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Barack Obama

Barack Obama is a Democrat who served as the 44th president of the United States, from 2009 to 2017.

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640 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (President Barack Obama)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 1, 2021.

Stories involving Barack Obama1 named story in 2022

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Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022 and Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023: whole weeks overlap 2022; counts include days outside 2022.

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Week of Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023: 24 left, 40 center, 20 right, 52% of the sources that published that week · 208 articles

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Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 202219411926144%
Jan 3, 2022 - Jan 9, 202224421544443%
Jan 10, 2022 - Jan 16, 202225341125535%
Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 23, 202200000%
Jan 24, 2022 - Jan 30, 2022374207%
Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 6, 202216241711528%
Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 2022111756117%
Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 202291253413%
Feb 21, 2022 - Feb 27, 202234422930753%
Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 2022554157%
Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 20221117107720%
Mar 14, 2022 - Mar 20, 202241634013%
Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 202221452219046%
Mar 28, 2022 - Apr 3, 2022442165%
Apr 4, 2022 - Apr 10, 202220321619336%
Apr 11, 2022 - Apr 17, 20221522910624%
Apr 18, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022717127819%
Apr 25, 2022 - May 1, 202215201511025%
May 2, 2022 - May 8, 202241493430762%
May 9, 2022 - May 15, 202200000%
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May 23, 2022 - May 29, 202223384%
May 30, 2022 - Jun 5, 202200000%
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Jun 20, 2022 - Jun 26, 202246543543266%
Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 3, 202222291316434%
Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 10, 20224131239%
Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 17, 2022121785520%
Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 24, 2022102489922%
Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 31, 20221323711823%
Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022141224414%
Aug 8, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022754198%
Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 21, 20227762311%
Aug 22, 2022 - Aug 28, 20229201410322%
Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 4, 202212191410623%
Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 11, 20221726712626%
Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 202200000%
Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 25, 202224174%
Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 202215232110632%
Oct 3, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022761287%
Oct 10, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022264146%
Oct 17, 2022 - Oct 23, 20220110116%
Oct 24, 2022 - Oct 30, 20221626910028%
Oct 31, 2022 - Nov 6, 202215211014525%
Nov 7, 2022 - Nov 13, 2022101464116%
Nov 14, 2022 - Nov 20, 202223262016837%
Nov 21, 2022 - Nov 27, 202203474%
Nov 28, 2022 - Dec 4, 20228974413%
Dec 5, 2022 - Dec 11, 202222153%
Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 18, 20229762612%
Dec 19, 2022 - Dec 25, 202205053%
Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 202324402020852%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Whole record, all years we hold

137 left · 143 center · 117 right: 397 sources on the spectrum, across 640 linked stories.

Everything else91 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Barack Obama that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 24Barack Obama shares his favorite movies, books and music of 20225 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 15Boehner tears up at Pelosi portrait unveiling: "One tough cookie"6 articles · 5 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 1Chicago Fed names ex-Obama adviser Goolsbee as next leader7 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right
  4. Nov 29– Dec 1Obama heads to Ga. as Warnock seeks big early vote advantage19 articles · 18 sources
    6 left, 6 center, 6 right
  5. Nov 21Obama to campaign for Warnock on Dec. 1 before Georgia runoff7 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 4 right
  6. Nov 15– 16Virginia McLaurin, who danced with the Obamas, dies at 11321 articles · 18 sources
    6 left, 7 center, 4 right
  7. Nov 9Federal judge dismisses Vindman witness intimidation lawsuit against Giuliani and Trump Jr.5 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  8. Nov 5– 6Biden, Obama, Trump make final midterm push in Pennsylvania29 articles · 21 sources
    5 left, 9 center, 5 right
  9. Nov 5– 6Obama to Democrats: 'Sulking and moping is not an option'32 articles · 15 sources
    4 left, 8 center, 2 right
  10. Oct 29Obama in Georgia lambasts Walker as 'a celebrity that wants to be a politician'15 articles · 11 sources
    1 left, 7 center, 3 right

Stories that name Barack Obama

  1. Dec 31– Jan 1US TV news legend Barbara Walters dead at 93194 articles · 83 sources
    21 left, 37 center, 19 right
  2. Dec 30EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes24 articles · 22 sources
    8 left, 8 center, 5 right
  3. Dec 13– 14Biden: U.S. should have ‘societal guilt’ over shootings on anniversary of Sandy Hook21 articles · 21 sources
    8 left, 6 center, 6 right
  4. Dec 5Former Education Secretary King named SUNY chancellor5 articles · 5 sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 17– 18Judge blocks Florida Gov. DeSantis law on barring 'woke' education18 articles · 17 sources
    4 left, 6 center, 6 right
  6. Nov 8– 9AP calls Wes Moore as Maryland's first Black governor32 articles · 24 sources
    10 left, 9 center, 4 right
  7. Nov 5– 10Joe Biden just had the best midterms for a Democrat president in 24 years11 articles · 10 sources
    0 left, 4 center, 4 right
  8. Nov 4Oprah endorses Fetterman over Oz48 articles · 35 sources
    10 left, 16 center, 8 right
  9. Oct 6Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court28 articles · 15 sources
    7 left, 6 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 1– 2Judge rules against Abrams group in voting rights lawsuit20 articles · 19 sources
    4 left, 8 center, 7 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 1Obama historical marker now at Illinois' Old State Capitol18 articles · 10 sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right
  2. Nov 5– 6AP News Summary at 10:07 p.m. EDT25 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Nov 5– 6AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT6 articles · 2 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 5AP News Summary at 11:42 a.m. EDT7 articles · 4 sources
    3 left, 1 center, 0 right
  5. Apr 2US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo16 articles · 10 sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right