In the upcoming biography, “Michelle Obama: A Life,” author Peter Slevin claims the West Wing is blocking release of a video Michelle Obama recorded of herself commenting on the January 8, 2011, shooting of Gabby Giffords.
The President and First Lady both made round-trips from D.C. to California on the same day. but they took different planes.
In the hopes of getting his job back and salvaging his career, fired Univision host Rodner Figueroa has publicly apologized to First Lady Michelle Obama for a segment in which he appeared to compare her to an ape. He is
Rodner Figueroa, a Venezuelan fashion correspondent fired this week from Univisión over remarks comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to a character on Planet of the Apes, claims that he was verbally informed that First Lady Obama’s office complained directly to Univisión about the broadcast, which resulted in his firing. Univisión has denied any White House involvement in the firing.
Michelle Obama is “going Hollywood” with her “Let’s Move” health and fitness campaign.
Emmy award-winning Univisión host Rodner Figueroa claimed in an apology letter released today that remarks made on the gossip program El Gordo y La Flaca in which he compared First Lady Michelle Obama to a character in Planet of the Apes were “misinterpreted.”
Once again, school officials are finding themselves disheartened by students who are given fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias only to throw them away before leaving the lunch line. Officials are arguing amongst themselves about what to do to stop it.
Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a “culture change” in the five years since she started raising awareness about childhood obesity, but as she celebrated achievements on multiple fronts the first lady also warned that the progress is “incredibly fragile.”
Last year it was ice water, this year it may be exercises for your core. Michelle Obama tried to make burpees go viral.
The Obama family has exotic taste in foods, the First Lady reveals in a magazine interview.
Michelle Obama seems funnier than the comedian hosting “Funny or Die.”
First Lady Michelle Obama is getting ready to take her daughters to Asia again. They plan to visit Japan next month.
Before she set out to change the diet of everyday Americans, Michelle Obama says she first focused on eliminating boxed mac and cheese from her family’s diet.
Michelle Obama says her campaign for healthy eating has roots in the actions of an earlier activist First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
Michelle Obama says she’s confident she can help change the eating habits of an entire generation of children.
A new book says former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel wanted to elbow Valerie Jarrett aside, perhaps to the U.S. Senate.
Michelle Obama praises the film “American Sniper,” despite the criticism it’s faced from many on the political left.
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized President Obama for lecturing India on their women’s rights record while ignoring human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia on Friday. “President Obama had a busy week overseas. He was in India and gave
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke out against critics of American Sniper on Friday, saying the film is a “complex, emotional depiction of a veteran and his family.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is praising First Lady Michelle Obama for not adhering to Saudi Arabia’s dress code for women.
During an interview overseas, President Obama warned against the dangers of obesity, in the U.S. and India.
First Lady Michelle Obama will host Captain Phil Tingirides and Sergeant Emada Tingirides of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in a box seat at Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The First Lady’s invitation comes as “#BlackLivesMatter” demonstrations have targeted the LAPD, among other departments, for alleged brutality against unarmed black suspects.
The modern State of the Union address isn’t intended to make news. By the time it happens, the White House has leaked every newsworthy proposal. And as if a prime time speech, covered by all the major networks, with the entire Congress as his backdrop wasn’t enough, there’s another theatrical aspect: The guests in the First Lady’s box.
With the holiday season behind us, many Americans are vowing to eat better and get in shape. And the federal government is, as it is in so many other ways, only too happy to help. The White House has unveiled Debra Eschmeyer, co-founder of the group FoodCorps, as executive director of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” program. The title of senior policy adviser for nutrition policy has also been bestowed upon Eschmeyer.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama had a high-ticket meal on the first day of 2015 with an exclusive dining experience at the Vintage Cave restaurant in Honolulu, which features extravagant, multi-course tasting menus priced at $295 per person.
