Clinton Gets 1st Security Briefing as Nominee

Hillary Clinton received a national security briefing Saturday, her first since becoming the U.S. Democratic presidential nominee. The overview of major domestic and global threats facing the U.S. was conducted near her home, at a federal government facility outside New York. Major presidential nominees and their close advisors are required under U.S. law to be briefed with classified information on security matters by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence so they are...

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