WASHINGTON—It has been a good couple of weeks for Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton. She turned in a strong performance in Tuesday’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas, with most analysts declaring her a clear winner. Her debate showing came on the heels of some Republican statements on the Benghazi probe that tend to reinforce Democratic […]
WASHINGTON—Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dominated the Democratic Party’s first presidential debate of the 2016 campaign, largely preserving their status as the party’s frontrunners, according to some analysts. Clinton and Sanders, who were joined by three lesser-known candidates during the two-hour debate at a Las Vegas casino Tuesday, clashed over […]
WASHINGTON—Uncertainty grips the U.S. Congress, where no consensus replacement has emerged to succeed Republican House Speaker John Boehner after his surprise resignation announcement. Amid the chaos, half of Congress is effectively leaderless weeks before America risks defaulting on its national debt and enduring another partial government shutdown. From Sam Rayburn to Tip O’Neill to Newt […]
WASHINGTON—A new U.S. political survey shows billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump with a sizeable lead in three key battleground states in his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is holding diminished leads in the same states as she seeks the Democratic nomination, Quinnipiac University said Wednesday as […]