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Voters in the District of Columbia are deciding whether former mayor Vincent Gray will return to the D.C. Council, two years after he lost his bid for a second term as mayor. The 73-year-old Gray is running for the Council seat representing his home ward.
Bernie Sanders will meet with his Senate colleagues and with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, the same day the District of Columbia holds the final nominating contest of the Democratic presidential campaign season. Bernie Sanders to meet with Senate Democrats, Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders will meet with his Senate colleagues and with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, the same day the District of Columbia holds the final nominating contest of the Democratic presidential campaign season.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday he won't endorse Hillary Clinton for president until they meet and he measures her commitment to battling Wall Street, wealth inequality and other priorities that powered his rogue presidential campaign. "I look forward to sitting down with Secretary Clinton and see what kind of platform she is going to support and how aggressive she is going to be," he said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
Graphic shows how states have voted in presidential elections since 1992; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm; No matter the 2016 presidential matchup after the primary campaigns, the Democratic nominee was likely to have an edge over the Republican candidate once the election turned toward the November race. In the past six presidential elections, 32 states and the District of Columbia have voted solidly Democratic or solidly Republican.
"Here we are in June and still standing," the Vermont senator told supporters at a rally of more than 3,000 in the District of Columbia on Thursday night. The event might well be the last of his presidential bid.
After wrapping up his meeting at the White House, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he looks forward to meeting with Hillary Clinton in the future to see how they can work together to defeat Donald Trump in November's election. Sanders did not endorse Clinton.
Three of Donald Trump's female supporters are starting a new super political action committee to help the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Women Vote Trump is at least the fourth super PAC backing Trump, who has repeatedly called such groups "corrupt" because they can accept large checks from donors seeking to curry favor with candidates.
When we wind up talking about divestment campaigns these days one of the most frequent topics under discussion is Israel, but that's not the only target of liberal activists using these tactics. There's still a major push from the Left to persuade companies to pull their investment capital from the energy industry so as not to be associated with those dirty old fossil fuels.
A panel of 15 party leaders and policy experts - - six chosen by the Clinton campaign, five from the Sanders campaign and four from party leadership - has tried to woo Sanders supporters by scheduling multiple forums for discussion about the party's platform, which Sanders backers are trying to push to the left over the coming weeks. Sanders has made clear he will push a progressive platform at the convention, regardless of his candidacy's fate.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will emerge from Tuesday's coast-to-coast contests the presumptive presidential nominees of their parties. On that, there's not much suspense: Trump has held that title for weeks, and Clinton clinched it on the eve of the votes.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan listens to a question during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst House Speaker Paul Ryan is slated to unveil the GOP's plan to tackle poverty Tuesday at a drug and alcohol rehab facility in Anacostia - one of Washington, D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods.
Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber smiles after being crowned Miss USA during the 2016 Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas, Sunday, June 5, 2016. Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber was crowned Miss USA on Sunday night, beating out Miss Hawaii Chelsea Hardin and Miss Georgia Emanii Jovan Davis.
Mount Pleasant woodcarver and artist Chris Cox, who made international news in 2013 when he formed the Memorial Militia to clean up the National Mall during the government shutdown, will go big-time Sunday with his latest cause: promoting Donald Trump. Cox is founder of Bikers for Trump , which for the past few months has been traveling the country adding an extra layer of security and promotion at Trump rallies and events.
A former U.S. lawmaker who served on the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks said there's a "glaring contrast" between Saudi Arabia's high-level cooperation in uncovering terrorist plots and its "society and culture exporting extremism and intolerance."
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. faces reporters at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, following a closed-door caucus.
Congressional investigators say the government spends about three-fourths of its technology budget maintaining aging co... . FILE - In this May 17, 2016 file photo, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks about Zika funding during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks about Zika funding during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2016.
The minimum wage has been a highly debated topic in recent years, with workers in industries including fast food and retail pushing for the standard to be raised to $15 an hour. Currently, the federal minimum wage is less than half that amount, at $7.25 an hour, where it has been since 2009.