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First Lady Michelle Obama came to campaign for Hillary Clinton, but she couldn’t escape the surge of nostalgia for her and her family in the White House. The crowd cheered wildly when the first lady took the stage and groaned when she announced that her family was preparing to leave the White House “Noooo. Noooo,” she grinned. She discussed the transitions that the family was experiencing as they prepared to move. “My husband’s going to need a new job,” she laughed. “I’m going to have to find a job. We’re going to be moving to a new home so we’ll...

Michelle Obama spoke about what she’ll miss the most when she and her family leave the White House during appearance on “Ellen” Tuesday. To help the first lady get used to normal life again, DeGeneres decided to take Obama down to a CVS in a clip aired Wednesday to make sure she still knows how to use coupons, turn coins into cash with Coinstar and, of course, push a shopping cart around. “You push the basket because nobody’s going to push it for you,” the comedian says before the pair begin their shopping adventure.

Stressed-out Michelle Obama went on a wild food binge and packed on a massive 95 pounds — triggering a shocking marriage crisis in the White House! Insiders told The National Enquirer that Barack Obama is fed up with her out- of-control appetite and exploding waistline, and has issued an executive order: Diet now, or we’re getting a DIVORCE!Now the disgusted Prez has even been caught without his wedding ring while touring the country of Laos! But the 5'11" first lady, crushing the scales at 257 pounds, still can’t stop stuffing her face, the insider said. She’s frantic with worry about...

Washington (CNN) — The US Navy has received an attack submarine sponsored by first lady Michelle Obama and named for her home state, the Navy announced Monday. The USS Illinois, a Virginia-class submarine, was christened by Obama at a ceremony last October. It was built by General Dynamics Electric Boat.Obama, a native of Chicago, has made support of service members and veterans of the military, along with their families, a central focus of her role as first lady.In Navy tradition, the sponsor a ship is mostly a ceremonial role and normally filled by a woman. Technically the sponsor is considered...

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Michelle Obama is everyone's mom — if everyone's mom could use Twitter. On Wednesday, FLOTUS fired off a tweet that caused the two-time Olympian to pivot-turn on her public affection for french fries and ice cream. It all started during a question-and-answer Twitter session with the U.S. women's gymnastics team, when actor (and Simone Biles crush object) Zac Efron asked the final five about their favorite cheat meal when they aren't training. Follow Zac Efron ✔ @ZacEfron I know @TheRock likes cookies. 😉What's your favorite cheat meal when you're not training? #AskFinalFive #Rio2016 #TeamUSA 10:56 AM - 17 Aug 2016...

The Democratic National Committee is feeding excited speculation that first lady Michelle Obama will follow Hillary Rodham Clinton from the East Wing to the Senate. Following on the heels of her well-received Democratic convention speech, the DNC has just printed up Obama bumper stickers and is offering them to supporters of Clinton for a $10 donation.

Michelle Obama stepped out in festive summer style. The first lady rocked a pair of Fendi heels alongside President Barack Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha in Washington, D.C. when they departed for Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. to enjoy their annual family vacation.The label’s colorblock Flowerland calf leather sandals were an apt statement shoe for a sunny getaway, featuring playful floral applique with metallic enameled studs.Chic and sensible, the design treatments include a low 2.25-inch block heel, a padded footbed and an adjustable halter ankle-wrap strap.

During her July 25 speech at the Democrat National Convention, Michelle Obama talked about moving into the White House and watching “big men with guns” take their daughters to school. She said this by describing life after taking up residence in the White House. She recalled her daughters “setting off for their first day at their new school,” adding, “I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls–just seven and ten years old–pile into those black SUVs with all those big men with guns.” The audience responded with a warm applause as Mrs. Obama talked about seeing...

Michelle Obama went as low-key as Melania Trump had gone high-style, choosing to deliver her convention speech in a cobalt-blue silk crepe A-line dress with cap sleeves. The dress, custom-made by New York-based designer Christian Siriano, who shot to fame after winning the fourth season of “Project Runway” in 2008, fell to just below the knee and was paired with a pair of metallic heels that industry trade publication Footwear News identifies as Jimmy Choo pumps.

Michelle Obama focused on praising Hillary Clinton Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, insisting she was the only presidential candidate who could be trusted with the children of the nation, but she took a side trip down a path that raised old shadows. She said one of her jobs in the White House was to teach her daughters “to ignore those who question their father’s citizenship or faith.” She was referencing the challenges to her husband’s constitutional qualification for office as a “natural born citizen.” Dozens of lawsuits were filed over that issue before and after Obama’s...

'This country IS great': Michelle Obama jabs at Trump; heralds progress that means she can 'wake up in a White House built by slaves' and says 'I'm with her' in rousing speech backing Hillary – as Barack calls his wife 'Incredible' Michelle Obama said she was behind Hillary Clinton when addressing the Democratic National Convention tonight Didn't mention Trump once by name, but hit him for his involvement in the birther movement and for his 'thin skin' Explained that when bullies act cruel, 'our motto is when they go low, we go high' The First Lady started her speech talking...

Today’s opening segment of Morning Joe was one—long—gush-fest over First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech to the DNC last night. The apotheosis of adulation came from Joe Scarborough, who said that the speech “reminded me of Ronald Reagan.” Scarborough also had an “America love it or leave it” message for those who think our country needs to be made great again: “we are the last best hope for a dying world. If you can’t get behind that message as a Republican or a Democrat, then let me buy you a ticket to another country.” Wonder if Joe offered Michelle a ticket...

First lady Michelle Obama on Monday asked Americans to decide who they want serving as a role model for their children ― Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. This election, Obama said during her speech at the Democratic National Convention, “is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives.”

Following the highly anticipated DNC speech by First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday, CNN’s Anderson Cooper called out Political Commentator Van Jones for crying during the speech. “Well I mean, first of all, if you weren't moved by that, go see the doctor,” he responded. Jones continued by speaking glowingly about the speech, “She gave a clinic on how to connect to the American people,” and “It was her speaking as a mother.” The rest of the panelists did much of the same, they all praised her speech for different reasons. CNN’s Senior Political Reporter Nia-Malika Henderson praised Hillary Clinton’s...

During an early summer visit to Washington, D.C., comedian James Corden brought his "Carpool Karaoke" segment to the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama.In contrast to Corden's usual guests, such as Adele and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Obama didn't have an album to promote and didn't have any songs of her own to sing. Instead, she joined Corden on a pleasant (and heavily guarded) tour through Washington. The two discussed life in the White House and sang along to some of the first lady's favorite tunes."James Corden's White House tour takes an unthinkable turn when First Lady Michelle...

Much has been made of the similarity between the eloquent speech given last night by Melania Trump and the one given by Michelle Obama in 2008. Certainly there are similarities but after a while it does become difficult to express the same sentiments in different and attractive prose. Naturally, the media had its head so far up its ass in 2008 that it could not bring itself to visit the same condemnation on Barack Obama when he plagiarized Deval Patrick. The White House responded with the lame explanation that obama did not copy Patrick, he was "inspired" by Patrick. https://youtu.be/J60qDBRI6PsObama...

No, there is nothing Mrs. Trump needs to borrow from the overbearing Madam Frump. Thwack! The sound of #NeverTrump ‘Constitooshinal’ Conservatives pulling their thumbs out of their O-shaped mouths when their roll call sabotage was ignored at the Republican National Convention. Most knew that the minute when Donald J. Trump was officially nominated, in the face of all those who said it could never happen, that the kids would storm out of the nursery leaving Teddy behind to go dirt-digging.

Whether or not Melania Trump cribbed a passage from a Michelle Obama speech, there is one crucial sentiment Donald Trump’s Slovenian born wife certainly didn’t copy from Obama’s — the inherent pride of being an American citizen. As the media pours over one passage in Melania Trump’s Republican National Convention speech that is similar to Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech at the Democratic National Convention, they overlook a key sentence that was undeniably written by Mrs. Trump and reveals all the difference in the world between these two women and their husbands.

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Grab audio sound bite number one. I want to take you back to me on this program May 5. May 5th on this program, I warned everybody of exactly what's happening today. When Hillary Clinton is threatened by a female, then the media and her allies hop to. They get into gear and do whatever they can to take out the opposing female. RUSH ARCHIVE: My experience with wives of conservatives and wives of Republicans -- and the Democrat Party and the media -- is that usually (there are exceptions, but usually) the media and the Democrats...