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Hillary Clinton narrowly won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa, outpacing a surprisingly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to claim the first victory in the 2016 race for president.
     
The former secretary of state and first lady edged past the Vermont senator in a race the Iowa Democratic Party called the closest in its caucus history.
     

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican nominating contest on Feb. 1, upending the party's presidential race and creating a three-way competition with establishment candidate Senator Marco Rubio. 

After five years of failed attempts, the U.S. Senate Republicans on Dec. 4 passed a symbolic partisan bill to gut President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law, but the effort has already been condemned to death by Obama's plans to veto it. 

U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton played defense over her 2003 vote backing the U.S. invasion of Iraq and inched away from President Barack Obama on Syria and the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants during a contentious debate on Nov. 14. 

Vice President Joe Biden is actively exploring a possible presidential run, a move which would jolt the Democratic field and its frontrunner Hillary Clinton, The New York Times reported August 1.

One of America's most liberal senators, Vermont's Bernie Sanders, said April 29 that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, presenting a challenge to Hillary Clinton from the party's left flank.

Hillary Clinton has announced that she will run for president of the United States again.

Launching her second campaign for Democratic candidate for president, the former secretary of state on Sunday announced her candidacy on social media in a campaign video featuring everyday life of US voters such as starting a business or having a baby.