Sanders

No we can't: Hard-core Sanders fans reject Clinton

Philadelphia - Arab Today

Die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters descended on Philadelphia for this week's Democratic National Convention, many so irate with party flagbearer Hillary Clinton that they are prepared to contemplate the once-inconceivable alternative: President Donald Trump. Most supporters of Sanders, who entered the race as an avuncular fringe candidate before gaining vast popular support, consider themselves on the opposite side of the politicalRead more

Sanders scales back W.House campaign as Clinton cruises

Washington - Arab Today

Democrat Bernie Sanders is laying off hundreds of campaign workers after a string of losses to frontrunner Hillary Clinton, focusing his forces on the last big presidential primary in California -- and on the battle for the party's platform. The move, the clearest signal yet that his White House bid is essentially over, comes as Clinton has taken a virtuallyRead more

Trump, Clinton expand leads in US primaries

Washington - Arab Today

Donald Trump has won presidential primaries in all five US states that voted on Tuesday, while Hillary Clinton took four out of five. Trump called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The results bring him closer to the number of delegates he needs before the party's national convention in July. Read more

Clinton, Sanders get tough

New York - Arab Today

Hillary Clinton and leftist challenger Bernie Sanders turned up the heat Thursday in the Democratic race for the White House, locking horns over trade and the "Panama Papers" scandal ahead of the New York primary. Clinton, the frontrunner and former secretary of state, holds a six-point lead over Sanders in the RealClearPolitics national poll average but has lost seven ofRead more

Clinton goes on the attack

Durham - Arab Today

Hillary Clinton mounted a sharp attack on White House rival Bernie Sanders, accusing her Democratic challenger of waging a smear campaign and warning his promises of revolution "don't add up." The nearly two-hour debate at the University of New Hampshire in Durham comes five days before the state votes in the first primary of the 2016 election race, after ClintonRead more