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Sen. Bernard Sanders will speak later this week about the future of his insurgent presidential campaign and vowed Tuesday that his "political revolution" will continue but also acknowledged his White House hopes are virtually dead.
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump for his "shameful" comments in the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack, and the former first lady also used her campaign speech to renew calls for a national ban on assault weapons.
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday will continue her focus on national security with an event in Hampton, Virginia, part of her renewed emphasis on counter-terrorism in the wake of the weekend's deadly attack in Orlando.
With his words, actions and personal checkbook, then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008 moved past a bitter primary fight and acted quickly to mend fences with Hillary and Bill Clinton, offering a template for Mrs. Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders as they try to unify the Democratic Party during this crucial post-primary, pre-convention period.
Hillary Clinton is poised to pick up yet another major endorsement after the AFL-CIO's political committee on Friday recommended that the powerful union formally back the former first lady.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unloaded a blistering attack Thursday on likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump as she began an unofficial audition for the vice presidential slot on Democrats' own ticket.
As she crosses a historic milestone toward becoming the first woman to lead a major political party's presidential ticket, Hillary Clinton took to the stage Tuesday night and delivered a clear message -- her primary fight against Sen. Bernard Sanders was good for the Democratic Party, but it's now time to unite and prepare for a brutal general election fight against Republican Donald Trump.
Leading liberal backers of Sen. Bernard Sanders have begun to shift their attention away from the presidential primary and toward pushing the party as a whole to the left as it coalesces around Hillary Clinton -- though the senator from Vermont and his ardent supporters remain defiant.
Sen. Bernard Sanders picked up a win Tuesday night in the North Dakota caucuses, a small consolation prize for his insurgent campaign as Hillary Clinton continues her seemingly inevitable march to the Democratic presidential nomination.
Hillary Clinton claimed victory Tuesday in the New Jersey and New Mexico primaries, defeating Sen. Bernard Sanders in two key races as she claimed the Democratic Party's presidential nomination and made clear she's now preparing for the general election.
Hillary Clinton has sewn up enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, according to an Associated Press tally, cementing her as the first woman to helm a major party into the general election.
Even though Hillary Clinton is expected to reach the delegate threshold Tuesday and become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Bernard Sanders over the weekend vowed to continue campaigning and again promised a fight at this summer's party convention in Philadelphia.
Hillary Clinton has the high-profile backers, the lead in delegates and the well-funded organization, yet she is still in danger of losing Tuesday's Democratic primary in deep-blue California, a loss that would send her limping into the party's nominating convention.
Donald Trump came under fire from all sides -- including from members of his own party -- Sunday for his claim that he is being treated unfairly in court solely because of a federal judge's Mexican heritage.
The violence seen at recent Donald Trump rallies largely can be blamed on the Republican presidential candidate himself, Hillary Clinton charged Sunday.
Hillary Clinton said Thursday that electing Donald Trump would be a "historic mistake" that would endanger national security and likely lead to war -- but the former secretary of state's own foreign policy record is checkered at best, analysts say, and it's no sure thing that voters will trust her over the Republican billionaire on global affairs.