Washington Democratic Presidential Primary
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Froma Harrop: Let 18-year-olds drink
Focus on defending, incrementally improving Obamacare.
Veep Biden defends Bernie Sanders on guns, authenticity
Vice President Joe Biden described Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Monday as more authentic on economic inequality than Hillary Clinton, and he defended Sanders’ record on gun control.
Henry: Women will rule in 2016, thankfully
Progress will not be made by president-elect Hillary alone.
McManus: 2015 insultingly bad year for pundits
Trump campaign ignored by many commentators early.
Ruth Marcus: Sexist card plays both ways
Trump not out of line noting the indiscretions of former president Bill Clinton.
Froma Harrop: Democrats should poach Trump supporters
Show his blue-collar backers respect, and they could be won over.
Medal recipients offer political respite
Oh, my goodness, the holidays are here! Of course, we’re not ready, but isn’t it about time to focus on something pleasant? (Oh, relax, you inveterate Fox News aficionados. Enjoy the season and take a break from blaming the president for everything that makes you unhappy.)
Rubin: Clinton offers serious anti-ISIS plan
Arming Sunni tribes best way to drive ISIS from Iraq.
Democratic debate takeaways: Somber on Paris, divisions on policy
Some takeaways from the Des Moines debate.
Kathleen Parker: Republicans diminished themselves, not Clinton
WASHINGTON — Who the blast is Sidney Blumenthal? Doubtless many watching Thursday’s House select committee hearing on Benghazi must have wondered the same. This obviously important person’s name was mentioned so many times, it was challenging to remember that Hillary Clinton, not he, was the one on trial, for lack of a more-accurate word.
Bill Clinton rallies for wife; Sanders on the march
Hillary Rodham Clinton turned to her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and pop singer Katy Perry to energize her campaign’s faithful Saturday before a pivotal dinner with thousands of Iowa Democrats.
Milbank: Benghazi hearings a farce
After 17 months, $4.5 million, and “Wine Wednesdays,” victims’ families won’t get the truth from partisan committee.
Charles Krauthammer: Debate sewed up nomination for Clinton
In the general election, her flip-flops on pipeline, trade agreement will come back to haunt her.
Froma Harrop: Democrats become party of the normal
Clinton was the winner, but so was a party that put five debaters on stage, and avoided the nuttiness of GOP events.
Kathleen Parker: Only a Benghazi blowup can derail Clinton nomination
Hillary looked comfortable, confident in debate performance
Amy Goodman: Presidential debates rigged against third parties
Casino an appropriate venue for system controlled by GOP, Democrats.
Milbank: Clinton dominated Democrats’ presidential debate
Strong performance should put to rest doubts about the health of her candidacy.
Debate day-after: Sanders raises cash, Clinton camp pleased
Bernie Sanders’ campaign said it raised nearly $2 million from the first Democratic debate of the 2016 race, and social media metrics showed he was the most-searched candidate on Google and most-discussed on Facebook and Twitter. Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s backers celebrated the day after what some said was the best two hours of her campaign.
Analysis: Clinton’s debate showing may allay Dem concerns
Forceful and confident in debate, Hillary Rodham Clinton may have heartened Democrats worried that her handling of a private email server used while secretary of state might indicate larger problems with her campaign and her political skills.
Ex-Benghazi investigator says he was fired for resisting panel’s focus on Hillary Clinton
A former investigator with the Republican-led congressional committee examining the attacks in Benghazi in 2012 says he was fired after resisting pressure to narrowly focus his investigative work on Hillary Rodham Clinton. Maj. Bradley Podliska, who describes himself as a conservative Republican, told CNN that in March the panel abandoned its broader investigation of the events that led to the deaths in Benghazi, Libya, of four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, to focus instead on Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state.