John McCormick

Future ‘first couple’ to visit Bushes

August 22, 2021 at 2:16 a.m.

Candidates for president are often criticized for "measuring the drapes" before being elected. When Barack and Michelle Obama head for the White House on Monday, they will get a tour...

Rahm Emanuel greets supporters during a fundraiser for his campaign to be mayor of Chicago at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Transition plays hardball with Emanuel, Gibbs on board

June 18, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

"Change" was Barack Obama's campaign theme. "Change ... or else," might be a better mantra for the political hardball players he has chosen for two key roles in his administration....

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Obama's pick: Rahm Emanuel

Previous: Josh Bolten

With stints in the Clinton administration and the House, Rahm Emanuel is seen by many insiders as uniquely qualified to serve as Barack Obama's chief of staff. <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/news/politics/obama/chi-rahm-emanuel-obama,0,240771.story">Read more about Emanuel.</a>

Rahm Emanuel accepts job as Obama’s chief of staff

June 18, 2018 at 1:23 a.m.

President-elect Barack Obama announced today that Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a hard-charging Democrat and good friend, has agreed to become his White House chief of staff. "I announce this appointment first...

The chief strategist for Obama's presidential bid ran a focused, disciplined stay-on-message campaign. A political media guru for nearly a quarter of a century, David Axelrod has turned down overtures from Washington in the past but this time it was his client who made it all the way to the White House.

Intense glare on Obama’s transition

June 18, 2018 at 1:34 a.m.

Barack Obama's win was only hours old on Wednesday when he began construction of his administration, by day's end putting in place a transition team of friends and Washington veterans...

How they spent Election Day

August 22, 2021 at 2:11 a.m.

All times Central 7:36 a.m. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, cast their ballots at Shoesmith Elementary School in the Hyde Park/Kenwood area, accompanied by their daughters, Sasha and Malia....

Obama’s ‘bittersweet’ time

August 21, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — During his final full day on the presidential campaign trail, Barack Obama's will was tested Monday by the death of his grandmother, someone who desperately wanted to...

Obama’s grandmother dies

January 30, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, the woman he called "Toot" and who helped raised him, died just before the presidential election in her apartment in Honolulu. Aides said Obama was in...

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama a second time in the Map Room of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Barack Obama’s improbable journey from rookie to rock

August 21, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama entered the presidential race as the youngster in the field, 45 years old and with little national experience. He was getting ready to take on such...

An improbable journey

August 22, 2021 at 4:22 a.m.

Barack Obama entered the presidential race as the youngster in the field, 45 years old and with little national experience. He was getting ready to take on such seasoned rivals...

Obama has date with Grant Park

August 22, 2021 at 6:31 a.m.

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign will hold what it hopes will be an Election Night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago, aides confirmed Tuesday. The park between the Loop and...

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