Watch Barack Obama surprise Michelle with flowers and tell his version of their love story

Michelle Obama’s Becoming book tour has been quite the hit so far, but at Saturday night’s Washington, D.C. stop a special guest brought the event to a whole other level.
Michelle’s husband, former president Barack Obama, strolled onstage with flower…

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Michelle Obama reveals 1 very random detail about life in the White House

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Michelle Obama may describe her new life as “boring”, but her interview with Jimmy Kimmel is anything but.

In the nine-minute clip above, the former First Lady talks about her new book Becoming, her life with Barack, and the celebrity she currently texts with the most (spoiler alert: it’s Oprah).

She also drop a few details about what life was like in the White House, including her dogs’ work schedules and — perhaps most surprisingly — the fact that they still had to pay for all the food they ordered in. Read more…

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Twitter shames Trump for doing the absolute least in the wake of explosive devices

UPDATE: Oct. 24, 2018, 2:34 p.m. EDT Updated to include Trump’s statement at White House opioid event

As authorities investigated explosive devices sent to the home of Hillary Clinton, the office of Barack Obama, and the building that houses CNN’s N…

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9 times Trump was owned by his own tweets

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There’s always, always a tweet. 

Donald Trump tweets incessantly, a habit he began well before he became president and one that opponents are now using against him. 

Whether it’s in response to something Trump says, one of the many moments of chaos that occur every week of the Trump presidency, or just an old tweet that aged poorly, people are happy to throw old tweets back at Trump. 

It’s surprisingly easy — just use Twitter’s advanced search option and a few keywords — but that doesn’t make it any less wild how often Trump has gone back on previous statements. Sure, it’s one thing for politicians to evolve, but this happens with enough regularity there’s even an entire subreddit dedicated to it. Read more…

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Trump’s new presidential limo is a beastly take on the Cadillac CT6

The new presidential limousine — and an identical one called a “spare” that travels in President Donald Trump’s motorcade for added security — was spotted this week on the streets of New York. This new “Beast,” like so many before it, is a Cadillac . But this time, the heavily armored vehicle produced by GM is […]

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Facebook pilots new political campaign security tools — just 50 days before Election Day

Facebook has rolled out a “pilot” program of new security tools for political campaigns — just weeks before millions of Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections. The social networking giant said it’s targeting campaigns that “may be particularly vulnerable to targeting by hackers and foreign adversaries.” Once enrolled, Facebook said it’ll help […]

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Anna Kendrick made Barack Obama double over with laughter in 2012. Now we know why.

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You want to know what real power looks like? Walking up to the President of the United States and calling him an asshole.

During the era of Donald Trump, sure, saying something like that could go very badly. But back in 2012, when politics was less of a bloodsport and President Barack Obama still lived in the White House, Anna Kendrick didn’t just get away with it — she got the president laughing hysterically.

“I called him an asshole and scolded him for not knowing enough about the 50 states,” Kendrick told Stephen Colbert during a Friday appearance on The Late Show with Stephen ColbertRead more…

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Anna Kendrick made Barack Obama double over with laughter in 2012. Now we know why.

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You want to know what real power looks like? Walking up to the President of the United States and calling him an asshole.

During the era of Donald Trump, sure, saying something like that could go very badly. But back in 2012, when politics was less of a bloodsport and President Barack Obama still lived in the White House, Anna Kendrick didn’t just get away with it — she got the president laughing hysterically.

“I called him an asshole and scolded him for not knowing enough about the 50 states,” Kendrick told Stephen Colbert during a Friday appearance on The Late Show with Stephen ColbertRead more…

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