On policy, Clinton plays it safe
HAMPTON, N.H. — Hillary Clinton’s approach to policy, so far, has been as risk-averse as her media strategy. On the trail, she prefers the safe haven of the controlled roundtable setting, and for the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s poll numbers signal trouble ahead
Hillary Clinton has a numbers problem. No question, as her retinue of aides and supporters is quick to point out, she still polls better than any of her putative Republican rivals. And yes, it was...
View ArticleClinton launches in Obama’s shadow
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is ready to go. The fired-up part is still a work in progress. Clinton will officially kick off her 2016 bid for the White House this morning on New York’s Roosevelt Island,...
View ArticleHillary Clinton comes out fighting in campaign kickoff rally
Seven years after she left the presidential stage thanking supporters for putting “18 million cracks” in the highest glass ceiling, Hillary Clinton kicked off her campaign Saturday with a wink to her...
View ArticleDonald Trump: I’m rich, and I’m running for president
NEW YORK — Donald Trump entertained the idea of a presidential run in 1988, mulled it over in 2000, seriously considered it in 2004. In 2014, he threatened, very briefly, to run for Governor of New...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: Too cool for Brooklyn?
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign gained some gritty outer borough cred when it signed a lease last April on its headquarters at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn. And the campaign embraced it....
View ArticleClinton: I hope Iran deal can be reached
Hanover, N.H. — Hillary Clinton, speaking at a campaign rally near Dartmouth College, weighed in on the Iran nuclear talks taking place in Vienna this weekend, vowing to protect Israel if a deal is...
View ArticleThe only person who says no to Hillary
The thousands of now-public emails from Hillary Clinton’s years as secretary of state reveal dozens of staffers and supporters eager to please and praise her, and one person who’s willing to say no....
View ArticleHillary Clinton says, ‘I’m sorry’
It was an apology that made many of Hillary Clinton’s closest supporters bristle. “At the end of the day, I am sorry that this has been confusing to people and has raised a lot of questions, but there...
View ArticleA ‘cancer’ on the Clinton candidacy
Halfway through her long and humbling summer, Hillary Clinton ran into an old friend who wanted to know how she was bearing up under the pressure of near-daily revelations about the use of her private...
View ArticleClinton offers her plan for defeating Islamic State
Hillary Clinton on Thursday offered an expansive foreign-policy response to last week’s Paris terror attacks – a strategy for countering ISIL and “radical jihadism” across the globe that represents an...
View ArticleHow Iowa went wrong for Hillary Clinton
DES MOINES — Monday night was Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign in miniature – it began with high hopes of a doubt-eradicating victory and ended with that same old anxiety, an inch beyond...
View ArticleClinton’s new problem: How to let Bernie down easy
MIAMI — Fresh off a commanding Super Tuesday performance, Hillary Clinton now faces her newest problem: How to win over Bernie Sanders while he refuses to give up. The results of the 11 states that...
View ArticleHow Clinton hit the reset button on 2016
On the eve of Hillary Clinton’s 22-point loss to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire, she had been fretting about her strategy, questioning her staffing choices and generally flash-backing on her 2008...
View ArticleHillary slams the door on Bernie
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The 2016 Democratic primary moved inexorably toward its conclusion Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton stopping just short of declaring victory and Bernie Sanders declining to...
View ArticleClinton’s refusal to quit in 2008 haunts her in 2016
PHILADELPHIA, PA – In the wake of her victories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut and Delaware, some of Hillary Clinton’s top operatives are ready for Bernie Sanders to call it quits. But...
View ArticleBill Clinton’s rough day on the trail
PATERSON, N.J. — Bill Clinton’s name was splashed across the front page of the New York Post Friday morning. “Blonde Bombshell,” the sneering headline read, detailing how the former president steered...
View ArticleBill Clinton earned $4.6 million from speeches last year
Bill Clinton raked in $4.6 million in paid speeches last year, according to his wife’s most recent personal financial disclosure released Tuesday night, including $2.4 million after Hillary Clinton...
View ArticleHillary’s ‘glass ceiling’ moment
Hillary Clinton’s “glass ceiling” speech, the most memorable piece of oratory in her political career, once marked the end of her presidential hopes; now, her supporters see it as an inspiring prelude....
View ArticleClinton casts victory as ‘milestone’ for women
Hillary Clinton thanked a lot of people in her historic victory speech Tuesday night — but two people who were not name-checked were Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. The current and former president...
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