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The contributing writer Peter Slevin met with Barack Obama at the new Obama Presidential Center, which opens next month, in Chicago, and asked him the question on a lot of Democrats' minds: Where is he, and why isn't he doing more to help the country in a moment of crisis? Slevin shares excerpts from his interview, during which Obama explains the limits of his role, and why he should no longer be the figurehead for his party.

Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness premieres June 26th on HBO and HBO Max, with new episodes debuting weekly. Check out the teaser trailer below for more.

I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it's gotten attention let me clarify. Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there's life out there, he said. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we've been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!

Emerging from the curtains on the first night of Crooked Con, like a reliever trotting onto the field in the bottom of the ninth, was none other than Barack Obama. He was the surprise guest on a live episode of Pod Save America, the flagship podcast of Crooked Media-a content studio founded by the quartet of ex-Obama staffers and speechwriters Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, and Dan Pfeiffer, who produced this convention.

Former President Barack Obama (D) praised Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who is the odds-on favorite to become the next mayor of New York City, for running an impressive campaign during a 30-minute phone call on Saturday, according to The New York Times. The ex-president also offered to be a sounding board to Mamdani, if he wins the election on Nov. 4.

Phillip shared her thoughts on CNN's Table for Five on Saturday morning. Honestly, it's not unfair to say, if President Obama is going to write a whole post about a peace deal, maybe he should acknowledge the president who brokered it, she said. Her comment comes two days after Obama posted on X, saying, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight.

Look, obviously, I didn't know Charlie Kirk. I was generally aware of some of his ideas. I think those ideas were wrong; but that doesn't negate the fact that what happened was a tragedy and that I mourn for him and his family. He's a young man with two small children and a wife who and a huge number of friends and supporters who cared about him and so we have to extend grace to people during their period of mourning and shock.

Bún Chả Hương Liên is a very unassuming establishment. It's cheap, busy, and dimly lit, with plain white tiled walls, communal metal tables, and flimsy plastic stools - not exactly where you picture a former U.S. president dining. Bún chả is a traditional Hanoi dish made with marinated pork patties, grilled pork belly, vermicelli noodles, broth, and herbs. It's delicious, and Bún Chả Hương Liên does an amazing job with it.

The sprawling Massachusetts property, Blue Heron Farm, played host to the Obamas for three consecutive summers starting in 2009, reportedly costing $50,000 a week to rent.

Former President discusses Trump's alleged treason while engaging in light-hearted storytelling with Fintan O'Toole, creating a juxtaposition between serious political issues and personal anecdotes.

What she's saying is he committed treason, and the thing that she's saying is treason is a thing that their report never even said.

The birther conspiracy was not just a harmless political jab. It was designed to delegitimize the nation's first Black president in the eyes of white America.

I had a gay professor in college at a time when openly gay folks still weren't out a lot, who became one of my favourite professors and was a great guy and would call me out when I started saying stuff that was ignorant.

Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 2384): Defined as two or more people conspiring to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the U.S. government or prevent it from carrying out its lawful functions.

Police believe that Mateusz Dzierbun may have fatally stabbed his nine-year-old child to draw police intervention at Cataldi Park before he was shot.

Former President Barack Obama's favorite breakfast is notable for its simplicity and nutritional value, consisting of six eggs, potatoes, and wheat toast.