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Watch Barack Obama kitesurf on his tropical vacation

While Washington is worried about a travel ban and while the Senate holds all-night filibusters, President Obama was trying his hand at water sports. Former President Barack Obama soaked in every bit of his post-White House vacation in the British Virgin Islands, and the internet cannot get enough of these videos of the former president kite-surfing. Obama and his friend,…

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Today the nation honors the late Martin Luther King, Junior. President Obama is encouraging Americans to observe the federal holiday by taking part in a service project. Government offices and the US stock market are closed today. King’s actual birthday is January 15th, but the holiday falls on the 3rd Monday in January. The civil rights icon was killed in 1968….

What is the White House turkey pardon all about?

Two very lucky turkeys get to avoid the dinner table for a podium at the White House today, thanks to the annual presidential turkey pardon. President Barack Obama will meet with Tater and Tot, both 18 weeks old and 40 pounds each, for the annual tradition for the eighth and final time. The history of the turkey pardon is unclear,…

‘Don’t be silent’

President Obama addresses Anti-Trump protests

(WFXB) – President Obama finally addressing the anti-Trump protests. “I would not advise people who feel strongly, or are concerned about, some of the issues raised during the course of the campaign, I wouldn’t advise them to be silent,” said Obama at a press conference in Germany on Thursday. Protests have broken out in cities across the country since Trump’s…

Obamacare price hike

Rates rise by double-digits for Obamacare next year

(FOX News) – Another piece of bad news for Obamacare. A government report says health care premiums under the affordable care act will jump an average of 22% for the benchmark silver plan next year. That means it will cost nearly $300 a month. The figure is based on prices for a 27-year-old enrollee in the 39 states that use…

President Obama tells Trump to ‘stop whining’

POTUS roasts GOP candidate ahead of final state dinner

(CNN) – Ahead of his final state dinner Tuesday, President Obama had some harsh words for Donald Trump before Wednesday night’s debate. “You start whining before the game’s even over, if whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don’t have what it takes to be in this job,” said President Obama…

President and Michelle Obama take on Donald Trump

The President and the First Lady are denouncing Donald trump in strong terms. Michelle Obama became emotional while addressing recent accusations of sexual assault and lewd comments against the republican candidate. “It’s not something we can just sweep under the rug as just another disturbing footnote in a sad election season. Because this was not just a lewd conversation. This…