/tags/obama Obama en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:25:19 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-29/politifact-fl-sen-markwayne-mullin-falsely-said-epsteins-plea-deal-was-made-under-obama President Donald Trump and his allies have tried to steer discussion about the Jeffrey Epstein case away from Trump and instead use it to attack Democrats, including former President Barack Obama. In an interview with CNN," U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., blamed Obama for the "sweetheart deal" given to Epstein, a sex offender who died in federal custody in 2019. PolitiFact and SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± assess whether this is true or not. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:25:19 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-29/politifact-fl-sen-markwayne-mullin-falsely-said-epsteins-plea-deal-was-made-under-obama Amy Sherman | PolitiFact /news/2022-06-07/they-thought-they-bought-obamacare-plans-what-they-got-wasnt-insurance Some consumers sign up for Obamacare and find out later they actually purchased a membership to a health care sharing ministry. But regulators and online advertising sites don't do much about it. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:28:53 GMT /news/2022-06-07/they-thought-they-bought-obamacare-plans-what-they-got-wasnt-insurance Bram Sable-Smith /news/2022-03-14/obama-has-tested-positive-for-covid The former president said he tested positive for COVID-19. He has a scratchy throat "but am feeling fine otherwise." He said he is vaccinated and boosted. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:29:48 GMT /news/2022-03-14/obama-has-tested-positive-for-covid Rina Torchinsky /2021-11-29/democrats-go-on-the-offense-with-bidens-agenda-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-obamacare-battle The Build Back Better agenda is the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades. Democrats say they learned from the debate over the Affordable Care Act and are selling their bills sooner. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:52:17 GMT /2021-11-29/democrats-go-on-the-offense-with-bidens-agenda-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-obamacare-battle Deirdre Walsh /news/2021-03-29/why-possibly-changing-the-filibuster-brings-threats-of-political-nuclear-war The procedure has evolved at many points in history, clearing breakthroughs on civil rights and a recent GOP judicial spree. Those issues show why the two parties see changing it now as existential. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:14:45 GMT /news/2021-03-29/why-possibly-changing-the-filibuster-brings-threats-of-political-nuclear-war Mara Liasson /2018-06-29/obama-tells-democratic-donors-to-get-organized-and-register-voters-before-midterms At an expensive Beverly Hills fundraiser, the former president talked about how to motivate voters to get to the polls. "We have to get systematic about registering voters," he said. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:07:50 GMT /2018-06-29/obama-tells-democratic-donors-to-get-organized-and-register-voters-before-midterms Ina Jaffe /news/2017-01-12/obama-ends-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cubans WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal… Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:32:37 GMT /news/2017-01-12/obama-ends-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cubans Associated Press /news/2016-03-23/cubans-embrace-president-obamas-call-for-change-on-the-island It's fairly apparent that President Obama's historic speech to Cubans yesterday was received positively on the island.Obama called for democracy, free… Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:27:47 GMT /news/2016-03-23/cubans-embrace-president-obamas-call-for-change-on-the-island Tom Hudson and Tim Padgett/Havana /show/latin-america-report/2016-03-22/cubas-communist-state-is-now-a-client-of-its-capitalist-entrepreneurs HAVANA - Rubén Valladares just might be one of the most important entrepreneurs in Cuba.No, he’s not a tourism tycoon. He’s not a tech titan.Truth is, he… Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:29:43 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2016-03-22/cubas-communist-state-is-now-a-client-of-its-capitalist-entrepreneurs Tim Padgett /news/2016-03-20/cuban-millennials-with-heads-for-biz-meet-obama-head-for-training-in-miami HAVANA - President Obama is betting that business owners will be engines of change in communist Cuba. Especially millennials. Two of them will meet the… Mon, 21 Mar 2016 03:16:24 GMT /news/2016-03-20/cuban-millennials-with-heads-for-biz-meet-obama-head-for-training-in-miami Tim Padgett