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The Hill
Senior White House correspondent at The Hill and co-author of HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton
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Amie Parnes
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FROM Amie Parnes
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Obama's Next Role: Campaigner–in-Chief for Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders has asked for an Oval Office meeting tomorrow, raising an important political question: what role will President Obama be playing in the upcoming campaign. Photo: Marc Nozell Some termed-out incumbent presidents have been albatrosses around the necks of candidates of their own parties who've been nominated to succeed them, but Barack Obama's expected to play a major role between now and November. Amy Parnes, who has covered the White House since 2008, is now covering this year's campaign for The Hill.
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Hillary Clinton and Political 'Inevitability' Hillary Clinton was considered "inevitable" in 2008. Barack Obama proved that she wasn't, when she failed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Now she's "inevitable" for 2016. Are there second acts in American politics? We hear about potential challenges from the progressive wing of the party, and why many political pros think she's unstoppable anyway — if she decides to run.
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.