President Obama’s approval ratings are the highest they’ve been since his decisive 2012 reelection. Fifty percent of Americans approve of him compared to 43 percent who do not.

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It’s funny how a close election can make you rethink your political stance. SEE ALSO: Boy Hit In Face By Bird While Riding Roller Coaster At Six Flags For the first three and a half years of his administration, Black constituents (mainly the Congressional Black Caucus) have practically begged President Obama for special attention to […]

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A small Utah town’s Fourth of July Parade normally goes without a hitch and is, by and large, not a national story. But Fox 13 in Salt Lake City reports that the town of Huntsville’s parade last week featured a last-minute entry that parodied President Barack Obama in what many felt was a very negative […]

President Barack Obama’s speech delivered earlier today from the White House Rose Garden focused heavily on U.S. immigration policy – a dicey topic for the President in an election year where people of color count as a critical part of votes needed for his reelection. RELATED: Top Celebs Who Raise Money For Obama Obama gamely […]

The Jeremiah Wright “Goddamn America” controversy came to a close when then-Senator Barack Obama and his family left their long-time church during his successful presidential campaign in 2008. SEE ALSO: Trayvon Martin: Smoking Weed Does Not Justify Murder But Mr. Wright has been resurrected from the dead by right-wing conservatives again, The Washington Post reports. […]

Earlier this week on a taped segment which aired today (May 15) for morning talk show The View, President Barack Obama revealed to the hosts that he and First Lady Michelle Obama have strict rules regarding their daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 9. SEE ALSO: Obama Winning With Vets Unlike many children in the United […]

How tall is Obama? Figuratively speaking, that’s one for the history books, but in terms of height, it’s an easy question to answer. Obama stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall. That puts him in a three-way tie with Andrew Jackson and Ronald Reagan for fifth place on the list of tallest U.S. presidents. MUST READ: […]

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Black pastors took to their respective pulpits around the nation Sunday morning to blast President Barack Obama over his personal support of gay marriage. SEE ALSO: Bobby Brown Says New Album Represents Healing But very few of them ventured into commentary suggesting that their congregations withdraw their political support from the President. LIKE NewsOne On […]

As President Barack Obama embarks on his re-election bid for a second term in the White House, it appears that White democrats are exhibiting a doubtful stance toward him as evidenced by Tuesday’s May 8 West Virginal primary vote in where a white felon in Texas received four of ten votes. SEE ALSO: Mayan Calender […]

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President Barack Obama didn’t earn any Holy points with America’s leading religious leaders yesterday when he announced via a pre-recorded  interview with ABCs Robin Roberts that he supports gay marriage. SEE ALSO: Let’s Celebrate Obama’s Evolution, Not Criticize It NewsOne got some reactions, gathered by our sister site Elev8, from pastors and religious leaders expressing […]

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Looking to score political points on Obama’s support for gay marriage, Mr. “Etch-A-Sketch” Mitt Romney came out to reaffirm his opposition to marriage equality. SEE ALSO: Is The Church Brainwashing Blacks Against Homosexuality  But in a 1994 interview with LGBT newspaper “Bay Windows,” Romney said that he would be “better than Ted (Kennedy) for gay […]

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In a sit-down interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, President Barack Obama said that same-sex couples should get married, the Huffington Post reports. SEE ALSO: Is The Black Church Brainwashing Black People Against Homosexuality During Obama’s exclusive interview on “Good Morning America,” Obama told Roberts that he always believed that gays and lesbians should be treated […]