Barack Obama announced a new initiative to help Democrats win in the redistricting process that will begin after the 2020 census, teaming up with his former Attorney General Eric Holder.

The original Okura Tokyo opened in 1962 and welcomed all manner of famous faces over the years, including Steve Jobs and Margaret Thatcher too.

Barack Obama said presidents benefited hearing from a diversity of opinion,' and counseled against watching TV and reading social media in an apparent dig at President Trump.

At a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday, prosecutors demanded Buck be held behind bars for the duration of the trial, a request which was not challenged by the 65-year-old's attorney.

The 'bromance' between Barack Obama and Joe Biden dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder, 68, who served during Barack Obama's presidency, said the current one, Barr, risked 'paying a price' and sacrificing his credibility on Tuesday.

Former US president Barack Obama was seen arriving at Greenwich hotel in New York before dining with Hollywood star Robert De Niro and Tim Cook in Tribeca on Monday.

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast to play former President Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, a CBS miniseries based on the book by fired FBI Director James Comey.

Obama made the comments in a room full of Democratic donors in Washington on Friday. Sanders responded by saying that his healthcare goals shouldn't be seen as 'tearing down the system'.

Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in Houston federal court in July to transporting homemade explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. She was jailed for 10 years yesterday.

Adam Schiff said Sunday that the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump isn't a partisan issue as he bashes Republicans for putting party ahead of country.

Barack Obama has privately indicated he doesn't have faith his former vice president could win the Democratic nomination in 2020, Politico reported.

Eric Holder, who served as Barack Obama's attorney general, slammed Bill Barr as 'unfit to lead the Justice Department' and charged him with running political interference' for Donald Trump.

A Democratic socialist candidate running for Congress in Texas wished a deadly cancer upon Barack Obama, and claimed the former president 'gives zero f***s about y'all.'

The former U.S. president while speaking at a private leadership conference in Singapore blamed most of the world's problems on 'old people', mostly men, holding on to positions of power.

At a campaign event in Washington, Iowa, on Saturday, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would consider nominating Obama to the Supreme Court.

Eighteen percent of the US adults quizzed nominated Donald Trump as the man 'living today in any part of the world' that they admired most, while Obama also received 18 percent.

Former President Barack Obama, 58, has been vacationing in Hawaii since before Christmas. On January 2, he was pictured paddleboarding in the Pacific Ocean.

The high-stakes address comes just hours after Iran launched what it promised would be a 'crushing revenge' strike over the death of General Qassem Soleimani but only damaged two airbases.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge said Barack Obama admitting his favourite TV show is Fleabag was the 'peak of my career' in Friday's upcoming episode of Ellen.

The tweet was an apparent reference to claims made by President Trump and his supporters that his predecessor, Barack Obama, unlawfully spied on him and his campaign.

Obama, who has remained notably silent during the Democratic primary, could soon change that policy due to his concern over Sanders' increasingly far-out leftist proposals, his friends say.

Former US President Barack Obama has publicly praised a Melbourne activist for her work in preserving food for bushfire victims.

Former president Barack Obama tweeted Kobe Bryant was 'a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been a meaningful second act,' after the NBA star's death on Sunday.

President Donald Trump launched a vicious attack on his predecessor Barack Obama during his Fox News town hall on Thursday night, saying he didn't like the job the former president did.

Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has come out as a 'Trumpocrat' and slammed his party, the Democrats, just days after his prison sentence was commuted by the president.

Barack Obama tweeted Thursday: 'If you're wondering whether it's an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here's a useful primer as to why.'

Former President Barack Obama commented during an online chat between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, urging people to 'listen to the science.'

President Donald Trump said he will not call Barack Obama and George W. Bush to discuss the coronavirus outbreak. 'No, not really,' he said when asked about it.

Former President Barack Obama weighed in again on the nation's coronavirus response, tweeting Wednesday that the nation has yet to develop a 'robust' testing system.

'No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week,' the former president, Barack Obama, tweeted on Saturday.

ESPN's series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls included two surprising contributions: 'Former Chicago resident' Barack Obama and 'former Arkansas Governor' Bill Clinton.

Barack Obama shared a video from Joe Biden and claimed only he could help Americans through the pandemic

Obama, 58, reached out to three Chicago Public Schools teachers: Jalayne Brewton, Daniel Michmerhuizen, and Katie Owens.

The 23-year-old (pictured) will play her semi-final against Amanda Anisimova on the 10,000-seat Court Suzanne Lenglen instead of the 15,000-seat Court Philippe Chatrier on Friday.

Ashleigh Barty weathered the fierce challenge of Amanda Anisimova to end the 17-year-old's barnstorming run at the French Open and reach the final with a 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 victory

The 23-year-old defeated teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a 6-1, 6-3, in the final of the Roland-Garros on Saturday.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: From burnout to Big Bash cricket, nobody has had a journey to the podium of a Grand Slam quite like Ashleigh Barty.

Australian golfing coach Garry Kissick took to Instagram to congratulate his girlfriend Ash Barty for defeating Markéta Vondroušová in two sets in the French Open final.

The 23-year-old will compete for her first singles Grand Slam title against Czech teenager Markéta Vondroušová on Saturday at 11pm AEST.

Aussie French Open winner Ash Barty has revealed the text message sent from a fellow indigenous tennis star which kept her from quitting professional tennis. 

Ashleigh Barty has set her sights on becoming the next World No 1 after winning her first grand slam singles title at the French Open. The Australian was the class of the field in Paris

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Ash Barty is planning to relax with some golf in the Midlands with the possibility of meeting up with her British relatives in the wake of French Open.

Following her historic French Open win, Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty let her hair down in true blue style - with a few beers and a steak. 

The trophy awarded to Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty after she won the French Open has a not-so-subtle blunder on it that dates back more than 40 years.

The Australian star tennis player, 23, met Mr Kissick, 28, at Brooklands Golf Club in Queensland in 2016 during a round of golf, and they have been together since.

Ion Tiriac, a former Romanian tennis star, gave a scathing assessment of the match between Ash Barty and Markéta Vondroušová.

Nick Kyrgios has hailed French Open champion Ashleigh Barty and declared his fellow Australian is the woman to beat at Wimbledon.

The Australian won the French Open a week and a half ago but is much more at home on grass than clay and came through a tricky opener against Donna Vekic in Birmingham 6-3, 6-4.

Murray revealed on Thursday that French Open champion Barty was one of the players he had approached about playing mixed doubles at Wimbledon but she rejected the opportunity.