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Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito slammed former President Barack Obama as “tone deaf” for comparing President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovations to the Cheesecake Factory, arguing that the restaurant is considered a treat for many Americans because of its higher prices. “It’s just that thing, where you should make a choice, and then you make a […]

Every Republican wants to paint Obama as an out-of-touch elitist—except one.

"I would try and explain that to a guy like Obama, but he wouldn't understand," President Trump said at a rally in Mississippi.

President Trump is campaigning for Texas gubernatorial candidate Ken Paxton. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more analysis.

Former President Barack Obama took to the campaign trail over the weekend to rejuvenate Democratic voters and take aim at President Donald Trump. He offered a snarky remark about Trump’s renovations to the White House that, like many of the criticisms Obama makes, didn’t really make any sense. The 44th president blasted Trump for installing […]

“There is only one way to settle this: roast battle on the White House lawn, live,” Kimmel offered, after former President Barack Obama mocked President Trump.

President Donald Trump used an outsize portion of his Monday rally in Corinth, Mississippi, to push back on criticism former President Barack Obama made of the White House renovations. On Saturday, Obama rallied for Democratic Senate nominee Sherrod Brown in Cleveland, Ohio, where he claimed that Trump’s ballroom passion project, and subsequent additions to the […]

Trump blasted Obama for bringing the Cheesecake Factory into the argument, calling it “a very successful company.”

President Trump is holding several rallies, including in deep-red states, in the week before the midterm as he tries to keep his party in control of Congress. Former President Barack Obama is also headlining events, hoping to help flip control to the Democrats. Weijia Jiang reports and Robert Costa joins for analysis.

President Trump fired back at former President Obama during a Monday night rally in Corinth, Miss., after the former commander in chief likened Trump’s White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory while on the campaign trail over the weekend. “‘Donald Trump spends a lot of his time fixing up the White House,’” Trump said, mocking...

President Trump is campaigning in traditionally red states as voters worry about rising prices.

Republican strategist Erin Maguire and Democratic strategist John McCarthy join "The Takeout" to discuss campaign rhetoric from President Trump and former President Barack Obama ahead of the midterms.

President Trump and former President Obama appeared on the campaign trail during the final sprint to the midterms. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports.

It's crunch time for candidates across the country with Election Day just over a week away. On Monday, President Trump campaigned in ruby-red Mississippi, a state he won by almost 23 points two years ago. Over the weekend, the battleground state of Michigan saw a political heavyweight bout between Trump and former President Obama. Liz Landers reports.

Cheesecake Factory has emerged as a campaign talking point before next week's election, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dining there Monday.

MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough on Monday slammed negative reactions to former President Obama’s recent joke about the Cheesecake Factory and the White House. “Can you believe how stupid the reaction is, and how stupid they think Americans are?” he said on his show, "Morning Joe." “Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth, now, especially, in...

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama made their rounds across the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections. A new CBS News poll found that Democrats are on track to take control of the House of Representatives. CBS News contributor Kyle Kondik has more.

Who does Obama think he is?

Campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed on Saturday, former President Barack Obama falsely claimed that Iran is in a stronger strategic position now than it was before President Donald Trump launched the Iran war in February. But Obama correctly observed that the U.S. is in a weaker strategic position due to the war. […]

A federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama ruled on Monday that the Justice Department under President Donald Trump had illegally fired Maurene Comey, former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter. Judge Jesse Furman, nominated by Obama in 2011 and confirmed in 2012, declared the Justice Department’s actions unlawful and that Comey was entitled to ...

The former and current presidents campaigned for their respective party's candidates in the critical Michigan Senate race.

President Trump and former President Barack Obama held dueling rallies in Michigan in the final days before the midterm election. Nancy Cordes has more.

Recent CBS News polling ahead of the midterms shows Democrats have a slight edge to take the majority in the House of Representatives. This comes as President Trump and former President Barack Obama rally in battleground states. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports, and Ravi Gupta, a former Obama administration official, breaks down the latest.

Former President Barack Obama launched one of his most blistering attacks yet on President Donald Trump over the weekend, accusing his successor of unprecedented corruption, incompetence and cruelty during campaign appearances in Ohio and Michigan.

While voters worry about the economy, some races in key battleground states are focusing on personal attacks. It comes as President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail to rally their parties while trading jabs. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.