THE LATEST BARACK OBAMA NEWS, PICTURES AND VIDEO UPDATES

My favorite day with the President: White House photographer recalls how Obama played with his daughters in the DC snow as he reveals more of his top pictures

18/01/17 13:42

18/01/17 12:44

Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years, authorities in Moscow have confirmed.

18/01/17 11:35

President Barack Obama on pardoned a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who pleaded guilty in October to making false statements to the FBI during an investigation into leaks of classified information.

18/01/17 11:31

Linzy, from Miami, Florida, captured her six-year-old daughter Amber's reaction while she watched the US president's final speech last week.

18/01/17 08:26

Obama handed out 209 commutations and 64 pardons on his way out out of the White House, breaking a record. Manning was set to serve a 35-year sentence, but she'll get out in May.

18/01/17 03:29

Millennials who have just completed college believe that they are worse off now than they were before Barack Obama entered the White House, a new poll found on Tuesday.

18/01/17 01:14

Barack Obama has commuted the death sentence handed down to a former soldier being held on the military's death row for the murders of two cab drivers in Texas more than 25 years ago.

17/01/17 22:56

For a second day in a row, movers were spotted outside of the new DC residence that the Obama family is set to move into after leaving the White House.

17/01/17 22:47

Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations.

17/01/17 22:17

US President Barack Obama has made dozens of appointments to federal posts even though he is just three days away from leaving the Oval Office.

17/01/17 22:05

President Barack Obama wished his wife Michelle a happy birthday on Tuesday with a touching tweet to mark the First Lady's turning 53 years of age.

17/01/17 20:40

President-elect Donald Trump will be the least popular man to take the oath of office in four decades – and his popularity rating is just half of what Barack Obama's was eight years ago.

17/01/17 20:21

Obama will give his final news conference tomorrow in the same room. He stopped by today, as his spokesman, Josh Earnest, was holding his final briefing with the press.

17/01/17 18:43

Mayor of Somerset, Maryland has resigned from his $10,000-a-year membership of the Woodmont Country Club amid a row on whether to award President Obama membership.

17/01/17 03:26

President Obama took time out of his final days in office to talk to the New York Times about his reading habits – as he studies up on the industry with future projects with future projects looming.

17/01/17 02:25

Barack Obama has said a final farewell to the playset he had installed at the White House for Sasha and Malia during a visit to the shelter it was donated to ahead of his departure from office.

17/01/17 00:39

The Obama family will will be taking up residence in a 8,200-square-foot-home they have leased in DC, where they decided to stay for two years while Sasha finishes high school.

16/01/17 21:17

President Obama played host to the Chicago Cubs on Monday at a special White House event to celebrate their World Series victory - and used it as a chance to take a pop at the DNC.

16/01/17 20:02

For Barack Obama, there's a presidential library to build, hundreds of millions of dollars to raise, causes to champion and a book to write. And don't forget that long-promised vacation with his wife.

16/01/17 19:45

The increase of Israeli settlements has 'gotten so substantial' that it is inhibiting the possibility for an 'effective, contiguous Palestinian state,' President Barack Obama said Sunday.

16/01/17 01:50

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to overturn and replace the Affordable Care Act and majority Republicans in Congress this week began the process of repealing it.

16/01/17 01:17

Reince Priebus suggested that President Obama should jump into the fray and scold Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the civil rights leader who questioned the legitimacy of Donald Trump.

15/01/17 23:34

The advice Barack Obama dishes out to members of his White House has been revealed - as well as the role it played in bringing two men together for a ceremony where Eric Holder was the officiant.

15/01/17 05:20

President Barack Obama thanked the American people for their 'resilience' and said he's more 'optimistic' about the country's future in his final weekly address that aired on Saturday.

14/01/17 20:28

President Obama said in a 60 minutes interview with Steve Kroft that the First Family will be happy to be out of the White House, and out of the spotlight.

14/01/17 19:50

Donald Trump may lift Obama's sanctions against Russia, if they aid US interests. They were placed in response to their alleged hacking during the presidential election.

14/01/17 05:23

Senior officials in both Trump and Obama's administration will be questioned in an investigation launched by the Senate Intelligence Committee, it was announced on Friday.

14/01/17 00:05

The White House said that the Obamas donated the set to a shelter in southeast Washington after President-elect Donald Trump declined their offer to leave it in place for his young son.

13/01/17 23:17

With Barack Obama set to leave the Oval Office, he can look back on eight years of international jet-setting on Air Force One, which took him a total of approximately 569,480 miles.

13/01/17 22:55

'It will be a test, I think, for him and the people he's designated to be able to execute on his vision,' Obama said of his successor in a 60 Minutes preview that aired Friday.

13/01/17 20:43

Jenna and Barbara Bush penned a letter to Sasha and Malia Obama as they exit the White House. Now Jenna has shared photos of her first meeting with the then-seven and ten-year old First Daughters.

13/01/17 19:18

Jeff Jeans, of Sedona, Arizona, said he was saved by the Affordable Care Act after being diagnosed with cancer at 49 years old and given just six weeks to live.

13/01/17 19:18

Snowden (pictured) asked Obama to grant Manning clemency in a tweet Wednesday, writing: 'You alone can save her life.' Manning is serving 35 years and has attempted suicide twice behind bars.

13/01/17 16:45

Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, both 35, penned a heartfelt letter of advice to Malia, 18, and Sasha Obama, 15, on adjusting to life as a former first kid.

13/01/17 15:55

One of Barack Obama's final acts as president will be to end the 'wet foot, dry foot' policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the US without visas.

13/01/17 06:28

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will agree to be extradited to the United States if President Barack Obama grants clemency to military document leaker Chelsea Manning.

13/01/17 04:23

The pair both wiped tears as Obama, in one of his final addresses as President, addressed a room full of press and friends at The White House.

13/01/17 00:19

Biden said he had 'no inkling' that Obama was going to honor him today with the highest award for a civilian of the United States. 'I don't deserve this, but I know it came from the president's heart,' he said.

12/01/17 23:45

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama is 'really looking forward to' meeting the Chicago Cubs at the White House on Monday.

12/01/17 20:29

Obama attempted to steer the country towards policies and values at the core of his vision for America as he delivered his final address to the nation from Chicago.

12/01/17 12:40

The nearly party-line 51-48 vote came on a nonbinding Republican-backed budget measure that eases the way for action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.

12/01/17 04:22

Drake paid tribute to President Barack Obama by sharing a bizarre image on Instagram of the Canadian rapper's face mixed with the president's shortly after his farewell speech Tuesday.

11/01/17 17:20

As Obama and his family left DC for his farewell address Monday, it was clear to the crowds watching that Malia - more than anyone there - will leave the White House transformed.

11/01/17 15:01

President Obama was pictured wearing only swimming shorts as he glided through the water and looked at the coral while snorkeling off the coast of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

11/01/17 14:33

Celebrities took to social media to share their heartfelt tributes and pictures as well as praise outgoing president Barack Obama as he gave his farewell speech in Chicago.

11/01/17 13:37

Woodmont Country Club in Maryland is considering waiving its $80,000 initiation fee and inviting Barack Obama to join the elite club once he steps down as President on January 20.

11/01/17 09:20

Andy Cohen has been able to spend time with the Obamas, and on Tuesday he reminisced by posting a photo that was taken back in 2012 when he got the chance to put the President in the hot seat.

11/01/17 09:16

Over the weekend President Obama served as a groomsman in the Florida wedding of his longtime staffer and most frequent golf partner, Marvin Nicholson.

11/01/17 09:15

Barack Obama paid tribute to his 'brother', Joe Biden, on Tuesday as he gave an emotional farewell speech in Chicago. He told his VP that he was 'the best' choice and that his friendship had been a 'joy'.

11/01/17 09:14

The Windy City, where Obama cultivated his optimistic brand of American politics, has seen 762 homicides in the last year - a 63 percent increase compared to 2015.

11/01/17 08:24

Actress Caitlin Stasey took to social media, along with a number of other Australian stars, to share her sentiments about Barack Obama's farewell speech

10/01/17 21:06

The president is to remove more than a third of the Cuban detention center's 59 detainees before Trump becomes president. Four were announced on Thursday with at least 18 more to follow.

10/01/17 11:15

President Obama is leaving the White House with majority disapproval among members of the military for his role as commander in chief, a new survey says.

10/01/17 11:06

Jerry Seinfeld was reportedly not allowed into Obama's exclusive White House farewell bash until security could verify that the 'Jerome' on his license was indeed the famous comedian.

10/01/17 09:37

The president looked back at the past eight years and how they have shaped Malia (left), 15, and Sasha (right), 18. Obama and his wife were worried they'd develop an 'attitude' - but have been reassured.

10/01/17 01:16

He won't be president anymore, but Barack Obama will take one last flight on the presidential plane next week before handing it over to Donald Trump. Its destination is still unknown.

10/01/17 00:05

Dozens of celebrities turned out to party until 4am at the White House in a farewell bash that saw the likes of Paul McCartney, Meryl Streep and SJP tear up the dancefloor.

09/01/17 14:43

Guests at the 74th Golden Globes in Beverly Hills were surprised with a letter from Obama Sunday night. The message thanks men and women who 'devoted their talents' to creating film and television.

09/01/17 10:03

Thousands of names have been submitted to Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks. So far he has granted 148 pardons and 1,176 commutations since taking office in 2009.

09/01/17 06:34

The high demand for tickets to witness President Barack Obama's historic farewell address has prompted some money-hungry folks to sale tickets for $5,000 on eBay and Craigslist.

09/01/17 04:19

The outgoing president suggested on Sunday the Affordable Care Act will survive Republicans' efforts to to repeal and replace his signature health care law, even if it is altered slightly.

08/01/17 22:34

President Barack Obama called President-elect Donald Trump 'engaging and gregarious' though suggested to ABC's George Stephanopoulos that the two leaders are 'sort of opposites.'

08/01/17 20:49

Celebrities gave an emotional goodbye to President Obama in a new video highlighting their most memorable moments from his eight years in the White House.

08/01/17 14:24

President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans to blame Democrats for the 'mess' of Obamacare, as President Obama met with congressional Democrats to try to save his signature proposal.

08/01/17 11:28

Seinfeld cast-mates, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld, reunited at the Obamas' White House farewell bash along with dozens of celebrities who turned out to party until 4am.

08/01/17 11:27

Thousands waited for hours in single-digit temperatures to try to snag a ticket to President Obama's farewell speech in Chicago. Tickets were distributed at 8am on Saturday and people lined up before sunrise.

08/01/17 08:09

President Barack Obama flew to Florida to attend the wedding of his longtime staffer and most frequent golf partner, Marvin Nicholson, just hours after his star-studded farewell bash ended at 4am.

07/01/17 17:23

Builders are hard at work making sure the Obamas new Washington DC home is up to scratch, just 14 days before the First Family has to vacate the White House.

07/01/17 17:04

President Barack Obama and the First Lady are saying their final goodbyes with one final star-studded party. Kelly Rowland, rapper Wale and Nick Jonas were among the first stars to arrive to the party.

07/01/17 05:13

Obama mocked Republicans on Friday for their 'rush' to repeal his health care law, while he's still in office, because they say it's so terrible, and leave it in place while they hash out an alternative.

07/01/17 03:53

US ambassadors to Canada and New Zealand confirmed Friday that they will leave their posts by the time the new administration takes office on January 20, yielding to Trump's demand.

06/01/17 23:29

Donald Trump has rejected Barack Obama's offer of a playset for his son Barron which was installed in 2009 for the outgoing president's young daughters Sasha and Malia.

06/01/17 16:23

Comedian Keegan-Michael Key has revived his 'anger translator' character for one final 'farewell address' before Barack Obama is replaced in the White House by Donald Trump.

06/01/17 15:50

Obama denounced the Facebook Live video but denied that race relations in the US are getting worse, saying it's just that people find it easier to share instances of hatred now there's social media.

06/01/17 13:20

The briefing covers a report Obama requested before he leaves office on the cyber attacks that hurt Democrats before the presidential election. President-elect Trump will get his briefing tomorrow.

06/01/17 12:20

John Kerry defended President Barack Obama's decision against attacking Bashar al-Assad after the Syrian leader ignored Washington's warnings and used chemical weapons on civilians.

05/01/17 21:04

This will not be just any party either, with the Obamas choosing to go out with a bang by inviting stars including Beyonce and Jay Z, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey and Usher.

05/01/17 18:28

The U.S. administration is '100 percent certain' Russia played a role in hacking emails during the bitter presidential election, according to State Department Spokesman John Kirby.

05/01/17 16:08

Moving trucks have been spotted pulling up outside the White House close to the West Wing and Eisenhower Office as President Barack Obama enters his final two weeks in office.

05/01/17 13:48

Democrats 'know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in. Instead of working to fix it, they do the typical political thing and BLAME,' Trump wrote in a series of morning tweets.

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