Barack Obama

Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

US President Donald Trump on Feb 6 said he “didn’t see” the part of a video posted on his social media account that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 7, 2026

Residents standing next to burned cars at the site of an overnight Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, on Jan 28.

Trump posts, then deletes, racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

Near the end of a one-minute-long video posted on Mr Trump’s Truth Social platform, the Obamas are shown with their faces on monkeys for about one second.

Minneapolis shootings: Obama, Clinton say killings by ICE agents should be a wake-up call for US

A photo of ICU nurse Alex Pretti is seen at a makeshift memorial at the site in Minneapolis where he was shot and killed by federal immigration agents on Jan 24.

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states

FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 18, 2025

FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

New White House plaques attack Trump’s Democratic predecessors, Bush

US President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House features striking criticism of some of his predecessors, including Mr Barack Obama (left) and Mr George W. Bush.

US Republicans seek to ‘weaponise hunger’ in shutdown, says top House Democrat

Volunteers place food items in vehicles during a mobile food distribution at Cedar Creek High School in Cedar Creek, Texas, on Nov 1.

Obama tells Democrats to push back against Trump’s ‘lawlessness and recklessness’

Former U.S. President Barack Obama points as he speaks during a campaign rally held by Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

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