Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Jan 25 2021 01:51 PMWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is poised to repeal his predecessor Donald Trump's ban on transgender people enlisting in the U.S.
military, a person familiar with the matter said.The source, who spoke to Reuters anonymously because the action is not yet public, said Biden could lift the ban as soon as Monday.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The plan marks the latest effort by the Biden administration to roll back many of Trump's policies.Trump announced the ban in July 2017, reversing a landmark decision by his predecessor, Barack Obama, which allowed transgender people to serve openly and receive medical care to transition genders.According to U.S.