"Her resignation opens up the possibility of new leadership at the top of the Democratic Party," Sanders said, adding that the leadership should be made up of "people who want real change." The meeting "needs to be all about making sure that everyone knows that Hillary Clinton would make the best president," she said. Clinton, 68, a former first lady and US senator, will be the first woman nominated for president by a major US political party. "I have decided that in the interest of making sure that we can start the Democratic convention on a high note that I am not going to gavel in the convention," Wasserman Schultz said. The cache of leaked emails disclosed that DNC officials explored ways to undercut Sanders' insurgent presidential campaign, including raising questions about whether Sanders, who is Jewish, was an atheist.

Source: dna July 25, 2016 18:57 UTC