Obama administration
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Coalition of charities, aid groups, unions and think tanks says refugee deal with US in ‘serious doubt’ and call for bipartisan policy to evacuate camps
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Jonathan Chait makes a stirring case for a president who reflected America as it is and will be, even after the dark and destructive Republican interregnum to come
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The outgoing president had warm words for the press corps, but let’s not forget his White House’s hard line on leaks
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A B-52 bomber and aerial drones struck a training camp in Idlib province Thursday, less than a day after Isis targeted in Libya airstrike approved by Obama
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The Obama administration’s priorities of civil rights and climate change were replaced with ‘bringing back jobs and growth’ and ‘rebuild American military’
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Gathering on the street outside the White House with a rally planned for later, Barack Obama’s fans described their gratitude: ‘I’ll miss his grace under fire’
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A final handful of detainees will be relocated to new lives overseas but the facility will not be closed, a vow that was once a key aspect of Obama’s legacy
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Numbers help tell the story of any president, so what figures best paint the presidency of Barack Obama? Here are seven
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WikiLeaks said last week that founder would agree to go to US if Chelsea Manning was freed
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The whistleblower, who has been imprisoned for six years for leaking state secrets, is now set to go free on 17 May
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Exclusive: Josefina Vidal, who has led the island’s negotiating team since 2013, says Cuba will not be cowed by the incoming president’s bluster and threats
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Dozens of rallies were held across the US on Sunday to denounce Republican efforts to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law
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Twenty-three House Democrats plan to sit out Trump’s swearing-in, including John Lewis, who the president-elect attacked over Russian hacking scandal
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British government appears to prioritise relationship with US in sending junior delegation to Paris peace conference
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The first lady’s campaigning on education took her all over the world. Here, some of those she met over the years recall her golden touch
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Jenkins was set free 12 years early on a 30-year sentence, her commutation one of a historic number issued by Barack Obama. Her story is typical of America’s ‘war on drugs’, and the failed policies that imprisoned millions
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Got a minute? Congress moves to repeal healthcare law ... Comey stays quiet on Trump-Russia inquiry ... Toby Keith agrees to headline inauguration. By Amber Jamieson
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House of Representatives passed legislation for Republicans to proceed with ‘budget reconciliation’ to end key provisions of Obama’s signature healthcare law
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Hundreds of Cuban migrants who sold everything to afford trek across Central America now have no refuge in US: ‘Obama’s decision is killing our dreams’
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DoJ investigators found that police violated both the fourth amendment of the constitution and department policy in the use of deadly force, faulting poor training and accountability systems
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Cubans will no longer be allowed to stay and become legal residents if they enter US illegally, as Obama administration negotiates with Cuba to send people back
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Letter from Congressional Progressive Caucus comes on 15th anniversary of opening of detention center and warns of ‘torture’s resurgence’ under Trump
Final US growth figures under Obama are a triumph – for Trump