Hillary Clinton outlines multi-point plan to take on Isis

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on 15 December outlined a multi-point plan for how she would work to defeat Islamic State (Isis) in the United States and overseas. During a campaign stop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the former secretary of state also addressed the issue of homegrown terrorist attacks such as the San Bernardino, California massacre that left 14 people dead earlier this month. Dec 16, 2015

Donald Trump defends Muslim comments as he gains police endorsement

As he gained the endorsement of the New England Police Benevolent Association on 10 December, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump defended his call to temporarily ban Muslims from the United States and pledged to punish police killers with death, if elected president. Trump made the comments to a crowd of law enforcement officers from Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the Granite State city of Portsmouth. Dec 11, 2015