Pennsylvania has voted for the presidential winner dating back to 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president. Here's a look at who has claimed the state over the years: 2020: Democrat Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump 2016: Republican Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton 2012: Democrat Barack Ob...
When John F. Kennedy Jr. was elected president in 1960, the name John moved into the fourth spot again. When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the name moved into the No. 2 spot and stayed there until 1965. The name saw its highest number of births in 1965, with 71,519 babies named...
When Barack Obama walked out to “City of Blinding Lights” by U2, it was the first time that he had appeared and spoken directly to the public since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. His speech in many ways summed up the energy of the convention and the arc of m...
In this article, Barry Cross, the publisher of The Diversity Factor, considers what the possible impact may be of Barack Obama's election as president of the U.S. on the field of diversity and inclusion. He shares a number of opinions on this and then lays out his own conclusion on ...
I'll get them together," Trump said, adding that the conflict "would have never happened" if he had been president. The exchange between Trump, a longtime critic of aid to Kyiv, and Harris on Russia's nearly three-year long invasion highlights the difference between the two c...
Barack Obama was elected president after saying, “When I was a kid, I inhaled. That was the point.” (His 1995 memoirDreams From My Fathermay even exaggerate how much he smoked.) Still, Hudak points out, a teenage arrest for possession — the fate of countless black youths, given racia...
President Bill Clinton made 139 recess appointments and President George W. Bush made 171, though neither used the process for top-level Cabinet positions, according to the Congressional Research Service. President Barack Obama tried to continue the practice, using it 32...
Today we talked to Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who isn't on the ballot this year but is traveling the critical swing state to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris. Here’s our chat, edited for length and clarity: What are you most worried...
On if she would pardon Trump if she wins the White House: The vice president dodged on this question, saying she didn’t want to get into hypotheticals: “Let me tell you what’s going to help us move on. I get elected President of the United States,” s...