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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 Obama10 named stories in 2025

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Gone quiet · 4

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Week of Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025: 3 left, 7 center, 5 right, 8% of the sources that published that week · 29 articles

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Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 202525383319649%
Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 202527351522235%
Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025102096917%
Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025615147715%
Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 202500000%
Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 202501563%
Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025101263313%
Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 202551253011%
Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 202581425012%
Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 202500000%
Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 202581283614%
Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025121676918%
Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025613104815%
Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025132113%
Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025812137617%
Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 202525342019739%
Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025101686117%
Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 20251116146220%
May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025121474616%
May 12, 2025 - May 18, 20257783411%
May 19, 2025 - May 25, 202531442944253%
May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025352215%
Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 202513291611031%
Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 202500000%
Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 202500453%
Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 202500000%
Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 202571272812%
Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 202569104613%
Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 202569106714%
Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 202519201418328%
Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 202514271111028%
Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 202549123413%
Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 202520381426940%
Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 202526372036343%
Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 202524342427141%
Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025711113616%
Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 202527353223544%
Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 202526222222137%
Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 202525231514633%
Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 202500000%
Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 202500000%
Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 20251115129221%
Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 20251423109824%
Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 202524194%
Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 202530312220540%
Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025174326%
Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 202551073512%
Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 202500000%
Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025444187%
Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 20251024129425%
Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025375298%

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 else102 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first

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

  1. Dec 16Obamas Were Supposed To See Rob & Michele Reiner The Night They Were Killed10 articles · 10 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 5– 6Ex-DEA agent conspired to launder money, obtain weapons for Mexican drug cartel, indictment alleges10 articles · 6 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 4 right
  3. Nov 21– 22Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign38 articles · 25 sources
    5 left, 10 center, 7 right
  4. Nov 11– 12Obama surprises veterans on flight to DC with special salute20 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 5 center, 2 right
  5. Oct 21Obama to campaign with Spanberger and Sherill in high stakes governor’s races6 articles · 6 sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Oct 21Barack Obama's CIA director John Brennan referred to DOJ for prosecution5 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  7. Oct 17Obama, aiming to boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, endorses Sherrill and Spanberger9 articles · 9 sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Oct 16Obama endorses Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's race for governor12 articles · 8 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 3 right
  9. Oct 13Marc Maron ends his podcast with final guest Barack Obama after 16 years and nearly 1,700 episodes10 articles · 7 sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Sep 26Robert B. Barnett, Powerhouse Attorney Known for Representing the Obamas and Clintons, Dies at 798 articles · 8 sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right

Stories that name Barack Obama

  1. Dec 17– 18Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame23 articles · 12 sources
    3 left, 7 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 11– 12Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Detention After Judge's Order99 articles · 49 sources
    10 left, 24 center, 12 right
  3. Dec 1– 4Do Americans support Trump’s boat strikes? It’s complicated.9 articles · 7 sources
    4 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 16Michelle Obama says the U.S. is 'not ready' for a woman president12 articles · 8 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 4 right
  5. Nov 6– 7Rep. Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement After 38 Years in Congress54 articles · 27 sources
    4 left, 9 center, 12 right
  6. Nov 1– 6Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping a stunning ascent175 articles · 80 sources
    27 left, 28 center, 19 right
  7. Oct 29DOJ puts 2 federal prosecutors on leave after they described ‘mob of rioters' on Jan. 68 articles · 6 sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Oct 20– 24Photos show the White House East Wing before and after demolition began to make way for Trump's ballroom90 articles · 44 sources
    14 left, 22 center, 6 right
  9. Oct 16– 17Judge orders federal immigration officers in Chicago to wear body cameras20 articles · 19 sources
    6 left, 8 center, 4 right
  10. Sep 22– 26Trump's autism call: What the Tylenol science really says – DW85 articles · 42 sources
    17 left, 13 center, 8 right