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Ryan Asks Feds to Not Brief Clinton on Classified Info

Typically both nominees are given briefings by intelligence officials

(Newser) - Paul Ryan says Hillary Clinton has shown she can't be trusted with sensitive information and shouldn't be given classified information briefings after becoming the Democratic nominee for president, Politico reports. Ryan sent a letter to James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, on Wednesday saying there needs to be...

Justice Dept. Closes Clinton Email Probe With No Charges

Loretta Lynch's decision follows FBI's recommendation against charges

(Newser) - Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the Hillary Clinton email investigation is being closed without any criminal charges, the AP reports. Lynch announced the Justice Department decision Wednesday, one day after FBI Director James Comey recommended against any prosecution . The decision was largely a formality given Comey's public statement on...

Obama Stumps for Clinton at 1st Joint Campaign Stop

'I have had a front-row seat to her judgment and her commitment'

(Newser) - President Barack Obama heartily vouched for Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and dedication on Tuesday, making his first outing on the campaign stump for his former secretary of state, the AP reports. "I'm here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton," Obama said. "I have had a...

No Criminal Case, but This Is Still Bad News for Clinton

Expect to hear the words 'extremely careless' for quite a while

(Newser) - In an announcement with huge political repercussions, FBI chief James Comey said Tuesday that the FBI doesn't think Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server (actually servers, plural) warrants criminal charges . Some related coverage:
  • Cox Media boils down Comey's remarks to nine key takeaways .
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FBI: Clinton Email 'Careless' but Not Criminal

But Justice Department will have final say

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has dodged a huge bullet ahead of the convention: The FBI chief said Tuesday that after an exhaustive review of her use of a private email server as secretary of state, the agency will not recommend criminal charges. James Comey did criticize Clinton and her staff for being...

Trump: Star of David Was 'Sheriff's Badge'

Clinton campaign says image was 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

(Newser) - With just over four months to go until Election Day, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in battle over the shape of a star. In a statement issued Monday, the Clinton campaign's director of Jewish outreach slammed the Trump campaign's use of a Star of David in...

Ex-Trump Aide: Star of David Fight Is PC-ness 'Run Amok'

Dismisses latest controversy over Trump's tweet

(Newser) - Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's recently departed campaign manager and CNN's newest analyst, is dismissing the brouhaha over his former boss' tweet featuring Hillary Clinton, cash, and a Star of David labeling her the "Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!" "The bottom line is this is political correctness...

Hillary Clinton Holds 'Voluntary Interview' With FBI Over Emails

It was one of the last steps before investigators decide on possible charges

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton sat down for a three-and-a-half-hour "voluntary interview" at FBI headquarters Saturday, ABC News reports. According to CBS News , the interview was one of the final steps in the federal investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server before investigators recommend whether or not charges should...

Official: AG to OK What Prosecutors Want in Hillary Email Case

This after a controversial meeting with Bill Clinton on a plane in Arizona

(Newser) - Attorney General Loretta Lynch intends to accept whatever recommendation career prosecutors and federal agents make in the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, a Justice Department official speaking on condition of anonymity said Friday, per the AP . The revelation comes amid a controversy surrounding an...

New Poll Shows Trump Beating Clinton Nationally*

*Not so fast, say other polls

(Newser) - Despite Nate Silver giving Hillary Clinton a 79% chance of winning and a new map showing her with nearly double the electoral votes of Donald Trump, a poll released Thursday by Rasmussen Reports finds Trump actually beating Clinton among likely US voters. The poll has Trump with 43% of the...

Dems Facepalm Over AG's Meeting With Bill Clinton

Loretta Lynch is heading federal probe into Hillary Clinton's email woes

(Newser) - As the FBI and Justice Department probe the Hillary Clinton email saga , two people who probably shouldn't have met did just that Monday. Bill Clinton was waiting to depart Phoenix's airport when Attorney General Loretta Lynch landed for a community event—and so Clinton ambled across the tarmac...

Hillary's Chances of Winning, per Nate Silver: 79%

Though he concedes 'there's a lot of football left to be played'

(Newser) - If you're looking for odds on what's going to happen in Election 2016, you can ask a Las Vegas bookie or Nate Silver. And according to what the FiveThirtyEight.com numbers whiz told George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday's Good Morning America , Hillary Clinton has an almost 80% chance...

NRA Makes $2M Pro-Trump Benghazi Ad Buy

Marine Corps vet who fought against Libyan assault featured in 'Stop Clinton' promo

(Newser) - One of the biggest political ads for Donald Trump yet is being released, and none other than the National Rifle Association is behind it, USA Today reports. The NRA's Political Victory Fund PAC put up $2 million to back the 30-second spot , the association's first ad campaign of...

No New Evidence Against Clinton in Final Benghazi Report

It's more damning of the Obama administration in general

(Newser) - The Republican-led House Benghazi committee released its final report Tuesday after two years of investigations. The 800-page report lays out the committee's findings on the 2012 attacks in Libya that left four Americans dead. Here's what you need to know:

GOP Benghazi Report: Clinton Had Intel to See Risk

Nothing short of an attack would have convinced secretary of the danger

(Newser) - A Republican report on the 2012 attack in Benghazi finds Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration should have realized an attack was possible before it took place. The report from the House Benghazi Committee notes the administration failed to recognize the risks of rising crime levels and gun ownership. "...

House Dems Sidestep GOP, Issue Own Benghazi Report

In which they find 'woefully inadequate' security, Hillary Clinton wasn't to blame

(Newser) - Democrats on the House Benghazi panel said in a report Monday that security at the Libya facility the night of Sept. 11, 2012, was "woefully inadequate," but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton never personally denied any requests from diplomats for additional protection. The panel's five Democrats...

'Slayer-in-Chief' Warren and Clinton Tag-Team on Trump

Mass. senator makes fun of his 'goofy' hat, says he would 'crush you into the dirt' to get his way

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's eventual running mate or not, as Elizabeth Warren headed out on the campaign trail Monday, she embraced a role she's already been practicing on her own: the "chief public antagonist" against Donald Trump, as CNN describes it (or the "Trump slayer-in-chief," per...

After Trump's Tough Month, Clinton Opens Up a Big Lead

The Democrat is now up by double digits

(Newser) - After a month plagued with what the Washington Post is calling "self-inflicted controversies," Donald Trump has taken a beating in that paper's latest poll, "foreshadowing that the November election could be a referendum on Trump more than anything else." Hillary Clinton—who in May's...

Obama Immigration Defeat Could Help Dems Win

Democrats plan to mobilize Hispanic vote

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's tie vote on President Obama's immigration pla n yesterday killed off that part of his legacy—but it may have made it more likely that Hillary Clinton will be his successor. Democrats say the ruling, which blocks a plan to shield more than 4 million...

New Electoral Math Doesn't Add Up to President Trump

And it hasn't really changed in three months

(Newser) - The electoral math hasn't changed much in the past three months, and that's bad news for Donald Trump's presidential aspirations. The University of Virginia Center for Politics released a map at the end of March that projected 347 electoral votes for Clinton and 191 for Trump. They...

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