Michelle Obama on life after the White House
"Barack and I aren't living our best life until we're all living our best life," Obama said.
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"Barack and I aren't living our best life until we're all living our best life," Obama said.
Obama said one thing she has learned on her book tour is that "people are really hungry for stories and stories about people who look and feel like them."
Obama said she's not worried out their legacy, she's worried about the country's future.
Obama said she knew before she got to the White House that she wouldn't get the same benefit of the doubt as other first ladies before her.
"My husband is my teammate and if we are going to win this game together, he has to be strong and he has to be ok with me being strong," Obama said.
"Someone who is careful with their words, somebody is who is trustworthy, someone who is loyal and honest," she said.
"Food and diet and lifestyle is very personal," she said.
Move over Angelina Jolie. Michelle Obama is now the most admired woman in the world, according to a new poll by market research firm YouGov. Oprah Winfrey comes in at No. 2 on the list.
More women are sharing their personal experiences with early pregnancy loss. Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Carrie Underwood and recently Meghan McCain all spoke publicly about their miscarriages, in hopes of breaking the culture of silence. Traffic anchor Jamie Stelter of New York 1, a 24-hour news channel, shared her fertility struggles on social media and live TV. Stelter revealed she had five miscarriages while trying to conceive. Stelter now has a two-year-old daughter, Sunny, and is due to have another baby in two weeks. She joins "CBS This Morning" along with Dr. Tara Narula to discuss why it's so difficult to talk about miscarriages.
Tina Tchen, the former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama, has been announced as the new head of Time's Up. Tchen is a a co-founder of the Time's Up legal defense fund and a lawyer herself. She joined "CBS This Morning" for her first interview as the organization's new leader.
Former President Barack Obama spoke about political division at the annual summit for the Obama Foundation, the couple's nonprofit organization. He said supporters of "woke" culture need to understand, "The world is messy. There are ambiguities."
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"You embody the very best of who we are – the very best. And I know we will get through this crisis because of you," the former first lady said.
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"I'm excited to give kids a chance to practice their reading and hear some wonderful stories (and to give parents and caretakers a much-needed break)," Mrs. Obama said.
Like many other people stuck indoors, Mrs. Obama said the family is "Netflix and chilling" to pass the time.
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President Trump brushed off a question about whether the Justice Department probe amounts to political retribution.
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President Trump brushed off a question about whether the Justice Department probe amounts to political retribution.
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Judge David Novak had given Lindsey Halligan a week to explain why she is using the title of U.S. attorney after another federal judge found her appointment to the position invalid.
Here are the major takeaways from President Trump's interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil on Iran, Renee Good, the Federal Reserve and more.
The White House defended a video that appeared to show President Trump flipping off a person who yelled at him while touring a Ford factory in Michigan on Tuesday.
The device was purchased by the Biden administration and cost millions, two sources said.
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The device was purchased by the Biden administration and cost millions, two sources said.
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