DNC Wrap-Up: Day 2

On Tuesday evening, the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia made history by officially nominating Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party’s candidate for president. Clinton becomes the first female candidate to receive the nomination of a major political party. Clinton made a brief appearance via satellite from New York and thanked everyone for their support. She will officially accept the party’s nomination during her speech on Thursday.

In additional to the historic moment, the evening also featured another marquee night of speeches. Those taking the stage included Former Senator Tom Harkin, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Senator Chuck Schumer, the principal and students from Eagle Academy, Former Attorney General Eric Holder, Senator Barbara Boxer, Representative Joseph Crowley, Mothers of the Moment, former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean, and actress Meryl Streep. The most powerful speech of the evening was delivered by President Bill Clinton. He focused on he and Hillary’s relationship and personal life. He called Hillary “the best darn change-maker” that he has ever seen and said that she will fight for everyone and does not back down from a fight. A selection of videos from the event, including Bill’s, is below.

The DNC is also featuring a series of videos highlighting Clinton’s career and personal life. Included in those videos Tuesday was one covering her time as Secretary of State and one about how she worked with the Eagle Academy. A third video was about the career of Bill Clinton. The videos are below.

You can follow the convention live on most television news stations or watch it live online. Be sure to follow along on Facebook, Twitter (follow #DemsInPhilly), Instagram, and check out the full schedule of events on the Convention’s website. Each day, we will post a schedule of the day and the speakers scheduled for that night.

For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: Business Insider, CBS News

Democratic National Convention Schedule: Day 3

Today is the third day of the Democratic National Convention from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Throughout the day today, a number of caucuses and councils will meet at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Then tonight, the events move to the Wells Fargo Center where Senator Tim Kaine will accept the party’s nomination as vice presidential candidate, and a number of speakers are scheduled including Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama. See the full details of day’s events below:

Date	Time	Group	Venue
July 27, 2016	10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET	AAPI Caucus	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET	Native American Council	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET	Black Caucus	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET	Hispanic Caucus	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET	Ethnic Council	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	12:00 PM – 2:00PM ET	Disability Council	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	12:00 PM – 2:00PM ET	Small Business Owners Council	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET	Veterans and Military Families Council	Pennsylvania Convention Center
July 27, 2016	2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET	Labor Council	Pennsylvania Convention Center

Date	Speaker	Venue
July 27, 2016	Gavel In (4:30 PM ET)	Wells Fargo Center
July 27, 2016	Erica Smegielski	Wells Fargo Center
July 27, 2016	Felicia Sanders & Polly Sheppard	Wells Fargo Center
July 27, 2016	Jamie Dorff	Wells Fargo Center
July 27, 2016	Vice President Joe Biden	Wells Fargo Center
July 27, 2016	President Barack Obama	Wells Fargo Center

You can follow the convention live on most television news stations or watch it live online. Be sure to follow along on Facebook, Twitter (follow #DemsInPhilly), Instagram, and check out the full schedule of events on the Convention’s website. Each day, we will post a schedule of the day and the speakers scheduled for that night.

For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Convention Begins Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Democrats will gather in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and office nominate Hillary Clinton and running mate Senator Tim Kaine as the Democratic ticket for president. The Convention is important because there are a series of caucus meetings and finalization of the Democratic Party platform. In a speech on Friday, Clinton promised that the convention would feature an optimistic view of America and our future as a stark contrast to the message delivered during the RNC last week.

You can follow the convention live on most television news stations or watch it live online. Be sure to follow along on Facebook, Twitter (follow #DemsInPhilly), Instagram, and check out the full schedule of events on the Convention’s website. Each day, we will post a schedule of the day and the speakers scheduled for that night.

For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: Democratic National Convention

Clinton Campaign Releases “Confessions of a Republican” Ad

On Monday, Hillary Clinton and Hillary for America released two new online ads. The first is called “Confessions of a Republican” and is a throwback to a similar ad ran by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The same Republican, Bill Bogert, speaks about the 2016 election and draws comparisons between Donald Trump and Barry Goldwater. The second video is titled “Dear Donald Trump” and sends a message that we, as Americans, cannot stand for Trump’s divisive policies. Both videos are included in this post.

For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: USA Today

Clinton Outlines Anti-Terrorism Strategy

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks about her counterterrorism strategy during a speech at the University of Minnesota Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

At an event held on the campus University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Hillary Clinton outlined her plan to prevent jihadist recruitment and radicalization. Her plan consists of five parts:

1. Stop ISIS recruitment in the United States, especially online
2. Prevent would-be jihadists from getting training overseas, and prevent foreign terrorists from coming to the United States
3. Discover and disrupt terror plots before they can be carried out
4. Support law enforcement officers
5. Empower Muslim-American communities to fight radicalization

Clinton also called for a measure that would prevent people on the no-fly list from buying a gun. She said, “They’ll [Republicans] say that guns are a totally separate issue – nothing to do with terrorism. I have news for them. Terrorists use guns to kill Americans, and I think we should make it a lot harder for them to ever do that again.” Today’s proposals are in addition to her plans to defeat ISIS, which she laid out last month. A full video from Clinton’s speech is below and a transcript is available on The Briefing.

Tomorrow, Clinton will be joined by Warren Buffett in Omaha, Nebraska to discuss tax reform. For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: Fox9, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Second Democratic Debate Tonight

LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Hillary Clinton and Martin O’Malley take part in a presidential debate sponsored by CNN and Facebook at Wynn Las Vegas on October 13, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Five Democratic presidential candidates are participating in the party’s first presidential debate. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Tonight, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley will take part in the second presidential debate. The debate will be held in Iowa and is being hosted by CBS and Des Moines Register. Tune in tonight at 9pm ET for the two hour debate. You can watch the debate on CBS, CBS News Apps, or watch live online at CBSNews.com.

For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: CBS News

State Department Releases Next Batch of Emails

Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, gestures as she addresses the summer meeting of the Democratic National Committee, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Tonight, the State Department released another batch of emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. The department reports that this batch contains roughly 7,000 pages of emails and that what they have released so far constitutes about 25% of emails that Clinton turned over. To date, 188 of the emails have been marked as classified, but a State Department spokesman said that the emails were not marked as classified at the time they were sent or received.

Clinton has said on several occasions that she wants the emails available to the public in the interest of transparency. News organizations release quotes from a few of her emails, but many average Americans have asked how they can access the emails. Since the release of the emails is part of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), all the emails are being posted to the State Department’s FOIA website. To access the emails that have been released so far, follow the steps below:

1. Go to http://foia.state.gov/Search
2. Type “Hillary Clinton” in the Search Terms field
3. You will get results with a mix of emails and other documents
4. Click on the arrow next to the “Posted Date” column header and select “Sort Descending” so that the recently released documents show first
5. Click the title of the document in the “Subject” field to open a PDF copy

As of this posting, the search yields 4,172 emails and documents, and this number is going to continue to grow. The State Department will release batches of Clinton’s emails at the end of each month through the end of 2015.

News Source: Politico

Clinton has a “Chair Chat” in South Carolina

Hillary Rodham Clinton was interviewed for a “Chair Chat,” an online series hosted by South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman, Jaime Harrison. In the interview, Clinton was asked about a number of non-political topics including her granddaughter and her favorite TV shows. But a number of political topics were covered as well including race, education, and income inequality. The interview was filed on July 23 and published August 3, and the full video of the interview is above.

News Source: Time

How to Access Clinton’s FOIA Emails

The release of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails during her tenure as Secretary of State has certainly made headlines, and Clinton has said on several occasions that she wants the emails available to the public in the interest of transparency. News organizations release quotes from a few of her emails, but many average Americans have asked how they can read the emails from home. Since the release of the emails is part of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), all the emails are being posted to the State Department’s FOIA website. To access the emails that have been released so far, follow the steps below:

1. Go to http://foia.state.gov/Search
2. Type “Hillary Clinton” in the Search Terms field
3. You will get results with a mix of emails and other documents
4. Click on the arrow next to the “Posted Date” column header and select “Sort Descending” so that the recently released documents show first
5. Click the title of the document in the “Subject” field to open a PDF copy

As of this posting, the search yields 3,445 emails and documents, and this number is going to continue to grow. The State Department will release batches of Clinton’s emails at the end of each month through the end of 2015. A total of 30,490 were turned over to the State Department, so this is going to be a long process.

News Source: State Department, The Washington Post

Clinton Expected to Announce this Weekend

Clinton announces her 2008 presidential campaign

Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce her 2016 Presidential campaign this Sunday with an online video. Clinton announced her plans in a similar way when she ran in 2008. She is expected to release a video announcing her intentions while she travels to Iowa for her first campaign stops. After Iowa, Clinton is expected to take her message to New Hampshire.

We will post updates as this story unfolds.

News Source: CNN