Hillary Clinton 2016

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Email Scandal Will Dog Clinton Through Election
The 'Abedin Emails' Deepen
Hillary's Email Headache
the rundown
Aug 23, 2016 9:02 AM CDT

The 'Abedin Emails' Deepen Hillary's Email Headache

They show how foundation donors got access

(Newser) - Monday brought more bad news for Hillary Clinton about her email trouble, with the revelation that the FBI had turned up yet another 15,000 emails from her tenure as secretary of state. The State Department has been ordered to review them and expedite their release, which likely means negative...

Clinton Slams 'Wacky' Claims About Her Health

She tells Kimmel it's like an 'alternative reality'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is pushing back against charges that she's physically unfit for the White House. On Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, she said the accusations are part of a "wacky strategy" by GOP rival Donald Trump and an "alternative reality" that's not focused on the kinds...

15K New Clinton Emails Will Be Out Before Election

State Department reviewing another newly discovered batch

(Newser) - The State Department said Monday it is reviewing nearly 15,000 previously undisclosed emails recovered as part of the FBI's now-closed investigation into the handling of sensitive information that flowed through Hillary Clinton's private home server. Lawyers for the department told US District Court Judge James E. Boasberg...

Clinton Lost Strategy Fight on How to Keep Iraq Stable

She wanted a bigger US presence, but her State Department ended up gutting programs

(Newser) - Donald Trump likes to lay much of the blame for the rise of ISIS on Hillary Clinton, though a joint investigation by ProPublica and the Washington Post finds that there's plenty of blame to go around. "An intensive review of the record during Clinton’s tenure presents a...

Biden Slams Trump in First Clinton Campaign Appearance

He's 'thoroughly unqualified'

(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump's ability to lead America at home and abroad on Monday, branding him as indifferent to the needs of Americans in his first campaign appearance with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the AP reports. Biden told a crowd of about 3,000 at Riverfront...

Clinton's Job Promises Fell Short as NY Senator

She promised 200K for upstate

(Newser) - Donald Trump often accuses the Washington Post of being out to get him, but on Monday, the newspaper turns a critical eye toward his opponent. Specifically, the Post looks at Hillary Clinton's track record of creating jobs in New York state while she served as a senator from 2001...

Clinton Says She 'Short-Circuited' Answering Email Questions

And that's why some of her answers sounded like lies

(Newser) - The ongoing he-said-she-said-the-FBI-said situation surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server has gotten pretty confusing, perhaps no more so than for the candidate herself. Last Sunday, Clinton claimed FBI director James Comey "said my answers were truthful and what I've said is consistent with what...

Trump Is Closing the Fundraising Gap

Sanders-style small donations are making a big difference

(Newser) - After a week full of headlines likely to have Donald Trump's advisers tearing their hair out, there's a bright spot for his campaign: He's narrowing the fundraising gap with Hillary Clinton, helped by a Bernie Sanders-style flood of small donations, NPR reports. The Trump campaign says it...

Clinton Picks Up Big GOP Endorsement
 Clinton Picks Up 
 Big GOP Endorsement 
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 3, 2016 5:39 AM CDT

Clinton Picks Up Big GOP Endorsement

Trump spokeswoman blames Obama for Khan death in 2004

(Newser) - Another prominent Republican has endorsed Hillary Clinton, and this one might sting Donald Trump more than most: Meg Whitman, a major GOP donor, says she now plans to raise funds for his rival. "I will vote for Hillary, I will talk to my Republican friends about helping her, and...

Another Day of Harsh Words on Campaign Trail

Obama suggests GOP should withdraw support of Trump

(Newser) - It's been another volatile day on the campaign trail, with attacks and counter-attacks aplenty. Some of the headline-makers so far:
  • President Obama again called Donald Trump "unfit to serve as president" and suggested that Republicans withdraw their support of him. "The notion that he would attack a
...

If Clinton Wants to Win, She Must Stop Lying

'Atlantic' blogger says it could tip the election to Trump

(Newser) - An Atlantic blogger has a plea for Hillary Clinton: "Stop lying." It comes from Ron Fournier, who makes clear that he is no Donald Trump supporter. In fact, he thinks a Trump victory would be disastrous in November. And that's why he says Clinton must stop playing...

Trump: Clinton Is the Devil
 Trump: Clinton Is the Devil 
Aug 2, 2016 5:22 AM CDT

Trump: Clinton Is the Devil

He says the election could be 'rigged'

(Newser) - As of Tuesday, there are 98 days to go until the election—but perhaps not too much lower for the level of discourse to sink. Donald Trump took what the BBC calls an "unprecedented step" Monday when he came straight out and called Hillary Clinton the devil. Bernie Sanders...

The Simpsons Makes an Election Endorsement

And reveals the origins of Donald Trump's hair

(Newser) - Election 2016 got The Simpsons treatment over the weekend, and while neither candidate escaped unscathed, there was a clear endorsement at the two-minute short's end . The video, released Saturday, is a spoof of Hillary Clinton's 2008 "3am call" ad , with Homer and Marge getting amorous until Marge...

Trump Complains About 'Ridiculous' Debate Schedule

He accuses Hillary Clinton of rigging it to clash with NFL games

(Newser) - Donald Trump is deeply unhappy about this fall's presidential debate schedule—and apparently a little confused about who created it. Two of the three debates clash with NFL games, and Trump tweeted Friday that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats were "trying to rig the debates," though the...

Hackers Hit Service Used by Clinton Campaign

Campaign says its own systems weren't breached

(Newser) - A computer service used by the Clinton campaign was hit as part of the Democratic National Committee hack, the campaign has confirmed. Campaign officials say the hackers had access to a voter database program for around five days, but there is no sign that the campaign's own systems were...

Historic Speech &#39;Was Exactly Who Clinton Is&#39;
 Historic Speech 'Was 
 Exactly Who Clinton Is' 
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Jul 29, 2016 6:06 AM CDT

Historic Speech 'Was Exactly Who Clinton Is'

'Workmanlike' address gets mixed reviews

(Newser) - It was an instantly historic speech: Hillary Clinton stood before Democratic delegates in Philadelphia Thursday night and became the first woman to accept a major party's presidential nomination. Opinions on her convention address are split, largely along partisan lines, though all agree that it was quintessential Hillary Clinton. A...

Trump Fires Back at Clinton Acceptance Speech

He says he wanted to 'hit' several DNC speakers

(Newser) - "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons," Hillary Clinton said in her acceptance speech to the Democratic convention Thursday night—and it wasn't long before the man she was talking about fired back on Twitter. In...

Hillary&#39;s 5 Best Lines
 Hillary's 5 Best Lines 
democratic convention
Jul 29, 2016 12:15 AM CDT

Hillary's 5 Best Lines

'A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons'

(Newser) - "It is with humility, determination, and boundless confidence in America's promise that I accept your nomination for president of the United States," Hillary Clinton told the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, delivering a fiery acceptance speech that cast herself as a unifier who can keep America safe,...

Chelsea: &#39;My Wonderful, Thoughtful, Hilarious Mother&#39;
Chelsea: 'My Wonderful, Thoughtful, Hilarious Mother'
democratic convention
Jul 28, 2016 9:40 PM CDT

Chelsea: 'My Wonderful, Thoughtful, Hilarious Mother'

'Grandma would be so, so proud of you tonight'

(Newser) - Chelsea Clinton looked back to moments growing up in the White House and praised her "wonderful, thoughtful, hilarious" mother in her speech to the Democratic convention Thursday night. "I'm here as a proud American, a proud Democrat, a proud mother, and, tonight in particular, a very, very...

Clinton May Be Making a Big Strategic Mistake

She risks 'selling past the close,' argues Dilbert creator Scott Adams

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton already can be congratulated on accomplishing a major feat: She's made it clear that a woman can be president, writes Dilbert creator Scott Adams on his blog . That glass ceiling is gone, whether she wins or loses in November, and "that's a big, big deal....

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