Barack Obama

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park will showcase thousands of artifacts, including a T-shirt from an Obama campaign volunteer and the 1984 job ad that launched Barack Obama’s community organizing career.

The Obama Presidential Center Museum is slated to open in Chicago in spring 2026. NBC 5 received an exclusive first look at artifacts that will be featured inside.

In a surprise moment at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama rapped lines from Eminem’s iconic “Lose Yourself” after being introduced by the Detroit-born rapper himself.

As construction on the Barack Obama Presidential Library continues, traffic issues are being reported along with beautiful new art installations at the site. Kye Martin has a closer look at the project’s status.

Not only was Barack Obama’s return to the Democratic National Convention this year in Chicago one of the most highly anticipated moments of the DNC — one of the most viral moments from his speech may have been ad-libbed.

On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former President of the United State Barack Obama talked about his appreciation for Joe Biden, why ‘passing the torch’ to Kamala Harris was right, and more

Here’s a list of some of the people who are scheduled to speak this week at the DNC in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama has released his summer playlist, featuring a mix of current hits and classic tracks, from artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Bob Dylan.

Obama is one of the only high-profile Democrats in the country who has yet to endorse Harris but plans to soon.

Former President Barack Obama returned to Chicago on Monday to celebrate a milestone in the construction of his presidential center in Jackson Park on the city’s South Side.

A City Council member wants to rename Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago after former President Barack Obama, but an Italian American civic leader wants the street to be left alone. Vi Nguyen has the story.

15 years ago this week, former President Barack Obama won election to the Oval Office, and staffers are gathering for a reunion ahead of next year’s DNC in Chicago. NBC Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

The cause and manner of death for 45-year-old Tafari Campbell, the longtime chef for President Barack Obama and his family, has been released.

Tafari Campbell went missing while paddle boarding Sunday evening near former President Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard home.

The former president’s annual reading roundup includes a family saga, an eco-thriller and a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Former President Barack Obama released a letter this week detailing his opposition to book bans, and as part of that effort he also appeared in a TikTok published by the suburban Kankakee Public Library.

The January 6 defendant who was arrested with guns near former President Barack Obama’s D.C. home last week threaded a path through Montgomery County, Maryland, in the days prior and livestreamed a broadcast inside a school, court documents say.

Federal prosecutors say former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama the same day a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property.

A conspiracy-minded Donald Trump supporter who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was arrested Thursday near the home of former President Barack Obama, a law enforcement official told NBC News.