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Associated PressJanuary 20, 2017

Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight years. Looking out […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 20, 2017

As I traveled back from Thailand to the United States earlier this month, I watched “Southside With You” and was once again in awe on the deep-rooted bond between our now former President, Barack Obama and first lady, Michelle Obama. The movie also depicts the devoted love President Obama has for his community and his […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 19, 2017

Much has been said about the peaceful transition of power, but what about the peaceful transition of the presidential Twitter account? Don’t worry, there’s a plan for that. The POLITICO Morning Tech email reported this morning that a plan is in place to transition all of President Barack Obama’s tweets from the @POTUS account to […]

Staff ReportsDecember 31, 2016

President Barack Obama is the man most admired by Americans 2016. In a new Gallup Poll, 22 percent of respondents mentioned Obama in response to the open-ended question. Coming in second was President-elect Donald Trump at 15 percent. This marks Obama’s ninth consecutive time at the top of the most-admired list, but with a margin […]

Associated PressDecember 18, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama “must have been talking about the past” when she said there’s no sense of hope after his election. Trump, speaking Saturday at the final rally of his postelection “thank you” tour, then resisted escalating the spat further, suggesting “she made that statement not meaning it the way […]

Associated PressDecember 12, 2016

It’ll be one of the most watched midlife career changes in recent memory. What does Michelle Obama do next? After eight years as a high-profile advocate against childhood obesity, a sought-after talk show guest, a Democratic power player and a style maven, the first lady will have her pick of options when she leaves the […]

Associated PressNovember 10, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump took a triumphant tour of the nation’s capital Thursday, holding a cordial White House meeting with President Barack Obama, sketching out priorities with Republican congressional leaders and taking in the majestic view from where he’ll be sworn into office. Trump’s meeting with Obama spanned 90 minutes, longer than originally scheduled. Obama said […]

Mitch PerryNovember 8, 2016

Michelle Obama went on Tampa hip-hop station 95.7 The Beat Tuesday afternoon, where she encouraged listeners to go to the polls to vote for Hillary Clinton. “We need people to be as enthusiastic as they were for Barack in this election, because the stakes are just as high, probably higher because of who her opponent is, and […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2016

It was the Thursday night before the 2000 general election when Fox News’s Carl Cameron reported George W. Bush had been arrested in 1976 in Maine on a DWI case. It was definitely an “October surprise,” and it definitely seemed to stop Bush’s momentum in that contest — a contest in which he ultimately lost the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2016

Aiming at driving black voters to the polls to vote on down-ballot races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now airing radio ads featuring Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Florida’s congressional Districts 7 and 13, two districts with a significant African-American population. This DCCC radio advertising campaign begins Thursday and runs until next Monday, Nov. 7 in the Orlando and Tampa […]

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Trump's pardons lead to the end of prosecution for some Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, starting with a case in Nassau County. Image via AP.

Promises, pomp and protests as Donald Trump sworn in

Christian Ulvert: A presidency remembered for tearing down walls of injustice

@POTUS gets a fresh start with Donald Trump inauguration

Americans say Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton most admired in 2016

Donald Trump says Michelle Obama’s ‘no hope’ comment about the past

Ahead for Michelle Obama? Figuring out what comes next

Donald Trump takes triumphant tour of Washington, has cordial meeting with Barack Obama

Michelle Obama goes on Tampa hip hop station to make last hour pitch for Hillary Clinton

Mitch Perry Report for 11.4.16 — What will be this year’s decisive October surprise?

DCCC to air radio ads in CD 7 and 13 featuring Barack and Michelle Obama