“Attitudes about my presidency among whites in northern states are very different from whites in southern states,” POTUS told CNN.

In his final speech as commander in chief Obama touts his counterterrorism policy wins. The president also cautioned Donald Trump against following through on his campaign rhetoric.

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Attorney General of California Kamala Harris, who became the second Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown are among leaders scheduled to serve in Congress in 2017.

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Republican senators are trying to ensure that his administration doesn’t bring in an influx of new hires before Donald Trump takes office.

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POTUS shared that after his term comes to an end, he and his wife will be involved in politics at a grassroots level.

President Obama’s approval ratings are the highest they’ve been since his decisive 2012 reelection. Fifty percent of Americans approve of him compared to 43 percent who do not.

President-elect Donald Trump said (or in fact Tweeted) that he will reverse the executive action President Obama has taken as it relates to opening up relations with Cuba if the nation does not make reforms to his liking.

From sending touching messages to the nation and their daughters to serving meals to retired veterans, the First Fam had a productive holiday.

Sasha and Malia skipped out on Wednesday's event; probably to avoid their father's Thanksgiving jokes.

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Australian actor Devon Terrell stars in "Barry," the Netflix film about Barack Obama as a 20-year-old undergraduate at Columbia University, grappling with his identity as a mixed-race kid from Honolulu and Indonesia.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson recently called for President Obama to issue a blanket pardon to Hillary Clinton before he leaves office. He said issuing the pardon could also help to heal the nation.

President Obama reportedly had some words of wisdom for his daughters the morning after Trump’s win, according to a profile in the New Yorker.