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On a night awash in history, Hillary Clinton triumphantly became the first woman to lead a major American political party toward the White House, breaking through a barrier that painfully eluded her eight years ago. She put an electrifying cap on the Democratic convention's second night, appearing by video from New York and declaring to cheering delegates, "We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet."
Former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. PHILADELPHIA - There's a difference between a long-winded speech and a long-winded toast.
Mothers of the Movement Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; Annette Nance-Holt, mother of Blair Holt; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland; Lucia McBath, mother of Jordan Davis; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin; and Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley, mother of Hadiya Pendleton; Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Mike Brown and Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; and Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Mike Brown stand on stage prior to delivering remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Love and Kindness, that is the motto that Hillary Clinton has sworn by in her political career. And it was the motto on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention, presenting a sharp contrast to last week in Cleveland, when a slew of speakers like Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie screamed and brayed about power and anger and violence and control.
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Worried about Australian politics? It's got nothing on America where the national motto has become "WTF", says writer P.J. O'Rourke. America has "gone completely around the bend," satirist P.J. O'Rourke told the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, shortly after Hillary Clinton formally became the first woman in American history to lead the ticket of a major political party.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe caused Hillary Clinton a political headache Tuesday night when he said he expects her to reverse her position on a major free trade deal. Clinton has said on the campaign trail that she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade deal negotiated by President Barack Obama's administration, citing its lack of provisions to crack down on currency manipulation.
Jerry Emmett was born before women gained the right to vote in America, so it's fitting she announced that the Arizona delegation was casting 51 of its 85 votes for Hillary Clinton for president.
As Hillary Clinton became the Democratic nominee for president Tuesday, a question began to swirl around on the Internet: what will former president Bill Clinton's title be if Hillary becomes president? The question has been raised a few times over the course of Hillary's push for the White House in November, and more recently on social media as the Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia. And it seems to be a tricky question.
You could've heard crickets in the Democratic convention hall when the "Pitch Perfect" and "Hunger Games" actress attempted a joke or two in introducing a short video about Hillary Clinton. Banks walked to the podium in white fog to Queen's "We Are the Champions," mocking a similar entrance at the Republican convention by Donald Trump.
Sen. Bernie Sanders urged supporters to rally behind Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention, but ardent followers who marched for hours in punishing heat Monday and planned to do so again seemed intent on... Bernie Sanders loyalists protested inside and outside the Democratic National Convention site and clashed with police on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton won the party's presidential nomination. Most of the roughly 20,000 evacuees forced out by a wildfire have been cleared to go home, but firefighters still had huge work ahead in taming a massive wildfire northwest of Los Angeles.
Experts who've followed the leak of Democrat... WASHINGTON - Russia may have been behind the leak of hacked Democratic National Committee documents, President Barack Obama said Tuesday in his first public comments on the breach. Obama, who traditionally avoids commenting on active FBI investigations, broke with that protocol and noted that outside experts have blamed Russia for the leak.
Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Tuesday, coming back from a stinging 2008 defeat in her first White House run and surviving a bitter primary fight to become the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history. In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton's former rival, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the chairwoman from the convention floor that Clinton should be selected as the party's nominee at the dramatic climax of a state-by-state roll call at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Speaking to thousands of veterans, Donald Trump railed at Hillary Clinton on Tuesday as incompetent and dangerous for the military and the nation's security. "The other candidate in this race, you know her name - crooked Hillary Clinton," Trump said as the crowd at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention roared with approval.
Amy Schumer and Amber Tamblyn were among the first stars to congratulate Hillary Clinton after she made history and became the first woman to be nominated to become U.S. President by a major party on Tuesday. The former First Lady and Secretary of State was officially named the Democratic Party's presidential choice and she will now battle with Republican Donald Trump for the keys to the White House in November after accepting the nomination later this week.
Hillary Clinton is announced as the Democratic Presidential nominee during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2016. / AFP / SAUL LOEB PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: Sen. Bernie Sanders smiles during roll call on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Democratic Party nominated Hillary Clinton as its candidate for president Tuesday, a historic event that set the stage for a brutal three-month race for the White House against populist billionaire Republican Donald Trump. Clinton, when she formally accepts on Thursday, will become the first woman to claim the presidential nomination of a major political party.
Voters who think presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fall flat can now choose the Cat in the Hat. The Republican newspaper reports the Cat said through a spokeswoman that he would be willing to release his tax returns.
Bernie Sanders loyalists protested inside and outside the Democratic National Convention site and clashed with police on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton won the party's presidential nomination. Despite Sanders' calls for them to support Clinton, thousands of activists have taken to the streets during the convention this week to voice support for the liberal Vermont U.S. senator and his progressive agenda.
Bill Clinton's history of speeches at the Democratic National Convention has been like his political career, a series of ups and downs, where the former president has played the role of validator, acceptor and character witness. The 42nd commander in chief has been allotted most of the 10 p.m. prime-time hour Tuesday night and Clinton aides expect him to speak for over 45 minutes.