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Former first lady Michelle Obama took to social media to wish Americans a “Happy Thanksgiving” on Wednesday. “From our family to yours, #HappyThanksgiving!” she tweeted. The post also featured a sunny photo of her along with her husband and children. Former President Obama also tweeted a message to his 110 million followers earlier on Wednesday ahead of the holiday. “Before arguing with friends or family around the Thanksgiving table, take a look at the science behind arguing better,” he tweeted. “And it'll never hurt to try this: ‘Listen to people, get them to think about their own experience, and...

Michelle Obama and her famous biceps are back in the gym. In a new Instagram photo posted for “Self-Care Sunday,” the 55-year-old former first lady hoists a large medicine ball over her head while baring her abs in a black sports bra and matching leggings. According to the caption, the fitness-conscious mom of two is all about that “no pain, no gain” mentality.

Summer is ending, school is starting back and former First Lady Michelle Obama is reflecting on the value of her own education — and what it means that tens of millions of girls around the world still aren’t getting one. To mark the International Day of Charity on Thursday, Obama, 55, shared a sweet throwback photo on Instagram from her own early school days — complete with bangs and a toothy grin — and encouraged her followers to do the same. But she also urged them to go further: “It’s so easy for us to take our education for granted,...

Although more than two years have passed since the Obamas left the White House, former first lady Michelle Obama remains loved and appreciated throughout the world, according to a new poll. In fact, she is the most admired woman in the world, according to the latest YouGov poll. Obama dethroned Angelina Jolie, who held the title in last year’s poll.

Michelle Obama’s footwear is causing a fashion frenzy, after the former first lady sported sparkling $4,000 designer boots. The “Becoming” author stepped out in the eye-catching pair of Balenciaga boots on Wednesday at a Brooklyn stop on her nationwide book tour. Former “Sex and the City” star and fashion designer Sarah Jessica Parker served as the celebrity guest moderator for the chat about Obama’s best-selling memoir. The gold, thigh-high boots retail for $3,800, and several sizes were sold out or low in stock on at least one site selling them after Obama's appearance. Multiple fashion gurus and first lady watchers...

They’ve got a sweet spot for bipartisanship – and each other. Former President George W. Bush gallantly delivered a small piece of candy into the hand of former First Lady Michelle Obama during the memorial service for Arizona Sen. John McCain on Saturday. A camera inside Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral captured the cute exchange, sending many Twitter users into a tizzy. The moment came with the two seated next to each other in the front pew as former Sen. Joe Lieberman talked about the importance of reaching across the political aisle.

(Full article title: Pretty as a flower! Michelle Obama steps out in a floral dress for an upscale vegan lunch with her Secret Service detail in Los Angeles) Michelle Obama was spotted out and about in Los Angeles again this week, just days after a candid talk and reading from her upcoming memoir in New Orleans. The former first lady was seen slipping out of the side door of Crossroads Kitchen, an upscale vegan restaurant on West Hollywood's famous Melrose Avenue. Michelle walked in between two Secret Service agents before slipping into a black car. She sported a black dress...

Michelle Obama might be from the Midwest and live on the East Coast, but no one needs to school her on nailing the business cas' look in L.A. The former First Lady joined some of her colleagues for lunch at the ritzy Gjelina restaurant in Venice ... easily pulling off the beachy business meeting look thanks to those shades, sandals and soft colors. It was also easy to figure out a big shot was in town ... with her Secret Service motorcade tipping off the locals.

The gates of heaven opened and Michelle Obama popped up on timelines in rare form on Sunday night. Twitter user @meagnacarta shared a photo of Obama rocking her natural hair in a low puff and gray polka dot headband, presumably wearing the purest grade of shea butter. It’s not confirmed exactly where the former first lady is or when the photo was taken ― though Barack Obama is currently writing his memoir in the French Polynesian islands ― but that didn’t stop Twitter from having a damn fit. Many social media users noted that they’ve been waiting for this natural...

Why does it matter that Barack Obama’s first stop after leaving the White House was to stay with a married gay couple at their mansion in Palm Springs, California? Why would it matter that Michelle had a temper tantrum while staying with the California couple, and then according to reporters who were there, boarded an airplane owned by billionaire Richard Branson alone? Was Barack Obama the country’s first sodomite president, and why would it matter? All these questions and more are examined in video and the article afterward from State of the Nation. (Watch video at link) No other POTUS...

Michelle Obama welcomed her last Christmas tree to the White House today with the help of her adorable nephews Austin and Aaron Robinson, who led first pets Sunny and Bo out to inspect the Blue Room centerpiece. The First Lady kicked off the holiday season in style with an incredibly chic bell-sleeved black jacket, along with skinny trousers and high-heeled boots as the 19-foot Douglas Fir was delivered to the White House from Pennsylvania. Michelle called her nephews her 'replacement kids' and said at least one of her teenage daughters was asleep during the annual festivities. The president, on the...

Washington (CNN)First Lady Michelle Obama is making her third appearance on the cover of Vogue as her days in the White House draw to a close. The cover shows the first lady reclining on the grass in the South Lawn garden, her hair loose and her elbows propped up on a flower bed. Inside the magazine, Obama describes a wistfulness at leaving White House life behind. "You know, there are little ... moments," she said. "Looking out on the South Lawn and the Washington Monument and it had just rained and the grass was really green and everything popped a...

On Tuesday night, at her final state dinner as first lady, Michelle Obama solidified her legacy as perhaps the most adept and successful practitioner of the art of political dressing that any administration has seen. Her choice of an Atelier Versace gown for the Italy state dinner was not only a nice bit of sartorial diplomacy — Versace being an Italian success story, a company often touted as a candidate for a public offering — but, coming less than a week after her magnetic speech in New Hampshire on women and respect, it went far beyond being simply an ambassadorial...

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.

President Obama hosted Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife, Ho Ching at the 12th state dinner of his administration tonight in Washington. The black-tie affair – called by the White House a 'celebration of summer bounty' – marked the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between the U.S. and the city-state, which Obama refers to as an anchor for the U.S. presence in Southeast Asia.(snip)For tonight's festivities first lady Michelle Obama donned a strapless, ivory gown by American designer Brandon Maxwell – the longtime stylist to pop singer Lady Gaga – who's a red carpet favorite.Maxwell, originally from...

A cartoonist has been accused of racism after he portrayed Michelle Obama as masculine and butch next to a pageant-ready Melania Trump in a controversial drawing. The cartoon - which has been branded 'racist and misogynistic' - shows a muscular Mrs Obama wearing a green dress with a bulge in the groin area. Stood next to her is a feminine, smiling Melania Trump in a pink dress and holding a Trump sign.

EXCLUSIVE: How Michelle Obama refused to invite Hillary and Bill Clinton to dinner, wanted Joe Biden to run and can't wait to leave the White House to make money on book deals and speaking fees The relationship between Michelle and Hillary is 'fraught with hurt feelings and resentment,' says author of new book about first ladies 'When Michelle Obama views the Clintons, I don't want to say she's looking down her nose at them – but she kind of is', says former Obama adviser First lady not interested in policy, focused on working out and being a fashion icon But...

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House with his wife for the first time this morning, but though the event was meant to mark the meeting of two great allies, so far it's the fashion — and the women wearing it — that's stealing the show. Trudeau's wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, 40, and Michelle Obama, 52, were an incredibly chic pair during the arrival ceremony, enjoying the unseasonably warm Washington, D.C. day in knee-length dresses and heels. In fact, Trudeau and President Obama may have felt quite overshadowed by the lovely ladies, who waved to the assembled crowd before...

In a presidential campaign of mould-breaking idiosyncrasy, Donald Trump struck a rare conventional note this week when he paraded his wife and children before the American people two days before Thanksgiving. Introducing them at a rally in South Carolina, the billionaire property mogul and reality TV star announced: "I haven't done this yet. I brought my family, OK? I brought my family." His third wife, Melania, a former model from Slovenia who is 24 years his junior, spoke 16 words to the crowd. "Good evening. Isn't he the best? He will be the best president ever," she said. "We love...