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Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, best known for her role as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she served as the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Clinton has been a significant figure in American politics for decades, advocating for issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and international diplomacy. Her tenure as Secretary of State included notable events such as the U.S. response to the Arab Spring and the military intervention in Libya.

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  1. Donald Trump has made it harder for families to afford childcare, groceries, and health care for their kids. His tariffs and war in Iran are driving up prices, and his budget ripped health care and food assistance away from children so billionaires could get another tax cut.2 sources2026huffpost.com
  2. Peggy Flanagan has spent her career fighting for children and families, from the Children’s Defense Fund to the Lieutenant Governor’s office, and she’s delivered for them.2 sources2026huffpost.com
  3. I know she’ll be that same champion in the Senate, and I’m proud to endorse her.2 sources2026huffpost.com
Oct 13, 2026

I really hope that Donald Trump is watching this, and I really hope he heard that line and I think he’s got to feel like he is in the Tenth Circle of Hell or something because of this litany of everything you’ve done.

huffpost.com
Oct 10, 2026

A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country. Push back on this.

theguardian.com
Oct 9, 2026

Minnesota, you have an opportunity to select an extraordinary person and public servant as your next U.S. senator. Please take it!

foxnews.com
Oct 8, 2026

I know she’ll be that same champion in the Senate, and I’m proud to endorse her.

huffpost.com
Oct 8, 2026

Peggy Flanagan has spent her career fighting for children and families, from the Children’s Defense Fund to the Lieutenant Governor’s office, and she’s delivered for them.

huffpost.com
Oct 8, 2026

Donald Trump has made it harder for families to afford childcare, groceries, and health care for their kids. His tariffs and war in Iran are driving up prices, and his budget ripped health care and food assistance away from children so…

huffpost.com
Aug 28, 2026

It's Lake Ontario," Clinton posted on Thursday, inserting herself into the debate stemming from Trump’s executive order instructing the Department of Interior to refer to the lake as 'Lake America' from now on.

foxnews.com
Aug 25, 2026

I can’t imagine that even in the Republican cloakroom, in the Senate, there’s much enthusiasm for going into a trade war with Canada.

huffpost.com
Jul 2, 2026

But that’s his game because he can’t win a fair fight, and his Republican Party, which has become a cult answering only to him, can’t win a fair fight.

huffpost.com
Jul 2, 2026

They can’t win a fair fight, which is why Trump is so obsessed with stealing voter rolls and purging voters and making up ridiculous claims about people not eligible as citizens for voting.

huffpost.com
Jun 30, 2026

It’s not (just) incompetence. It’s also corruption,

huffpost.com
Jun 30, 2026

Why can’t Trump clean a pool, or throw a real 250th party?

huffpost.com
Jun 18, 2026

So, I think it was a terrible miscalculation on the part of President Biden.

huffpost.com
Jun 18, 2026

He made a terrible mistake. He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country.

huffpost.com
Feb 17, 2026

Get the files out. They are slow-walking it. They are redacting the names of men who are in it.

cbsnews.com
Feb 17, 2026

We have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly.

cbsnews.com
Feb 17, 2026

We will show up, but we think it would be better to have it in public.

cbsnews.com
Feb 17, 2026

There's something about this administration's attitude toward this, which I think really leads us to conclude they have something to hide.

cbsnews.com
Nov 7, 2025

The Supreme Court will do to gay marriage what it did to abortion.

nytimes.com
Oct 12, 2025

When we got married 50 years ago, we had no idea how our lives would unfold. But one thing I knew for certain then, and still know now, is that I wanted to navigate the ups and downs and in-betweens with you. Happy anniversary, dear Bill.

nypost.com
Oct 12, 2025

No, this is now enough. We cannot continue this. This conflict needs to end, and we’ve got to move on.

nypost.com
Oct 12, 2025

Let’s now support this process and bring it together, not just in a nonpartisan way in our own country, but literally internationally as a great global commitment to try to bring peace, security, stability and a better future to the Middle…

nypost.com
Oct 12, 2025

I really commend President Trump and his administration.

nypost.com

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