Barack Obama Archives

October 18, 2024 3:19 PM

Obama set to hit campaign trail with Kamala Harris for first time

Democrat Kamala Harris will campaign for the first time with Barack and Michelle Obama in separate events next week, hoping to inject some political star power in the final dash to election day in November, a senior campaign official said. The forme...

August 22, 2024 6:55 PM

In Kamala Harris’ multiracial roots, U.S. sees its own future

The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, both immigrants, Kamala Harris reflects the United States' changing demographics. When she steps onto the stage Thursday evening in Chicago to accept the Democratic Party's nomination as their pre...

August 21, 2024 1:01 PM

Democratic National Convention: Barack and Michelle Obama rally for Kamala Harris

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, urging Americans to back Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour presidential bid against Republican Donald Tru...

August 20, 2024 1:05 PM

How Obama boosted Harris and continues to shape the Democratic Party

After Kamala Harris secured the Democratic presidential nomination in an unprecedented party upheaval, she got some advice from former President Barack Obama: Tap the campaign talent pool that is out there; you can have anyone you want. Within days,...

July 26, 2024 5:01 PM

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president

Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris' bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president. "We called to say Michel...