Hillary Clinton Claims the Democratic Nomination

Hillary Clinton declared herself the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. president on Tuesday embracing her role in history as the first woman to lead a major party in a race for the White House "Thanks to you, we have reached a milestone," Clinton said in a speech  Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in the New Jersey primary on Tuesday night, deflating Sanders's hopes for a miraculous last-minute comeback and cementing her nomination for the democratic party