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Poll: Hillary Clinton’s lead shrinks among Democrats

Hillary Clinton is still leading the Democratic field for 2016, but her lead has shrunk in recent months, according to a Monmouth University poll out Wednesday, as independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to make steady gains, despite trailing by a wide margin.

Will Trust Be a Deal-Breaker for Hillary Clinton?

One topic that often comes up in serious conversations about 2016 presidential politics is whether questions about Hillary Clinton’s trustworthiness will be her undoing. Not surprisingly, many of her fiercest critics passionately want this to be the case, but even some of her closest advisers are known to be very concerned about it. It was enough of a worry for Clinton to insist in a recent interview with CNN’s Brianna Keilar, “People should and do trust me.” Will it be a deal breaker for her candidacy?

The first Federal Election Commission filing deadline for most of the presidential candidates is Wednesday, but some organizations have released their totals early. Below, the announced money raised by the campaigns, “super PACs” and nonprofits supporting each candidate.

Mrs. Clinton will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a private meeting with Representative Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader, and then a series of events with congressional Democrats — a group that did little to help her in 2008, but that is now greeting her with open arms.

The major Democratic presidential candidates jockeyed for Latino support at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference.

Media tagged Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as boring just moments after Walker announced he is the latest Republican to seek the White House in 2016.

Clinton speech react: ‘Is that it?’

Hillary Clinton gave a big economics speech here on Monday, and the snap reaction among Wall Street investors, economists and ardent financial reformers who thrill to the soak-the-rich rhetoric of Bernie Sanders was a collective: “Meh. What’s next?”