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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher John Lamb throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Cincinnati. . Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher John Lamb walks up the mound as Chicago Cubs' Ben Zobrist, rear, runs the bases on a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Cincinnati.
California regulators are expected to decide Tuesday whether to drop their longstanding environmental objections to the state's last nuclear power plant in return for its promised early closing.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers - two powerful business lobbies both traditionally supportive of Republican candidates - took the highly unusual step of lashing out at presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during his speech Tuesday that hammered U.S. free-trade deals. "Under Trump's trade plans, we would see higher prices, fewer jobs, and a weaker economy," the Chamber tweeted during the speech in Monessen, Pennsylvania, linking to an analysis that argues Trump's trade positions would throw the United States into an economic recession.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has accepted that he's not going to be president. And he really doesn't want presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Since Hillary Clinton became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, two questions remained: Who will she pick as her running-mate and how will she win over Bernie Sanders supporters on the left? In an apparent act of highlighting party unity, Clinton and progressive Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigned at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal Monday in front of a crowd of over 2,000 waving signs that read "Love Trumps Hate" and "Girl Power." This marked the first time the newly-found political alliance have campaigned together.
"I just believe my time with the campaign has come to an end," she told CNN. "I'm very proud of the work we have done and am now looking forward to helping elect down-ballot Democrats and do all I can to ensure a Democrat is the 45th president of the United States."
The Massachusetts senator will make her debut on the 2016 campaign trail Monday morning alongside Hillary Clinton here, where she is expected to deliver fiery criticism of Trump and attempt to highlight sharp contrasts between the two parties' presumptive presidential nominees. Warren's decision to be an active surrogate is a significant political win for Clinton.
In December, thirteen of the 14 Democratic women serving in the U.S. Senate hosted a fundraiser for their favorite primary candidate: Hillary Clinton. The one who didn't show? Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton chastised Republican lawmakers on Sunday for a "paralyzed" Congress, saying they've fueled populist anger by refusing to "do their job." Clinton ticked off a list of items that GOP congressional leaders have refused to schedule for a vote.
Party unity will keep US Democrats from opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership , despite both of the party's leading presidential nominees saying they are against the deal. Members of the Democratic National Convention platform committee have decided to move against including a specific opposition to the TPP in the platform that would have added language to the agreement rejecting the deal.
There was Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's top campaign aide, known for his calm temperament and fiercely disciplined ways, and Jeff Weaver, a combative political fighter often called Bernie Sanders' alter ego, sharing a Friday night dinner in Burlington, Vermont. But over the long months of a frequently contentious primary, the two rival Democratic campaign managers struck up an unusually friendly relationship, founded on exhaustion, goofy jokes and a shared affection for their home state of Vermont.
A draft of the Democratic Party's policy positions reflects the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign: endorsing steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocating a $15 hourly wage, urging an end to the death penalty. Hillary Clinton's supporters turned back efforts by Sanders' allies to promote a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system and a carbon tax to address climate change, and freeze hydraulic fracking.
A draft of the Democratic Party's policy positions reflects the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign: endorsing steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocating a $15 hourly wage, urging an end to the death penalty. Hillary Clinton's supporters turned back efforts by Sanders' allies to promote a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system and a carbon tax to address climate change, and freeze hydraulic fracking.
That's not just true for the major party candidates. The Libertarian and Green party candidates have also weighed in, lending their support to the decision.
Democrats approved a draft of the party platform early Saturday that includes steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocates for a $15 an hour wage and urges the abolition of the death penalty, reflecting the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. Supporters of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated measures pushed by Sanders' allies that would have promoted a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system, a carbon tax to address climate change and impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracking.
Democrats on Friday voted down an amendment to the party's platform that would have opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, avoiding an awkward scenario that would have put its statement of values at odds with President Barack Obama. Members of a Democratic National Convention drafting committee defeated a proposal led by Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., that would have added language rejecting the Pacific Rim trade pact, which has been opposed by presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Democrats approved a draft of the party platform early Saturday that includes steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocates for a $15 an hour wage and urges the abolition of the death penalty, reflecting the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. Supporters of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated measures pushed by Sanders' allies that would have promoted a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system, a carbon tax to address climate change and impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracking.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., delivers his "Where We Go From Here" speech, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., delivers his "Where We Go From Here" speech, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gestures while giving his "Where We Go From Here" speech, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gestures while giving his "Where We Go From Here" speech, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., line up before his "Where We Go From Here" speech, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., line up before his "Where We Go From Here" ... (more)
Allies of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are reviewing a 15,000-word draft of the Democratic Party's platform that will be presented at the party's convention next month. Members of a Democratic National Convention drafting committee began discussing the document Friday in St. Louis.
Bernie Sanders says he'll vote for Hillary Clinton The Vermont senator isn't dropping out, but says he'll cast his ballot for Clinton in November. Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://usat.ly/28Vk4BU Bernie Sanders may not be quite ready to formally end his Democratic presidential bid, but he says he will vote for Hillary Clinton in November.