is Too Good“Giiiirl I couldn’t believe him.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  13. Stephen Colbert Helps President Obama Spruce Up His Resume on ‘The Late […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert heads to Washington DC to chat with President Obama about what his plans are […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. early and often
    Obama’s Post-Presidency Plan: Challenge the GOP’s State-Level AdvantageRepublicans did a brilliant job of entrenching themselves in Congress and the states after 2010’s redistricting. Dems are playing catch-up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Obama Blames GOP for Creating Trump With ‘All Kinds of Crazy’The president proves to be a pretty shrewd analyst of the forces in the Republican Party that made Donald Trump possible as a presidential nominee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. a few of our favorite things
    Obama Reveals His Favorite Sci-Fi EntitiesOur president the Trekkie.
    By Karen Brill
  17. select all
    Obama on the Risks of AI: ‘You Just Gotta Have Somebody Close to the Power Cord’The president sat down with MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito for an interview about the future, in Wired.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  18. Barack Obama Makes the Malcontent’s Case for the Center LeftIn an op-ed, Obama grapples with the economic problems that fuel populist discontent, but argues that the center left offers the best hope for change.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. the national interest
    The Myth of the ‘Change Election’A fable of conventional wisdom that comforts Republicans.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. psa
    U.S. Presidents, Hamilton Cast Want You to VoteRegister, y’all.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. Bill Clinton Says Obamacare Is Imperfect. Republicans Rejoice.The former president called for reforming the ACA. Republicans, and some media outlets, are pretending he called for repealing the law.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. select all
    Leonardo DiCaprio Wants to Hop on Elon Musk’s Rocket Ship to MarsThe actor subtly mentioned his space-travel plans on a panel with Barack Obama this week.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  23. the obama years
    Album: 8 Years of the Obama Family’s White House LifeMoments that range from the mundane to the extraordinary.
  24. the obama years
    36 Behind-the-Scenes Moments of the Obama PresidencyCaptivating and compelling images from the chief official White House photographer.
  25. Bernie Sanders on the Failures, and Successes, of Obama’s Wall Street LegacyThe former presidential candidate talks Dodd-Frank and what reform really means.
  26. the obama years
    Biden on Obama: ‘It’s Like Older Brother, Younger Brother.’ The VP Lets Loose.A wide-ranging interview with the vice-president.
  27. the obama years
    Barack Obama on 5 Days That Shaped His PresidencyThe president shares with Jonathan Chait a very early draft of his memoirs.
  28. the obama years
    8 Years in Obama’s America, By Barack Obama and 60 Other Players and WitnessesAll presidencies are historic. But no president since at least LBJ, and probably FDR, has arrived at a moment of greater historic urgency than Obama.
  29. let’s go
    Are You a Barack Obama or a Bill Clinton?One’s kind of uptight, the other’s super chill.
    By Dayna Evans
  30. Hillary Clinton Is More ‘Dovish’ Than Obama on Nukes, Hacked Audio SuggestsIn February, Clinton expressed skepticism about a nuclear “modernization” plan that critics believe would heighten the risk of atomic warfare.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. New Poll: Obama Would Not Be Doing Much Better Than Clinton Against TrumpIn battleground states, the allegedly “weak” nominee seems to be matching the popular POTUS’s numbers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. heroes
    Michelle Obama Called Donald Trump a Giant BabyIt was inevitable.
    By Ashley Weatherford
  33. Trump Confirms That He Changed His Stance on Birtherism for Political AdvantageAt the debate, Trump said he changed his mind about birtherism when he realized that black voters “really wanted me to come to that conclusion.”
    By Eric Levitz
  34. the national interest
    Why Debate Moderators Shouldn’t Be Fact-checkersRepublicans aren’t going to participate.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. Renowned Founder of Pussy Posse Goes to WashingtonLeonardo DiCaprio met with President Barack Obama for another historic hotness summit.
    By Anna Silman
  36. Obama Vetoes Bill Allowing 9/11 Families to Sue Saudi ArabiaThe decision is expected to provoke the first veto override of his presidency.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. the national interest
    Obama’s Climate Plan Will Survive Legal ChallengeThere’s only one remaining Republican who can destroy life as we know it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. Trump: I Only Said Obama Was Born Here So I Could ‘Get on With the Campaign’Asked what changed his mind about Obama’s birthplace, Trump says he just wanted “to get on with the campaign.”
    By Eric Levitz
  39. The Obamas Ate New York’s Best Tacos Last NightThe First Couple’s impeccably good tastes continue.
    By Clint Rainey
  40. the national interest
    How the Republican War on Obamacare Explains TrumpBush speechwriter Michael Gerson thinks Barack Obama is the president who made America doubt government competence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. Clinton’s Double Burden: Obama and Her HusbandEveryone talks about Hillary Clinton’s baggage. But she bears not only her own but that of the 42nd and 44th presidents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. awards
    President Obama Will Honor Chef José Andrés With a National Humanities MedalThe award recognizes him for “cultivating our palates and shaping our culture.”
    By Clint Rainey
  43. Obama to Media: ‘You Don’t Grade the Presidency on a Curve’At a rally in Philadelphia, the president accuses the press of falsely equating Clinton’s foibles with Trump’s “disqualifying” scandals.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. the national interest
    Republicans Say Hillary Clinton Is Running for Obama’s Third Term. Yes, Please.The last statistical basis to say Obama has failed is now gone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. white house
    See Michelle and Barack Obama Grace the Cover of EssenceThe couple are on the November 2016 issue of “Essence.”
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  46. Barack Obama (Probably) Won’t Rule Out Initiating a Nuclear WarWhile Democrats attack Trump for his openness to nuclear weapons, the Obama administration is sticking to a nearly identical stance.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. festivals
    President Obama’s Getting His Own Music FestivalAt last, Malia gets a festival in her literal backyard.
    By Dee Lockett
  48. chat room
    Meet the Proxy Obamas of Southside With You“There was that look they give each other — an authentic, real look of love; even a sexiness.”
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  49. the national interest
    Mass Lesbian Farm Infiltration Is Obama’s Best Scheme YetSoon all our food will be lesbian-grown.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. Did Donald Trump Just Help the Cause of Comprehensive Immigration Reform?Trump is trying to convince his base that they care more about building a wall than deporting 11 million people. That could help make reform possible.
    By Eric Levitz
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