Evan Halper

From the debate's opening moments, Hillary Clinton sought to demonstrate her extensive experience with foreign affairs, and her rivals, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, tried to turn it against her.

Sanders, O’Malley step up attacks on Clinton in Iowa Democratic debate

May 14, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

Seeking to shake up the Democratic race and loosen Hillary Rodham Clinton's front-runner status, rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley repeatedly challenged the former secretary of State on Saturday night...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a rally in Atlanta on Friday.

Emails between Hillary Clinton and Obama to be kept secret, White House says

June 20, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

Emails exchanged between Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Obama while she was serving as his secretary of State may remain secret until long after he leaves the White House. Obama...

Patrisse Cullors speaks at a rally last year calling for civilian oversight of a proposed rebuilding of Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles.

Black Lives Matter forces campaigns to toss their strategies on black voters

June 22, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Democrats have never been more confident that their chances of hanging onto the White House hinge on black voters, who tipped key states toward President Obama -- but they have...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sanders called on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday to say exactly where she stands on President Obama's Pacific trade agenda now that it's coming in front of Congress.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders: Media are inept and GOP agenda is hidden

May 14, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

What does Bernie Sanders think of the media's performance so far this campaign? Barely adequate. The huge speaking fees Bill and Hillary Clinton have accepted? Wrong question, he says; you...

Congress quietly ends federal government’s ban on medical marijuana

August 21, 2019 at 10:21 p.m.

Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government's prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. The...

Experts: Keystone XL pipeline may no longer make economic sense

June 24, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

Amid the shouting on Capitol Hill, the wads of campaign cash and the activist careers shaped around the Keystone XL pipeline, the project at the flashpoint of America's energy debate...

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards and his wife, Trina, arrive with their son, Eli, at a Baton Rouge news conference, where Edwards announced his comeback bid for Congress.

Convicted? Indicted? Caught on video? Many voters don’t seem to care

June 24, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

It is a tough campaign season for a lot of incumbents this year, with a grumpy electorate and Congress having few achievements to tout, but New York Rep. Michael Grimm...

Solarcity workers Joey Ramirez, left, and Taran Stone install solar modules on the roof of a Long Beach home.

Rules prevent solar panels in many states with abundant sunlight

August 21, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

Few places in the country are so warm and bright as Mary Wilkerson's property on the beach near St. Petersburg, Fla., a city once noted in the Guinness Book of...

Government shutdown: Where it hits and how hard

December 24, 2018 at 10:40 a.m.

The Pentagon would furlough 400,000 civilian workers and temporarily stop paying death benefits to military families. The National Park Service would close all 401 national parks and give overnight campers...

President Obama spoke on Sept. 27 about recent developments with Iran and also addressed the possible government shutdown currently being debated on Capitol Hill.

Government shutdown: Where it hits and how hard

November 4, 2021 at 12:18 a.m.

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