Obama legacy

Obama's military legacy: fewer troops, but record number of drone strikes

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, started by his predecessor. But instead, Obama as Commander-in-Chief expanded the number of countries in which the U.S. has military involvement from four to seven.

President Obama's criminal justice legacy: more clemency but more deportations

In 2015, President Obama made history as the first sitting president to visit a federal prison.

President Obama's climate change legacy is clouded by his support of fracking