Sanders endorses Clinton, and his hardcore supporters feel Berned

"I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States," Sanders said Senator Bernie Sanders appeared with Hillary Clinton at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to officially endorse her as the Democratic candidate for president. "I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton," he said before explaining why "she must become our next president."

Loretta Lynch testifies before lawmakers over Clinton email probe

Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended her decision in front of the House Judiciary Committee to close the Hillary Clinton email investigation without criminal charges, insisting the Justice Department had no reason to reject the unanimous recommendation of FBI investigators. Two days after recommending Hillary Clinton not be prosecuted for her use of a private email server, FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Oversight Committee on the FBI's investigation into the case, and the decision to not recommend criminal charges against her.

Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘She must become our…

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton on Tuesday after a tough-fought primary battle between the two Democratic presidential candidates. Appearing alongside Clinton in their first joint campaign appearance, Sanders said the former secretary of state "will make an outstanding president," and that he's "proud to stand with her here today."

A Warning On Drug Pricing From Bill Gates

One of the most popular punching bags on the presidential campaign trail this year is America's bio-pharmaceutical industry. Bashing drug companies was telegraphed early on as a key Democratic strategy to shift the blame for the failure of Obamacare to contain health care costs away from the Democratic/insurance industry alliance that wrote the law.

Clinton and Sanders are finally entering a political marriage. But will it actually work?

When Bernie Sanders finally offers his endorsement of Hillary Clinton here on Tuesday, it will be the culmination of a month of aggressive courting by her, including a high-profile meeting in Washington and a dinner between their campaign managers in Vermont. But much remains unknown about how - and whether - the political marriage being unveiled Tuesday will actually work.

the Curious Case of Maureen Dowd: Shot: Fbi Director James Comey…

FBI Director James Comey stood before the nation and issued a list of Hillary Clinton's astounding wrongdoings Tuesday as regards America's national security - and then said he was not recommending prosecution because, in essence, what Mrs. Clinton did was "extremely careless" but not criminal . As he spoke, I recalled F. Scott Fitzgerald's peerless description in "The Great Gatsby" of a feckless wealthy couple: "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into .

BBC Journalist: Young Women Tell Me Hillary Clinton Just ‘Feels Old’

BBC America's Katty Kay said on MSNBC Tuesday morning that in her experience, young women don't have a great love for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton because she just "feels old," both because of her age and her politics. The Morning Joe panel was discussing a poll that found that young people have very unfavorable opinions of Clinton, including a whopping 72% who say she is not trustworthy.

Will the Fire Bern On? Exploring Where The Sanders Revolution Goes Next

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders waves to supporters at a campaign event at Saint Mary's Park on March 31, 2016 in New York City. It's been 28 days since the last Democratic primary contest, and now it appears that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be on a path towards unity.

A lot of holes in GOP presidential ground game in key states

In this photo taken June 29, 2016, Wisconsin Republican party door-to-door canvasser Andy Andrews, left, talks with homeowner Jim Fulton in Fitchburg, Wis. An Associated Press review of Republican Party operations in important presidential election states finds there are fewer employees than the national party had planned for earlier this year.

Poll: Clinton struggles to make inroads with young Americans

In this July 8,2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the African Methodist Episcopal church national convention in Philadelphia. Clinton is struggling to make inroads among young Americans who overwhelmingly supported Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential primary, a worrisome sign as she tries to reassemble the coalition that twice propelled Barack Obama into the White House.

Lynch to face questions on policing, Clinton investigation

In this Friday, July 8, 2016 file photo, Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks about recent shootings, at the Justice Department Washington. Lynch likely faces questions about policing and race, as well as a decision not to bring charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of private email while secretary of state in a House hearing Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

Benefits of trade

Democratic strategists are alarmed at how well Donald Trump's anti-free trade rhetoric is playing with normally Democratic union members -- even though it is accompanied by explicit attacks on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as being the candidate of the "people who rigged" the U.S. economy to favor the wealthiest 1 percent. A recent analysis in The Washington Post noted that the anti-trade themes laid out in Trump's scripted June 28 speech played so well in Pennsylvania that he was winning praise from Katie McGinty, the Democrats' nominee for Senate in the swing state.

For Chinese officials, Trump perhaps better the devil they don’t know

In 2010, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provoked outrage in Beijing when she pushed the South China Sea to the top of the regional and U.S. security agendas. Now as an international court prepares to hand down a ruling that threatens China's sweeping claims in the vital waterway, Beijing is watching Clinton's presidential run with trepidation.

Sanders And Clinton To Rally Together In New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton pass during a break at aAfa sA Democratic debate April 14 in New York - See this story on www.npr.org The campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders announced in coordinated statements that they will campaign together Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H. "On Tuesday, July 12, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will join Hillary Clinton for a campaign event at Portsmouth High School to discuss their commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top," said the statement released by both campaigns.

Republicans urge probe against Clinton for perjury

Washington, July 12 - Republican Party members have formally asked the US Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation for perjury against the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton to determine if she lied to Congress. The evidence collected by the FBI during its investigation of Secretary Clinton's use of a personal email system appears to directly contradict several aspects of her sworn testimony, chairmen of the US House Judiciary Committee and the Oversight Committee, Bob Goodlatte and Jason Chaffetz, said in a statement on Monday.

How the Clinton-Sanders unity summit came together

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will formally declare an end to their political rivalry Tuesday, a moment that couldn't come quickly enough for the former secretary of state trying to unite Democrats against Donald Trump. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, hopes to rev up voters on the left with help from Sanders.

Poll finds majority of Americans disagree with FBI in Clinton e-mail flap

A poll out Monday concludes that a majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI's decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presumptive nominee for president who has been embroiled in a scandal involving her treatment of classified e-mail when she was Secretary of State. The ABC News/ Washington Post poll conducted by Langer Research Associates found that 56 percent of those surveyed said they "disapprove" of FBI Director James Comey's decision last week.

U.S. House chairmen seek new federal probe of Clinton testimony

The Republican chairmen of two U.S. House of Representatives committees on Monday asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton committed perjury during testimony to Congress about her use of a private email server. "The evidence collected by the FBI during its investigation of Secretary Clinton's use of a personal email system appears to directly contradict several aspects of her sworn testimony" to Congress, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said in a letter to U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips requesting the probe.