In her first national interview of the 2016 race, Hillary Clinton dismissed the suggestion that the American people have a problem trusting her.
She blamed the "Barrage of attacks that are largely fomented by and coming from the right."
"People should and do trust me," She tells CNN's Brianna Keilar. Ref. CNN
Hillary Clinton Pledges to Defend Israeli Apartheid & Fight BDS Movement in Letter to Mega-Donor:
Hillary Clinton sent a letter to media mogul Haim Saban, a mega-donor, "I am writing to express my alarm over the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or 'BDS,' a global effort to isolate the State of Israel by ending commercial and academic exchanges," Clinton wrote Ref. Source 1x
Hillary Clinton on Planned Parenthood Selling Aborted Baby Parts: They’re “Important Services”
Hillary Clinton today defended the Planned Parenthood abortion business after a shocking new expose’ video caught Planned Parenthood’s top doctor describing how the abortion business sells the body parts of aborted babies. Instead of condemning the practice of selling aborted baby body parts, Clinton rose to the defense of the beleaguered abortion corporation, saying Planned Parenthood offers “important services.” Ref. Source 2t
Health issues resulting from a blood clot in 2012 are resolved and Hillary Clinton is physically fit to serve as president, her personal physician says.
"Mrs. Clinton is a healthy 67-year-old female" Whose current medical conditions include a thyroid condition and seasonal allergies, Dr. Lisa Bardack, Clinton's doctor since 2001, wrote in a health statement provided by Clinton's campaign.
Her campaign this afternoon will also post the eight years of Clinton tax returns that are not already public, and the State Department is to release emails from her tenure as Secretary of State. Ref. CNN
Hillary and former President Bill Clinton, from 2007 to 2014, paid more than $43 million in federal taxes, more than $13 million in state taxes and donated nearly $15 million to charity, according to data and a statement posted on her presidential campaign website. Clinton released eight years of tax returns Friday.
The Clintons paid an effective federal tax rate of 35.7 percent and a combined federal, state and local effective rate of 45.8 percent last year, she said in a statement. They also donated 10.8% of their income to charity. It is not clear how much of that money went to The Clinton Foundation, their family's philanthropic organization. Ref. CNN
Hillary Clinton is firmly in the lead among Iowa caucusgoers, holding a 50% to 31% lead over upstart Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to the first CNN/ORC Poll of those voters in the state this cycle. Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to decide whether to make a run for the presidency, lands in third place with 12%, with the rest of the field at 1% or less.
The race reflects two broad divides among Iowa's Democratic voters: a gender gap and an ideological split. Among women, Clinton tops Sanders by more than 30 points, 58% to 26%. Among men, the two are even: 38% back Clinton, 37% Sanders. Likewise, among the party's moderates, 57% back Clinton, 21% Sanders, while liberals split 46% for Clinton to 41% for Sanders. Liberals are most apt to say they are firm in their choice: Fully 42% say they've definitely decided whom to support, compared with 30% overall.
Should Biden decide not to run, the poll suggests Clinton would get a bigger boost than Sanders. Reallocating Biden's supporters to their second choice candidate, 58% would back Clinton, 32% Sanders, 2% former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, 1% former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb and less than 1% would back former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
The results came from 429 likely Democratic caucusgoers. The poll was conducted August 7-11, with a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points. Ref. CNN
Since announcing his campaign in late June, Donald Trump has quickly leaped to the top of the Republican field, leading recent polls nationally, in Iowa and in New Hampshire. And now, for the first time in CNN/ORC polling, his gains among the Republican Party have boosted him enough to be competitive in the general election.
The poll finds Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton ahead of Trump by just 6 points, a dramatic tightening since July. Trump is the one of three Republican candidates who have been matched against Clinton multiple times in CNN/ORC polling to significantly whittle the gap between himself and the Democratic frontrunner. He trailed Clinton by 16 points in a July poll, and narrowed that gap by boosting his standing among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (From 67% support in July to 79% now), men (From 46% in July to 53% now) and white voters (From 50% to 55%).
But Clinton still holds the cards overall in the race for the White House, leading four Republican contenders: She tops Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by 6 points each among registered voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush by 9 points, and businesswoman Carly Fiorina by 10 points. Ref. CNN