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Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is trying to downplay the possible religious motivations behind the San Bernardino, California, shooting in order to focus on pushing her gun control agenda in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Donald J. Trump has, over the last few days, been road-testing a new criticism of Hillary Rodham Clinton - that she is too low-energy to be president. After using that line of argument to great effect throughout the year against Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, Mr. Trump has begun to question whether Mrs. Clinton has the "stamina" to be president. In an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Mr. Trump said that the president must deal with "very, very tough people." "They only understand strength," Mr. Trump said. "They don't understand weakness. Somebody like Jeb, and others that are...

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton slam Donald Trump's plan for government to track Muslims and close Mosques as 'just wrong'. Politicians in both parties are piling on against Donald Trump following his racist calls for the government to track Muslims and to close Mosques. "It's not a question of toughness. It's manipulating people's angst and their fears. That's not strength. That's weakness," Jeb Bush Bush said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Friday morning, calling Trump's comments "just wrong." And Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton bashed Trump on Twitter. "This is shocking rhetoric. It should be denounced by all seeking to lead this country,"...

A Democratic Party presidential debate on CBS drew the smallest audience thus far among the series of primary debates - not much surprise given its Saturday-night slot. It scored a 1.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 7.22 million viewers. By comparison, the first Democratic debate on CNN in October brought in a 3.4 rating and more than 15 million viewers.

Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump for his "absurd" immigration views again, going on Twitter to denounce his newest idea for how to forcefully remove illegal immigrants. During his appearance on Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski pressed Trump to elaborate on what he said about immigration during the GOP debate, asking him whether he would resort to a "deportation force" in order to expel approximately 11 million people from the country. "You're going to have a deportation force, and you're going to do it humanely," Trump said. From there, he went onto his signature talking points about building a wall, letting law-abiding...

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton slammed GOP rival Donald Trump on Wednesday for his latest remarks about illegal immigration. "The idea of tracking down and deporting 11 million people is absurd, inhumane, and un-American. No, Trump," Clinton wrote on Twitter. Clinton's comment came after Trump suggested during an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" earlier Wednesday that he would support a "deportation force." "We have to do what we have to do," Trump said. "Other people have done it. "You're going to have a deportation force. You're going to do it humanely," Trump said, when pressed about how he would deport...

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders won the Democratic Party debate Tuesday, while Hillary Clinton followed in second place, according to various major U.S. news outlets. Sanders campaign office reported after the debate they had received over a million dollars in donations from people who felt the presidential hopeful had made a very good impression Tuesday night. A poll carried out by Fox News shows that 77.29 percent of the people that responded to the survey felt that the independent senator from Vermont won the debate, while only 15.9 percent voted in favor of Clinton.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, outlining competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term.

Who do you think won the first Democratic primary debate?

Who do you think won Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate? For two hours, the five Democratic presidential candidates slugged it out in the party's first debate of the 2016 presidential election, a prime time affair carried live by CNN at the Wynn Las Vegas.

A post-debate poll Democrats faced off in their first presidential debate Tuesday, and we want to know who you think won the night. So take our informal, unscientific poll below. Hillary Clinton came into the debate needing to assuage nervous supporters surprised by the strength of Bernie Sanders’ challenge. Sanders came into the night needing to build on his momentum. And underdogs Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee needed to introduce themselves on a national stage for the first time. Vote for who you think won the debate.

WWIII over CIA backed rebels? No thanks. We needed a President and Secretary of State who could stymie Russia on the diplomatic front. We needed a President who was up to the task of managing the world stage. We needed a Commander in Chief who would be either feared or respected by our allies and enemies alike. We don't have that. Instead, we're faced with Middle Eastern chaos, a rapidly expanding global terrorist force, and a refugee crisis that is spreading to every corner of the globe. The President's response has, so far, consisted of a feckless UN speech and...

Both the Democratic front-runner and the Republican rising star think the US should declare and enforce a no-fly zone in Syria. Military experts say it could set up a showdown with Russia that would be best to avoid. Here’s a surprise – Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and Republican rising star Carly Fiorina agree on something big. Both think the US should declare and enforce a no-fly zone in Syria to protect civilians and US-backed rebel fighters. Former Secretary of State Clinton’s pronouncement on this emphasized its humanitarian aspects. “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian...

This was a bad idea when Fiorina pushed it yesterday and it’s still a bad idea today. Is one worse than the other, though? Fiorina wants an NFZ to protect American-backed rebels from Putin’s bombs; Hillary wants one for “humanitarian” reasons, the same sort of thinking that produced the paradise you and I know as modern Libya. It’s worth risking a world war to help decide which barbarians ultimately prevail in Syria, no? “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air, to...

Hillary Clinton wants to create no-fly zones in Syria, splitting with White House on response to Russian airstrikes. Hillary Clinton wants to create no-fly zones inside Syria, splitting with the White House on how to respond to Russia's airstrikes against Syrian rebels who are fighting dictator Bashar Assad. "I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air, to try to provide some way to take stock of what's happening, to try to stem the flow of refugees," Clinton told Boston TV station WHDH...

In an apparent break with the Obama White House, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for the creation of a no-fly zone inside Syria Thursday, the day after Russian warplanes started bombing rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air, to try to provide some way to take stock of what’s happening, to try to stem the flow of refugees,” Clinton said in an interview with NBC affiliate WHDH in Boston after a campaign...

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled in $28 million for her 2016 bid in the third fundraising quarter of the year, just a few million more than insurgent candidate Bernie Sanders and a sharp drop from her record-setting $47.5 million haul in the spring. While Sanders's fundraising picked up over the summer, helping him collect more than $25.5 million over the last three months, the pace of donations to Clinton's campaign dropped despite a packed fundraising schedule and intense online push for dollars. Campaign officials maintained that they were pleased with summer haul, which gives her a total of...

In an interview with Matt Cooper, former Hewlett Packard CEO/RNC Victory Chair/top McCain economic surrogate Carly Fiorina offers some straight talk about Hillary: When I ask her what she thinks of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign—and whether the Democratic New York senator faced sexism on the campaign trail—her response is clear. "Yes. I think women in positions of power are treated differently, and the treatment of her demonstrates that," she replies.

Carly Fiorina Says She Feels 'Empathy' for Hillary Clinton – and Vows She'll 'Never Make a Personal Comment' About Her. Carly Fiorina has said that women "are not a special interest group," but that doesn't mean she doesn't feel a certain kinship with her fellow females – even her Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. "I feel empathy with every woman who is working really hard and giving it all they've got – and Hillary is," the GOP presidential hopeful tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "She's smart, she's hardworking, she's giving it all she's got." Clinton, 67, and Fiorina, 61, first...

Fiorina on Clinton in 2008: “She was a great candidate. She has helped millions of women all over this country. Women of any political party owe a debt of gratitude to Hillary Clinton and I will bet that every woman up here agrees with me.” Throughout much of her presidential campaign, Carly Fiorina has attacked Hillary Clinton, calling on the former secretary of state to “name an accomplishment”. “Throughout this campaign, I have repeatedly asked Hillary Clinton to name an accomplishment,” Fiorina wrote in an op-ed for CNN. “She has yet to name one. Note: Flying is an activity, not...