Barack Obama

Airbnb chief donates $100m to Obama scholarship fund

Donation from Brian Chesky will help foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service

Maya Yang

17, May, 2022 @1:59 PM

Sage Steele sues ESPN after remarks on vaccine mandate and Obama’s race

ESPN anchor Sage Steele is suing the network after claiming it curtailed her right to free speech over remarks she made last year

Guardian sport

28, Apr, 2022 @11:43 AM

Presidents eulogize Madeleine Albright at funeral: ‘Freedom had no greater champion’

US leaders reflected on legacy of US secretary of state as family shared memories at Washington National Cathedral

Joan E Greve in Washington

27, Apr, 2022 @9:36 PM

The handshake is dead. Long live the quick, clean, tender fist bump | Paul MacInnes

Egalitarian and endorsed by Obama, the bump got a huge boost from the pandemic. But is its archaic rival getting a grip again, asks Guardian reporter Paul MacInnes

Paul MacInnes

22, Apr, 2022 @12:00 PM

‘Democracy will wither’: Barack Obama outlines perils of unregulated big tech in sweeping speech

In a keynote address at Stanford University, the former president made his most extensive remarks yet about the tech landscape

Kari Paul

21, Apr, 2022 @11:27 PM

Barack and Michelle Obama to end exclusive podcasting deal with Spotify, reports say

Obamas’ media company Higher Ground reportedly seeking new partner

Sian Cain

21, Apr, 2022 @4:23 AM

Joe Biden told Barack Obama he will run again in 2024 – report

President ‘thinks he’s the only one who can beat Trump’, source tells the Hill, as Trump is readying his own third run

Martin Pengelly in New York

19, Apr, 2022 @12:28 PM

Madonna at the Haçienda to Obama’s inauguration: the tickets we can’t bear to throw away

As QR codes take over, Guardian writers and readers share their prized paper stubs – including the Beatles at Shea Stadium and the Nirvana gig that never was

Lucy Knight, Joe Stone, Kate Hutchinson, Rebecca Nicholson, Alexis Petridis, Andrew Pulver

09, Apr, 2022 @8:00 AM

Anatomy of a Scandal to Roar: the seven best shows to stream this week

Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller play a Tory MP and his long-suffering wife caught in a sexual assault cover-up, and a starry new series of feminist fables. Plus: the return of Catherine Tate and the Kardashians

Phil Harrison

08, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

Back to the future as Obama sprinkles some stardust on Biden White House

The 46th president and the 44th got the old gang back together to celebrate the Affordable Care Act and seek a midterm boost

David Smith in Washington

05, Apr, 2022 @10:49 PM

‘Feels like the good old days’: Joe Biden welcomes Barack Obama back to White House – as it happened

Former president returns to mark 12 years of Affordable Care Act, his signature legislative achievement – follow the day’s politics news

Vivian Ho

05, Apr, 2022 @9:11 PM

Barack Obama announces positive test for Covid-19

Former president says he ‘had a scratchy throat but fine otherwise’, adding that Michelle Obama is negative and both are boosted