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Barack Obama

Arcs in the news about Barack Obama from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 410 stories · 1,897 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 17, 2023

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Oct 16, 202385420
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Oct 30, 20231113766
Nov 6, 2023914672
Nov 27, 202311275183
Dec 11, 2023143414179
Dec 18, 2023561049
Dec 25, 20230101
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Mar 4, 202477854
Mar 25, 2024273120263
Apr 1, 2024273514203
Apr 15, 20240135
Apr 22, 2024311147
Apr 29, 202478732
May 6, 20241115
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Dec 23, 202471713106
Dec 30, 2024203021198
Jan 6, 2025193913223
Jan 13, 2025814571
Jan 20, 20254141477
Feb 3, 20250156
Feb 10, 202548633
Feb 17, 202525430
Feb 24, 202559251
Mar 3, 20250011
Mar 10, 202579837
Mar 17, 2025811569
Mar 24, 2025712950
Mar 31, 202514313
Apr 7, 20258111076
Apr 14, 2025222919198
Apr 21, 2025411660
Apr 28, 20257121062
May 5, 2025710746
May 12, 202546634
May 19, 2025295423445
May 26, 202524221
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Jun 16, 20250045
Jun 30, 2025510629
Jul 7, 2025581039
Jul 14, 20257101069
Jul 21, 2025182314183
Jul 28, 2025112410110
Aug 4, 2025391234
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Aug 18, 2025254320363
Aug 25, 2025264323273
Sep 1, 202589837
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Sep 15, 2025232322224
Sep 22, 2025232214148
Oct 13, 20259171092
Oct 20, 20251421898
Oct 27, 20251319
Nov 3, 2025282921206
Nov 10, 202506432
Nov 17, 202535435
Dec 1, 202543418
Dec 8, 20259191194
Dec 15, 202534530
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Feb 2, 202655324
Feb 9, 2026142210102
Feb 16, 2026302921270
Feb 23, 2026131114118
Mar 2, 2026412460
Mar 9, 20260156
Mar 16, 202611131178
Apr 6, 20263117
Apr 13, 202668430
Apr 20, 20261115
May 4, 202625734
May 11, 202622114
May 18, 202615208110
Jun 8, 20261213971
Jun 15, 2026513655
Jun 22, 202689752
Jun 29, 202601214
Jul 6, 2026671047
Jul 13, 2026171913186
Jul 20, 2026481247
Jul 27, 2026692280
Aug 3, 2026131424116
Aug 10, 2026243121324
Aug 17, 2026262926212
Aug 24, 2026192225165
Aug 31, 2026252918236
Sep 7, 202617199126
Sep 14, 2026498940879
Sep 21, 2026499945916
Sep 28, 20261010975

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

Everything else14 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Barack Obama that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 30– Nov 1Senate confirms Jack Lew as US ambassador to Israel following vocal GOP opposition over Iran deal27 articles · 23 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 4 right
  2. Oct 25911 call captures frantic moments after Obama family chef drowns at Martha’s Vineyard estate5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  3. Oct 24– 26Biden: 'No confidence' in death toll provided by Hamas-run Gaza health ministry10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right

Stories that name Barack Obama

  1. Dec 18First daughter Ashley Biden owes $5,000 in income taxes, lien documents show5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 16'Insurance godmothers' sign up Latinos for Obamacare in pro-Trump areas as he threatens to repeal it14 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 16– 22Plagiarism charges dog Harvard President Claudine Gay on heels of antisemitism outcry48 articles · 21 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 10 right
  4. Dec 13– 14Oprah Winfrey portrait — featuring the color purple — unveiled at National Portrait Gallery23 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 12– 15House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation146 articles · 72 independent sources
    14 left, 29 center, 13 right
  6. Nov 27– 29Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents — including husband Jimmy186 articles · 57 independent sources
    11 left, 26 center, 5 right
  7. Nov 8Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress20 articles · 15 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 8– 9House Republicans subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up54 articles · 38 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 6 right
  9. Oct 30– Nov 3Federal appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump’s gag order41 articles · 23 independent sources
    8 left, 6 center, 6 right
  10. Oct 25Senate panel OKs Lew to be ambassador to Israel, and a final confirmation vote could come next week16 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
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