The former president is trying to help Josh Turek net a Senate seat in Iowa, which Democrats see as one of their best pickup opportunities of the midterms. By Tim Balk Barack Obama, the only Democrat ...

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Barack Obama, the only Democrat to win Iowa in a presidential election in the last quarter-century, famously loves basketball. Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-stakes Senate race ...

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have both put their political weight behind candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, but their endorsements reflect two markedly different ...

Megan Thee Stallion had a candid sit-down with former First Lady Michelle Obama this week, where she opened up about her new album, limiting social media for mental health, looking to Queen Latifah as ...

Former President Obama unveiled his summer reading list Wednesday, featuring 11 books with genres ranging from history to fiction. “It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve ...

Obama has been staying up-to-date on buzzy new books. Check out: USA TODAY's weekly Best-selling Booklist Among this year’s nonfiction picks are Michael Pollan's "A World Appears," a deep dive into ...

Barack Obama yet again shared his favorite books of the season on Tuesday with the release of his "2025 Summer Reading List." "It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed ...

Barack Obama's summer playlist has dropped. In his annual summer tradition, the 64-year-old former president-turned-entertainment leader let the public in on the songs he's been listening to. The ...

Former President Obama on Wednesday endorsed Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Iowa. In a roughly two-minute video Turek’s campaign shared on YouTube, the state representative takes on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former President Obama on Wednesday endorsed Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Iowa. In a roughly two-minute video ...

Former President Barack Obama endorsed Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek with the campaign equivalent of an alley-oop: a basketball game and a closing appeal to voters, according to the ...