T/obama

  1. After National Tragedies, Obama and Trump Are a Study in Contrasts U.S., Yesterday

    Former President Barack Obama said the job of an American president is to “remind us of the ties that bind us together.” President Trump apparently disagrees.

  2. EE. UU. vive una ‘crisis política’ tras el asesinato de Kirk, dice Obama En español, Yesterday

    El expresidente Barack Obama, en su intervención en una cumbre sobre educación, criticó los ataques de su sucesor contra sus rivales políticos tras el asesinato del activista conservador.

  3. As Partisans Battle Over History, Former Presidents Try Another Tack Arts, Yesterday

    An essay series led by the archivist whom President Trump fired will feature voices from across the political spectrum, including those of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

  4. After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’ U.S., Yesterday

    Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

  5. Joe Manchin Would Like a Word. (OK, Maybe Several Words.) U.S., September 16

    The voluble former senator, now retired from politics, appears to miss the arena and is mulling a return to it.

  6. America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One. Opinion, September 16

    In a new series, David Leonhardt asks leading thinkers and politicians: What’s next.

  7. What’s Next, Comrade Trump? Opinion, August 28

    Trump’s meddling in our most important economic institutions is so extreme that at times it resembles China’s state-directed capitalism.

  8. Justice Dept. Broadens Inquiry Into Key Players in Russia Investigation U.S., August 26

    It is the latest effort by President Trump and his allies to impugn the Russia investigation, which the president sees as having been a partisan witch hunt.

  9. Trump Administration Retracts Instructions on Helping English Learners U.S., August 21

    Officials removed decade-old guidance outlining the rights of students who are still learning English, which could weaken support for immigrant children.

  10. Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’ U.S., August 20

    The former president suggested that Democrats opposing G.O.P. efforts in Texas and elsewhere should advance their own gerrymandering plans.

  11. We Were Friends for Years. Trump Tore Us Apart. Op Ed, February 4

    Politics drive a wedge between even the longest of friends.

  12. Don’t Let Inflation Bury the Memory of a Government Triumph Op Ed, July 20

    We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?