The Obamas announce a memorial garden honoring Hadiya Pendleton, a student who tragically lost her life in 2013.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. focused a lot of his proposals on diet-related diseases among low-income Americans during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Former President Barack Obama arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony without former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Barack Obama shared a sweet birthday tribute to Michelle Obama after it was confirmed she will miss the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump.

Michelle and Barack Obama will honor the late Hadiya Pendleton, who was 15 when she was killed, with a space in the Obama Presidential Center. The young woman performed at former President Obama's inauguration events just eight days before her death.

Former first lady Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump's inauguration. She also did not attend Jimmy Carter's funeral last week.

Mrs Obama’s convention speech, which saw her abandon the Obama mantra “when they go low, we go high,” was interpreted as a major victory for Ms Harris’s presidential campaign. In the room, the reception from the crowd was even greater than for her husband.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent from the service last week at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

Former first lady Michelle Obama won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though former President Barack Obama will be there, the Obamas' office said in a statement. No reason was given.

Many were quick to notice Michelle Obama's absence on Inauguration Day, but the former first lady had a message to share on social media as questions over why didn't attend swirl.

On January 20, 2025, Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration. Instead, she took to Instagram to honor MLK Day, and encouraged her followers to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "legacy of service."