Obama urges people to help Hawaii after wildfires
"The thing about it is though, thoughts and prayers in a moment like this are not enough," the former president, who grew up in Honolulu, said.
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"The thing about it is though, thoughts and prayers in a moment like this are not enough," the former president, who grew up in Honolulu, said.
The suspect had material to make explosives and an active warrant from the U.S. Capitol Police connected to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Minnesota Republicans say they do agree with President Obama that elections have consequences, and they are already gearing up for 2024.
Minnesota's recent legislative session is getting a lot of attention. While Minnesota Republicans aren't happy, many Democrats and Washington columnists say it proves why elections matter.
Obama posted a thread on Twitter Friday morning, recapping the many DFL-backed initiatives that were signed into law over the course of just a few months.
In response to a new round of U.S. sanctions, Russia has announced that has banned 500 Americans from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama and comedian Stephen Colbert.
In an interview airing on "CBS Mornings" Tuesday, the former president discusses the My Brother's Keeper Alliance and its new initiative to reduce gun violence.
Former President Barack Obama discussed gun violence in America during an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" co-host Nate Burleson in Chicago.
The White House said a proposed rule would allow DACA recipients to qualify for Medicaid and coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Since its passage in 2010, the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has helped cut the U.S. uninsured rate nearly in half, a new report says.
The executive order seeks to ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.
President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail Tuesday to give Democratic candidates in the midterms a boost ahead of Election Day. Former President Donald Trump will start his tour of swing states to help Republicans tomorrow. CBS News Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent Robert Costa reports from Langhorne, Pennsylvania, where he talked to voters about what issues are important to them.
A week after former President Donald Trump endorsed Scott Jensen in Minnesota's gubernatorial race, Gov. Tim Walz has earned a presidential endorsement of his own.
In-person early voting has begun in the battleground state of Wisconsin amid lawsuits affecting which ballots can be counted or tossed, recently ordered bans on drop boxes, and restrictions on who can return ballots.
Obama plans to hold an early vote event on Oct. 29 in Milwaukee, the state's largest city and home to the largest group of African American voters.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is cautioning that courts look political and forfeit legitimacy when they needlessly overturn precedent and decide more than they have to.
The fight against cancer is a personal one for the president.
I never thought that I would be, you know, pushing it this hard that this is what would end up happening. It's truly amazing," Allie Krueger said.
Local and national officials are reacting to the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
Ahead of the polls, Biden campaigned in Georgia, a southern state Democrats never thought they could win. Trump is holding three events in three states he won back in 2016: Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice discusses her new book, working for President Obama and potentially serving in a Joe Biden administration.
Former president Barack Obama weighed in on the death George Floyd at the hands of police against the backdrop of coronavirus and other racially charged events.
From extra security to police overtime, campaign rallies are not cheap.
Prince didn't like the fact that his friend Hill Harper was so political, which he attributed to Prince's being a Jehovah's Witness, though they eventually mended ways.
A man in Florida has been arrested in connection to a series of package bombs that have been sent to top Democrats and President Trump critics, according to CBS News.
