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In a new ad released on Tuesday, Barack Obama urged California voters to support Proposition 50, a November ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House. “California, the whole nation is counting on you,” the former two-term Democratic president says in the video. “Democracy is on the …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California. Proposition 50 would dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts with the intent of adding Democratic seats in Congress. It’s crafted …

Obama stars in ad backing Newsom’s redistricting measure  Politico Barack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump  AP News ‘Democracy is on the ballot,’ Obama says, urging Californians to pass Prop. 50 in new ad  Los Angeles Times Majority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll  Punchbowl News Democrats drew Prop. 50 maps to …

Marc Maron attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Apple TV+ New Series “Stick” at AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles, Calif. on May 29. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic hide caption toggle caption Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The bi-weekly podcast by actor and comedian Marc Maron ended with presidential flair — capping a more than 15-year run that reached millions of listeners. Episode 1,686 of WTF …

Obama, Maron discuss democracy’s “test” under Trump in final WTF podcast  Axios Marc Maron on the End of the “WTF” Podcast  The New York Times Marc Maron ends his podcast with final guest Barack Obama after 16 years and nearly 1,700 episodes  NBC News ‘Like losing a friend’: farewell to Marc Maron’s pioneering podcast WTF  The Guardian This is ‘a test,’ Obama says of …

Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.” In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron, the former US president said institutions …

Barack Obama had harsh words for businesses and universities that have caved to Donald Trump and the policies “cooked up” by Stephen Miller. Speaking on the final episode of comedian Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the former president said that institutions must be willing to endure “a little discomfort” in order to stand up to the Trump administration’s strong-arm tactics. “If …

Marc Maron ended his podcast Monday after 16 years with special guest Barack Obama.  This was the second appearance of the former president on WTF With Marc Maron, following his visit to Maron’s Los Angeles garage studio about 10 tens ago while he was still in office. For Monday’s interview, Maron traveled to Washington D.C. and talked to Obama about …

LOS ANGELES — Barack Obama helped Marc Maron lock the gates on his podcast Monday, returning to the show for the final episode after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes. The former president gave new status to “WTF With Marc Maron” and to podcasts in general when he visited Maron’s Los Angeles garage studio while still in office a …

Former President Obama, speaking on stand-up comedian Marc Maron’s final podcast on Monday, said the Trump administration’s policies are a “test” of whether universities, businesses, law firms and voters — including Republicans — will take a stand for the nation’s founding principles and values. “If you decide not to vote, that’s a consequence. If you are a Hispanic man and …