Former U.S. president Barack Obama has endorsed French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron ahead of this weekend's election. Obama, who left office in January, said Macron "appeals to people’s hopes and not their fears." Macron is up against right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen, former leader of France's Front National who has been under fire throughout the campaign for her comments on immigration and Islam. Read more about the election here: http://nbcnews.to/2p9IRVd | NBC News World

One of the first changes the Obamas made upon moving into the White House? Relaxing the dress code. "When we’re having pancakes in the morning, it’s just crazy to have a man with a tuxedo come in,” former first lady Michelle Obama told Oprah Winfrey. https://cnn.it/2DVyEYh | CNN

This 2006 Obama speech just resurfaced and it's completely destroying current Democratic talking points on immigration. Senator Barack Obama stood on the Senate floor and delivered remarks about illegal immigration that sound nothing like what his party says today. Obama warned that America cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, and unchecked. He called for strict border enforcement, deportations, and prioritizing American workers over undocumented labor. He