Carl Paladino was endorsed and strongly supported by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik despite his long public record of bigoted statements.

‘I’ve been telling my daughters I’m moving towards retirement right now.’

More than 62% of new voters who registered over the weekend were female.

A spokesperson for Melania Trump said that this year ‘every word in this speech’ will be her own.

Trump complained that Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention cited an earlier, lower virus death toll figure.

Trump accused the Obama administration of ‘Treason, and more,’ a charge he has made before, with no evidence.

Michelle Obama’s speech at Monday’s Democratic National Convention immediately went viral and was widely praised.

Former first lady Michelle Obama lamented the lessons children are learning from Donald Trump.

Also: Michelle Obama debuts a new podcast, and the House honors the late Rep. John Lewis by naming voting rights legislation after him.

Also: Michigan invests $130 million in child care, and Ohio is closer to having its first LGBTQ sheriff.

Also: Local governments work to ensure everyone can vote by mail, and Texas Democrats innovate to make voter registration easier.

Also: Virginia has a new law defending reproductive health, and former President Barack Obama endorses a friend.

A federal court stopped voter suppression efforts in Arizona, Illinois is making insulin cheaper, and Michelle Obama won a Grammy.

The USDA killed two rules that ensured healthier school lunches for all American schoolchildren.

Michelle Obama’s new book calls out Trump for his indecency and vulgarity, and America can’t get enough of it.

Queen Elizabeth may have thrown some royal shade at Trump during his visit to the U.K. last week.

Donald Trump is an unpopular president who obtained his position by failing to earn a plurality of votes with the collaboration of a hostile foreign power. As the reality of his complete inability to lead the United States and the world hits home in a rolling train wreck that reaches into nearly aspect of their […]

Former first lady Michelle Obama forcefully pushed back on the Trump administration’s plans to roll back initiatives designed to improve the health of school lunches across America. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue is delaying an upcoming requirement that would have forced schools to lower the sodium in their meals, while also continuing to issue waivers that […]

Donald Trump is continuing his pattern of lashing out at the successful Obama administration as his presidency treads water and is engulfed in sordid scandals. In his latest spiteful act, Trump is ending the “Let Girls Learn” program begun in 2015 by former First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama. The program was designed to […]

Speaking before an assembly of celebrated school guidance counselors from across the country, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered her stirring final address, during which she got emotional as she talked about the power of hope. “We can be whatever we dream” – Michelle Obama says in emotional final speech as First Lady pic.twitter.com/FDAQeSSCT1 — BBC […]

For the ninth time, President Obama has been chosen as the most admired man of the year in Gallup’s poll of most admired men and women, and for the twenty-first time, Hillary Clinton has been chosen as the most admired woman. President Obama drew 22 percent of the vote for most admired man, besting the […]

First Lady Michelle Obama has consistently received high approval ratings throughout her husband’s presidency, and, in an interview on CBS with Oprah Winfrey, Obama again radiated the inimitable combination of incisiveness and warmth which has earned her such high regard. The First Lady spoke on a range of topics, from learning what it means to […]

Love and kindness versus hate and fear: that’s what the 2016 election boils down to. While Trump continues to spew his lies and rage in the closing hours of the race, Hillary Clinton concludes her quest for the presidency on a soaring note. Nothing could be more fitting. https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/795804016731111425 Bruce Springsteen: Donald Trump has a "profound […]

When the First Lady uttered that now famous phrase, “when they go low, we go high,” it was not some empty campaign slogan. It came from her core. At the time, I wrote about how my Harvard Law School classmate Michelle Obama so perfectly articulated “why America is the greatest nation on earth, full of promise […]

Donald Trump has run a bitter, divisive, bigoted campaign. It is enough to demoralize even the most hardy optimistic progressives. Watching Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama campaign together for the first time is the invigorating balm we needed. Not just because their shared vision for the future is inspiring. Not just because the policies they […]

We are all too painfully aware of Donald Trump’s disrespect for women. And he really doesn’t respect women who challenge him. And Michelle Obama has been out front in challenging Trump, particularly on the subject of his contempt for women. So off he went. Trump comments on FLOTUS as surrogate for Clinton: “His wife, all she […]

https://twitter.com/Shakestweetz/status/786613393075625984 Speaking for the first time after 11 women came forward in a single day to report having been sexually assaulted by Donald Trump, Michelle Obama was emotional as she recounted what it is like for her as a woman to hear “how he has treated women his whole life.” “And I have to tell […]

At a Clinton campaign event, Michelle Obama made a priceless dig about Trump’s constant complaints that a faulty microphone was to blame for his widely-panned debate performance. “Hillary Clinton doesn’t complain, she doesn’t cry foul,” said the First Lady, tapping her microphone to emphasize the point. Watch: RT CNNPolitics: Michelle Obama: “Hillary Clinton is tough”… When she […]

As I wrote following Michelle Obama’s memorable speech at the DNC convention, she has been a shining star since we met as classmates at Harvard Law School. “Tall, lanky, with a quick, dry wit, a sharp intellect, and a warm demeanor. No pretense, but broad priorities that always extended beyond herself, no matter what she was […]

Michelle Obama's giving a barn burner of a speech for Hillary Clinton. Says only Clinton, not Trump, has any idea how to be president. — Emo Desperado (@JoyAnnReid) September 16, 2016 “When I hear folks say they don’t feel inspired in this election, let me tell you, I disagree,” said the First Lady. Michelle Obama: […]