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Bernie Sanders campaign bets on black voters in South Carolina

It may seem a strange partnership: Mattie Thomas, a 66-year-old black woman in South Carolina going out of her way to gin up support for Sen. Bernard Sanders, a man born and raised in New York to Jewish immigrant parents, and who spent the majority of his life representing a state where 19 out of 20 residents are white.

January 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders says as president, he would break up Wall Street’s biggest banks

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday vowed to break up Wall Street's biggest banks within a year of his presidency, highlighting differences with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in their approaches to reforming the financial sector.

January 5, 2016

Black Lives Matter organizer scolds Hillary Clinton on criminal-justice platform

Black Lives Matter organizer and protester DeRay McKesson took to Twitter to voice his discontent with Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's policies on criminal-justice reform and bringing her husband, former President Bill Clinton, out on the campaign trail.

January 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton tackles autism with plan to boost screenings, health care coverage

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton unveiled an initiative to boost screenings for autism and to pressure states to require health care coverage of the disorder, which affected one out of 68 American children in 2010.

January 5, 2016

Democrats unsure Hillary Clinton can beat Donald Trump in general election

Democratic Party activists are conflicted over whether Hillary Clinton can take on Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump in the general election, with some fearing she provides too much ammunition for the flamboyant businessman's style of attack.

January 3, 2016

Clinton mimics Sanders’ economic message in new campaign ads

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has begun airing radio ads in Iowa and South Carolina that sound off against income inequality -- the same platform on which her top rival Bernard Sanders has been running.

December 29, 2015

O’Malley challenges Sanders to one-on-one debate

Democratic presidential contender Martin O'Malley, who has vocally called out the Democratic National Committee for limiting the number of presidential debates this election year, said he's challenged rival Vermont Senator Bernard Sanders to a one-on-one debate to which the Senator declined.

December 29, 2015

Bernard Schwartz, Hillary Clinton donor, raised money to name school for secretary of state

A longtime Democratic donor and friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton proposed renaming New York's Baruch College School of Public Affairs the "Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Public and International Affairs" while Mrs. Clinton was serving as President Obama's secretary of state, an email shows.

December 28, 2015

Hillary Clinton cautions followers of possible Iowa, N.H. defeats

Could Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton lose both Iowa and New Hampshire? Her campaign seems to think so and is fundraising off the possibility.

December 28, 2015

Al Sharpton says Rahm Emanuel must go as mayor of Chicago

The Reverend Al Sharpton called for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down because of his poor management of race and policing in his city.

December 28, 2015

Elf on the Shelf blamed for pushing Christ out of Christmas

Elf on the Shelf, the Christmas fairy tale juggernaut that has generated more than $10 million in sales, is taking on Santa in terms of prominence during the holiday season -- and worrying devout parents nationwide, who say it's one more secular activity pushing the birth of Christ out of Christmas.

December 22, 2015

Clinton camp condemns Trump’s ‘schlonged’ comment

Hillary Clinton's campaign communications director derided Donald Trump's "degrading" attack on the Democratic front-runner during a rally in Michigan Monday night.

December 22, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s campaign trolls Jeb Bush, says he won’t stand up to Donald Trump’s rhetoric

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is actively trolling Republican Jeb Bush, looking to set up a contrast with him, in how he's handled GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump's more controversial comments.

December 22, 2015

Hillary Clinton aims to cure Alzheimer’s with increased research spending

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton would like to increase spending on Alzheimer's research by $2 billion annually, with a goal of curing the disease by 2025.

December 22, 2015

Bernie Sanders’ campaign message missing national security component

As the terror threat has grown over the last month, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has delivered two major addresses on national security and defending the homeland. Her chief rival, Sen. Bernard Sanders, has delivered none.

December 21, 2015

Chelsea Clinton pregnant with second child

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, is expecting her second child, she announced Monday on Twitter.

December 21, 2015

Bernie Sanders may get boost from college-age millennials in primaries

The timing of this year's early primaries should work to the advantage of Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, whose college student fans will be back on campuses in Iowa and New Hampshire by the time the first voters go to the polls.

December 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton aims to shut down ISIS online recruitment, propaganda

In the wake of mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton outlined her counterterrorism strategy aimed at thwarting homegrown terrorism and took some shots at the Republican field.

December 15, 2015

Hillary Clinton proposes assault rifle ban, limits on high-capacity magazines

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton proposed an assault-rifle ban and limits on high capacity magazines to stop potential terrorist attacks in the United States.

December 15, 2015

Hillary Clinton to lay out counterterrorism plan in Minnesota

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will outline her counterterrorism strategy Tuesday during a speech in Minneapolis, looking to highlight her foreign policy expertise and draw a contrast with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton's top rival who rarely speaks of foreign policy while on the stump.

December 15, 2015