The Barack Obama Presidential LibraryUnlike other Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Obama Presidential Library is the first fully digital Presidential library. An estimated 95 percent of the Presidential records of the Obama...READ MORE
As the U.S. turns 250, this historian has blunt advice: ‘America has to grow up’As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, historian and Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. says he’s feeling rageful. He opens his new book, ‘America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries,’ bluntly,...READ MORE
New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on U.S. erasureAt the recently opened Montgomery Square in Alabama, bronze hands rise from the pavement, holding a placard against the sky. It reads 7053, the booking number displayed in Rosa Parks’s 1956 mugshot after she and...READ MORE
Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowdFormer President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on June 19, 2026, with a call to defend democracy as three former presidents joined him on stage in an extraordinary event featuring politicians,...READ MORE
Win the EraFounded by Pete Buttigieg. During his presidential campaign, Pete put forth a vision for 2054 and beyond that catapulted him onto the national stage and an historic win in the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. His campaign...READ MORE
Zohran MamdaniZohran Mamdani was sworn in as Mayor of the City of New York on January 1st, 2026. Prior to becoming Mayor, he represented the 36th New York State Assembly District and its neighborhoods of Astoria,...READ MORE
U.S. Senator Adam SchiffIn 2000, Adam was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served as a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Appropriations...READ MORE
Veteran and U.S. Senator Mark KellyAs a Navy pilot, he made multiple deployments on the aircraft carrier USS Midway and flew 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. Senator Kelly is the recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion...READ MORE
Pete ButtigiegPete is an American politician and former naval officer who served as the 19th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 32nd...READ MORE
The Barack Obama Presidential LibraryUnlike other Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Obama Presidential Library is the first fully digital Presidential library. An estimated 95 percent of the Presidential records of the Obama...READ MORE
