Michelle Obama says she had to give up her ‘aspirations’ to have kids

Michelle Obama admits in the new Netflix documentary Becoming that having children was a ‘concession’ that cost her her ‘aspirations and dreams’ after she rose to become Barack’s equal.  The documentary was released on Netflix on Wednesday and sees the former first lady narrate parts of her life from when she was a child to … Read more

Michelle Obama changed White House dress code for butlers

Michelle Obama told the White House butlers to change their uniform because she didn’t want her daughters ‘thinking that grown African American men serve them in tuxedos’. The former First Lady said the tuxedos sent the wrong message to Malia and Sasha, who were 10 and seven years old when they moved into the White … Read more

Michelle Obama discusses her struggles as a young black woman in Netflix trailer

Michelle Obama opens up about her working-class upbringing on the South Side of Chicago in the new trailer for the upcoming Netflix documentary ‘Becoming.’ Taking place roughly two years after she and her family left the White House, the film chronicles the former first lady’s 34-city tour for her best-selling memoir of the same name as she … Read more

Dancing pictures emerge of the woman accusing Joe Biden of assault

The former Joe Biden staffer who claims he sexually assaulted her in 1993 has admitted she is ‘not sure’ of the words she used in her complaint against him.  In March, Tara Reade came forward to allege that the former Vice President had sexually assaulted her when she worked for him in 1993. On Friday, Biden … Read more

DNC chairman Tom Perez dismisses calls for independent investigation into Joe Biden

Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez on Sunday dismissed calls for an independent investigation into sexual assault accusations leveled at Joe Biden.  Likening Tara Reade’s claims to ‘the Hillary emails’, because ‘there was nothing there’, Perez told This Week: ‘The most comprehensive investigation of the vice president was when he was vetted by Barack Obama … Read more

Joe Biden says he would love to have Michelle Obama as his running mate in November

Joe Biden says he would love to have Obama as his running mate in this November’s presidential election – but not Barack, his wife Michelle.   The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president told CBS News that the former first lady would be a strong addition as VP. However, he is unsure if she would … Read more

Former first lady Michelle Obama reads children’s books in new weekly video series

Michelle Obama is hosting a virtual storytime for kids every Monday for the next month.  Kicking off today, ‘Mondays with Michelle’ will stream on several different platforms so parents across the country can sit their kids down to read a book with the former first lady. Mrs. Obama, 56, will read four different books through … Read more

Trump tweets racially-charged attack on Biden showing fake Obama watching his VP speak nonsensically

President Donald Trump tweeted a campaign ad on Monday that contained a racially-charged attack on Joe Biden and features former President Barack Obama. In the 30-second ad, Obama and three other black men are watching a basketball game when Biden appears during a commercial break. The former vice president is talking – unclearly – about … Read more

Elizabeth Warren endorses Joe Biden saying ’empathy matters’

Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, following Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party coalesces around their nominee. ‘We’re all in this together now,’ Warren said in her endorsement.   In the video announcing her support, Warren emphasized Biden’s empathy, contrasting his leadership style to that of President Donald Trump’s. ‘Empathy … Read more

Barack Obama reportedly convinced Bernie Sanders to drop out of Democratic primary

Former President Barack Obama reportedly played a significant role in convincing Bernie Sanders to bow out of the Democratic primary, paving the way for his former Vice President Joe Biden to seal the nomination uncontested. Though Obama has politically distanced himself publicly from Biden since he announced his White House bid last year, over the … Read more