The Most Important Election Ever

The Nation magazine recently declared that the 2016 election "may be the most important election of our lives." This really shouldn't be surprising, since nearly every presidential election has been accompanied by similarly breathless promises that it will be one of the most important of our lives.

EXCLUSIVE: Emails Show State Dept. Officials Were Warned Of Hillary Clinton Email Spin

March 10, 2015: Hillary Clinton speaks during the Step It Up For Gender Equality event at the Hammerstein Ballroom on March 10, 2015, in New York JStone / Shutterstock.com) Newly released State Department emails show that in the days after Hillary Clinton's exclusive personal email use made international news, officials with the agency's legal department were urged by the former head of that division to make it clear that the bureau did not sign off on the former secretary of state's arrangement. But that advice, which came from John Bellinger, the State Department's Legal Adviser during the George W. Bush administration, appears to have gone unheeded, at least publicly.

Clinton clinches nomination, becomes first woman to be major party nominee: AP

Hillary Clinton greets supporters at a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning on June 6, 2016. Hillary Clinton greets supporters at a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning on June 6, 2016.

Battle over Bernie in Brown-Schultz household? Read Story Deirdre Shesgreen, USATODAY

The Democratic presidential race has been a hot topic in Sen. Sherrod Brown's household - and not because the Ohio Democrat is rumored to be on front-runner Hillary Clinton's short list for vice president. Brown and his wife, columnist Connie Schultz, are both big Clinton supporters.

Hillary Clinton Has Enough Delegates To Clinch Democratic Nomination

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Hillary Clinton Clinches Democratic Nomination

Hillary Clinton made history Monday as she became the first woman to win a major party's presidential nomination, ending a grueling primary that suggested that her return to the White House will be anything by easy. Wins in Guam and Puerto Rico, along with superdelegates sliding her way, put the former Secretary of State, Senator from New York and First Lady of the United States and of Arkansas over the top, according to The Associated Press.

Obama, Sanders Speak as Endorsement of Clinton Planned

President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn after returning to the White House from New Jersey on May 15, 2016, in Washington. President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as Obama prepares to endorse Hillary Clinton after she amasses the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination for president, according to people familiar with the matter.

Legislation to Expand Definition of Grandfathered Off-Campus Hospital …

A bill amending the "site neutrality" limitations brought by Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 was introduced in the House of Representatives last week and passed out of committee yesterday. H.R. 5273, the "Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016," was introduced by two powerful Members of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee: Chairman Pat Tiberi and Ranking Member Jim McDermott .

Democratic congressman calls Trump a racist

A Democratic congressman said Monday that Donald Trump's criticism of a Latino judge overseeing a lawsuit involving Trump University shows that the presumptive Republican nominee for president is a racist - and told Trump to take his proposed border wall and "shove it up your ass." Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas said in an open letter that Trump's "ignorant anti-immigrant opinions," border wall rhetoric and continued attacks on the judge "are just plain despicable."

The Latest: Reid hits McConnell for backing Trump

The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before voters choose their candidates in six states : Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid is going after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican declined to label Donald Trump's criticism of U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel as racist. The feisty Nevada Democrat Reid called McConnell, "the poster boy for Republicans' spinelessness that allowed Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee."

Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary

Washington, June 6 : Democratic party front-runner Hillary Clinton won Puerto Rico's primary on Sunday, putting her on a trajectory to claim the party's presidential nomination on Tuesday. At the time the race was called, she had 64 per cent of the vote to 34 per cent of the vote for rival Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

New Balance Close to Win in Buy-America Foot Race for Military

New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. is close to winning an almost decade-long marathon: A buy-American provision in the massive defense policy bill the Senate will debate this week could force the Pentagon to purchase the company's sneakers for new military recruits. Currently, the Pentagon issues about $15 million in vouchers a year, covering 225,000 to 250,000 pairs of athletic shoes, New Balance estimates.

Ready to back Clinton, Obama works to unite fractured Dems

President Barack Obama opened a determined fence-mending mission Wednesday, hoping to use his popularity among Democrats to unite the party behind Hillary Clinton and draw in Bernie Sanders supporters reluctant to give up after a grueling primary fight. In his first public remarks on the primary since Clinton clinched the nomination, Obama acknowledged the lingering bruised feelings and sought to shower praise on both candidates.

In Democrat-only Senate race, Republicans become swing votes

Republican candidates were shut out in the race for California's open U.S. Senate seat, but GOP voters could play a key role in November in determining which of two Democratic women goes to Washington. Attorney General Kamala Harris won a commanding victory in Tuesday's primary to claim one of two runoff spots, winning all but a handful of the state's 58 counties.

Clinton Within Striking Distance of Democratic Presidential Nomination

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Museum Visitors Caught on Camera Accidentally Breaking Wooden Clock

On June 4 at 11:16 a.m., the Nebraska State Patrol with assistance from the Sioux County Sher... -- More than 60 million East Coasters from Georgia to New York were under the threat of severe weather Sunday, as a potentially damaging storm system moved eastward... -- NPR photographer David Gilkey and NPR Afghan translator Zabihullah Tamanna were killed on assignment in Afghanistan, NPR said Sunday.NPR said they had been travel... This year's Cattlemen's Ball featured Southeast Nebraska as the host location was the Lienemann Cattle Co. just south of Princeton.