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President Biden speaks next to former President Barack Obama onstage during a campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles on June 15,

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  • Politics

Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices

Former President Donald Trump cemented the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. If Trump wins again, Biden said "one of the scariest parts" would be his power to fill upcoming vacancies.

June 16, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen as justices returned to the high court for the first time since the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan forgiveness; Buckhead City makes new steps

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Biden student debt relief plan, which could affect more than 1 million Georgians. Legislation to create "Buckhead City" passed a Senate committee, a new milestone in the move to annex the neighborhood from Atlanta.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Barack Obama

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  • Elections

Georgia Today: Obama stumps for Warnock, mental health gets a boost, and SEC Championship in ATL

On the Friday Dec. 2 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Barack Obama joins Sen. Raphael Warnock at a rally in Atlanta, a new program aims to boost access to mental health care, and Georgia will be the center of the college football universe this weekend.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Former President Obama

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Obama stumps for Warnock; New CNN poll; Could Georgia become early primary state?

Friday on Political Rewind: Early voting for Georgia's U.S. Senate race ends today, as CNN polls show Warnock just ahead of Walker in a nearly tied race. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee looks to prioritize Georgia in its primary schedule.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: New poll shows slim Warnock lead; Obama campaigns in Georgia; 2023's legislation

Thursday on Political Rewind: Some Georgians are waiting in lines as long as two hours in order to cast their vote early, as a new poll shows Sen. Raphael Warnock slightly ahead of Herschel Walker, but within the margin of error. Meanwhile, the first pre-file ahead of the 2023 legislative session is a response to Georgia's abortion ban.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Herschel Walker

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Walker under scrutiny for Texas residence; Meadows must testify in Fulton County

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Herschel Walker is under scrutiny yet again after new details about his Georgia residence emerged. Former President Barack Obama is visiting Georgia tomorrow to campaign for Sen. Raphael Warnock. Elsewhere: A South Carolina judge rejected Mark Meadows' appeal to avoid testifying in Fulton County.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 1 more
This Feb. 22, 2016, frame grab from video shows Virginia McLaurin in Washington.

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  • National

The woman whose dance with the Obamas went viral dies at 113

The centenarian woman who danced excitedly with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during a 2016 White House visit, has died, her son announced.

November 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Barack Obama warned that the future of American democracy is on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections during a speech in College Park, Ga., on Friday.

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  • Elections

Obama says 'democracy on the ballot' in Georgia early voting rally

The former president implored people to avoid "tuning out" in the midterm elections and vote for Democrats to tackle issues like inflation currently facing America.

October 29, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
President Barack Obama delivers a televised statement that Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. President Donald Trump makes a statement announcing the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2019. President Biden announces on Monday that a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

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  • Politics

How 3 presidents announced the deaths of terrorist leaders and what it says about them

The way Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden announced the deaths of terrorist chiefs revealed much about their own leadership.

August 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Then-President Barack Obama pets the family dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House.

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  • Animals

Obamas Mourn Death Of 'True Friend,' Beloved 'First Dog' Bo

"For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, comforting presence in our lives," said former President Barack Obama. The Portuguese water dog was 12 in human years.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood admitted to federal prosecutors that he accepted a loan from a foreign billionaire and failed to disclose the check on government forms.

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  • Law

Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Joe Biden in Flint, Mich. on Oct. 31. In an interview with NPR, Obama said Trump was "denying reality" by refusing to concede the election to Biden.

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  • Books

Obama Calls Trump's Refusal To Concede Another 'Breach Of Basic Democratic Norms'

In an interview with NPR, the former president offers some of his most wide-ranging remarks on the outcome of the election and says Trump will fail in "denying reality."

November 16, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Derek Amato became a musical savant after a traumatic accident.

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  • Arts & Life

You 2.0: Fresh Starts

Unpredictable things happen to us all the time. As part of our annual You 2.0 series on personal growth and reinvention, we revisit two of our favorite stories of loss and the change it brings.

August 21, 2020
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By:
  • Shankar Vedantam,
  • Maggie Penman,
  • and 1 more
Aerospace engineer Tiffany Davis obtains a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and is currently working on a master's degree at Georgia Tech.

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  • Science

What Does A Rocket Scientist Look Like? Ask Georgia Tech Grad Tiffany Davis

Many celebrations will take place this week commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. We're focusing on Georgia connections to...

July 16, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

Atlanta Opioid Summit Brings Obama, Medical Professionals Together

The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit is currently underway in Atlanta. President Obama and a host of politicians, scientists, and medical...

March 30, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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