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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public option" to let Americans buy insurance from the government. Obama's assessment of the Affordable Care Act comes in an eight-page article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a peer-reviewed publication.
SANDERS: In this June 24 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks in Albany, N.Y. Sanders failed in his quest to include opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in a draft of the Democratic Party's policy positions at a meeting Saturday, July 9, where several amendments against the deal were voted down by Hillary Clinton supporters.
The US Democratic party's slide toward an increasingly anti-Israel position, led by Senator Bernie Sanders, has been halted, at least temporarily. During a meeting of the Democratic party drafting committee Saturday, supporters of Senator Sanders proposed an amendment to the Democratic party platform which would urge an "end to occupation and illegal settlements," in Judea and Samaria, as part of a general statement in the platform about the promotion of a "two-state solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Bernie Sanders 's delegates were thwarted Saturday in their attempt to push amendments blocking the Trans-Pacific Partnership, following a tense debatethat pitted Sanders backers and the Democratic Party's left flank against Hillary Clinton's supporters and President Barack Obama. The vote came as delegates wrapped up two days of wrangling in Orlando, Florida, on the final draft of the 2016 platform, a non-binding and largely symbolic document which will be officially presented at the party's convention in Philadelphia later this month.
Bernie Sanders' crusade to shape the Democratic party platform scored a win late Friday night, with the approval of an amendment calling for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 over time. The fight to get more explicit platform language around wages showed the Vermont senator's campaign still fighting for the liberal issues that made up his "political revolution" even as his clout fades.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' effort to shape the Democratic Party's election platform scored a major victory Friday with the approval of an amendment calling for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. The self-described "democratic socialist" from Vermont had repeatedly called for the increase during his surprisingly strong campaign for the Democratic nomination.
For Bernie Sanders, a campaign that began as a liberal crusade will probably end that way, with the Vermont senator still fighting for the issues that made up his "political revolution." In the weeks since Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination, her irascible primary rival won a few policy concessions and influenced the party's platform.
Vermont State Police say Matthew Dibley, 30, and Rachel Pentecost, 28, went for a short hike Thursday around 7 p.m. Dibley slipped and fell off the cliff, knocking him unconscious. Crews rescued him after 11 p.m. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Burlington Police say they will suspend solo officer patrols in the wake of the murders of five police officers in Dallas. Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo says they are taking this action "until the prospect of copycat attacks on other police officers diminishes."
A coalition of liberal activist groups urged House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday to publicly oppose any vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the controversial 12-nation trade deal, during a post-election "lame duck'" congressional session. The activists, including MoveOn.org, warned that if the Democratic leadership didn't fight the deal, they risked conceding the trade issue to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who also opposes the trade pact.
House Democrats booed Sen. Bernie Sanders on the floor Wednesday, sending him a strong message for not quitting his presidential campaign and endorsing Hillary Clinton. The House of Representatives session in the morning directed intense questioning at Sanders, a Vermont Independent senator, about why he has not yet endorsed Clinton and given up his run for the sake of party unity, Politico reported.
The Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigns are discussing a potential event next week in New Hampshire, during which the Vermont senator would endorse Clinton's White House bid. A Democrat familiar with the plans said Wednesday if the two sides continue to make progress, Clinton and Sanders would appear at the joint event Tuesday in New Hampshire.
Sen. Bernie Sanders was booed during a closed meeting with House Democrats on Wednesday, as lawmakers shouted "Timeline! Timeline!" pressing for his endorsement of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee.