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Barack Obama & Michelle Obama

Barack and Michelle Obama had hoped to leave the political scene when he left office. But Hillary Clinton‘s shocking loss left the Democratic Party in disarray. The Obamas, who have remained in D.C. while their daughter Sasha finishes high school, have quietly been working to preserve his legacy and elect Democrats to office in 2018 and 2020. The couple moved daughter Malia Obama into her Harvard dorm room in September after finishing her gap year.

Photo: WASHINGTON – JANUARY 20: (AFP OUT) US President Barack Obama dances with his wife and First Lady Michelle Obama during the Western Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States today, becoming the first African-American to be elected President of the US. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)