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Low-wage workers and supporters protest for a $15 an hour minimum wage Tuesday in New York City as part of what organizers called a National Day of Action.

Push For $15 Minimum Wage Becoming Part Of Presidential Politics

6:29pm November 10, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

In dozens of cities, low-wage workers, backed by a key union, held demonstrations demanding a minimum wage of $15. They planned to protest in Milwaukee outside the Republican presidential debate.

Clinton Calls For Loosening Federal Restrictions On Marijuana

8:13pm November 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

At a town hall event in Orangeburg, S.C., the Democrat backs reclassifying the drug so federal research can be done into its medicinal purposes — a position already held by her White House rivals.

Rivals' Gloves Come Off Against Clinton In Democratic Forum

10:50am November 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley jabbed at Hillary Clinton during a Democratic forum in South Carolina Friday night, questioning the frontrunner's liberal bona fides.

A nutritionist fetches a carton of Plumpy'Nut for malnourished patients at a hospital in Burkina Faso.

In An Email, Hillary Clinton Once Wrote: 'Plumpy'Nut?' Plumpy What?

3:18pm November 05, 2015

The latest batch of Clinton emails includes a scattershot list of topics from a day in 2010: "Freud's Last Session," "Create co to own copyrights?" ... "Plumpy'nut?"

As with many campaign books, Trump's Crippled America functions in part as a supersized resume.

Trump's New Book Doesn't Say Much, But Neither Do Lots Of Political Books

2:39pm November 05, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The billionaire real-estate mogul's Crippled America, like any presidential campaigner's book, might be about publicity more than substance.

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaks at a concert he was hosting to raise support for his campaign at the Adler Theater on October 23, 2015 in Davenport, Iowa.

Is It Fair To Accuse Bernie Sanders Of Sexism?

2:36pm November 01, 2015

by Tamara Keith

Clinton allies called remarks by Sanders' campaign manager sexist. Clinton herself made a subtle accusation, charging that when Sanders says she's "shouting," others know what that means.

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley appear with Iowa Democratic Party Chair Andy McGuire (second from left) at Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines.

Democratic Candidates Throw Shade, But Avoid Calling Each Other Out

3:52pm October 26, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

The three remaining Democratic presidential candidates appeared at a major event in Iowa over the weekend, the annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, with thousands of party faithful in attendance.

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Jimmy Morales, the National Front of Convergence party presidential candidate, gestures to supporters after winning the presidential runoff election in Guatemala City, early Monday.

A TV Star CAN Beat A Former First Lady (In Guatemala)

1:04pm October 26, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The Central American country's elections are eerily similar to a scenario that could play out next year, you know, if there's a Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton face-off.

#MemeOfTheWeek: The Drake-ification Of The Week In Politics

8:03am October 24, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Nothing was safe from Drake and his viral Hotline Bling video this week. Not even politics.

Former Secretary of State and current Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Omm ... Clinton Goes Zen, Tries Meditation To Get Through Epic Hearing

5:54pm October 23, 2015

In an off-the-cuff moment, Hillary Clinton revealed the secret to her marathon Benghazi hearing performance.