Sanders returns to Washington, meets with Obama on next stepsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders returned to Washington for meetings on Thursday with President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid as Democrats pressured him to end his presidential campaign and support Hillary Clinton after a hard-fought primary race. Clinton, a former secretary of state, U.S. senator and first lady, secured enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination this week and become the first woman to lead a major U.S. party as its presidential nominee. Despite Clinton’s commanding victories in California and New Jersey in presidential contests on Tuesday, Sanders vowed to carry his populist campaign to the Democratic National Convention in July, when the party’s nominee is formally chosen. Obama, who is expected to endorse Clinton soon, was scheduled to meet with Sanders at the White House on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. (1515 GMT). Sanders will meet with Reid, his Senate colleague, in the afternoon. The Sanders campaign, which waged an unexpectedly strong challenge to a better-known and better-funded Democrat, has decried what it called Clinton’s anointment by the party establishment and the media. In an interview taped on Wednesday for broadcast on the NBC’s “Tonight” show on Thursday, Obama said he hoped that divisions between Democrats would start to heal in coming weeks now that Clinton has clinched the party’s nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election. At a fund-raiser in New York City on Wednesday, Obama said he was not too worried about bruised feelings after the primary and said “it was a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to have a contested primary.” Obama praised Sanders, the democratic socialist senator from Vermont, for bringing new energy and ideas to the party. “He pushed the party and challenged them,” he said. “I thought it made Hillary a better candidate.” Democrats are striking a delicate balance between the need to unite behind Clinton in the looming battle against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and not alienating Sanders and his supporters. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, herself a progressive known as a fiery critic of Wall Street, is preparing to endorse Clinton in the coming weeks after staying neutral in the Democratic primary, people familiar with her thinking told Reuters. politicsNews
sanders returns washington meets obama next stepswashington reuters senator bernie sanders returned washington meetings thursday president barack obama senate minority leader harry reid democrats pressured end presidential campaign support hillary clinton primary race clinton former secretary state senator first lady secured enough delegates secure democratic nomination week become first woman lead major party presidential nominee despite clinton commanding victories california new jersey presidential contests tuesday sanders vowed carry populist campaign democratic national convention july party nominee formally chosen obama expected endorse clinton soon scheduled meet sanders white house thursday gt sanders meet reid senate colleague afternoon the sanders campaign waged unexpectedly strong challenge democrat decreed called clinton appointment party establishment media in interview taped wednesday broadcast nbc tonight show thursday obama said hoped divisions democrats would start heal coming weeks clinton clinched party nomination presidential election at new york city wednesday obama said worried bruised feelings primary said healthy thing democratic party contested obama praised sanders democratic socialist senator vermont bringing new energy ideas party he pushed party challenged said i thought made hillary better democrats striking delicate balance need unite behind clinton looming battle presumptive republican nominee donald trump alienating sanders supporters senator elizabeth warren progressive known fiery critic wall street preparing endorse clinton coming weeks staying neutral democratic primary people familiar thinking told reuters politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Sanders returns to Washington, meets with Obama on next stepsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders returned to Washington for meetings on Thursday with President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid as Democrats pressured him to end his presidential campaign and support Hillary Clinton after a hard-fought primary race. Clinton, a former secretary of state, U.S. senator and first lady, secured enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination this week and become the first woman to lead a major U.S. party as its presidential nominee. Despite Clinton’s commanding victories in California and New Jersey in presidential contests on Tuesday, Sanders vowed to carry his populist campaign to the Democratic National Convention in July, when the party’s nominee is formally chosen. Obama, who is expected to endorse Clinton soon, was scheduled to meet with Sanders at the White House on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. (1515 GMT). Sanders will meet with Reid, his Senate colleague, in the afternoon. The Sanders campaign, which waged an unexpectedly strong challenge to a better-known and better-funded Democrat, has decried what it called Clinton’s anointment by the party establishment and the media. In an interview taped on Wednesday for broadcast on the NBC’s “Tonight” show on Thursday, Obama said he hoped that divisions between Democrats would start to heal in coming weeks now that Clinton has clinched the party’s nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election. At a fund-raiser in New York City on Wednesday, Obama said he was not too worried about bruised feelings after the primary and said “it was a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to have a contested primary.” Obama praised Sanders, the democratic socialist senator from Vermont, for bringing new energy and ideas to the party. “He pushed the party and challenged them,” he said. “I thought it made Hillary a better candidate.” Democrats are striking a delicate balance between the need to unite behind Clinton in the looming battle against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and not alienating Sanders and his supporters. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, herself a progressive known as a fiery critic of Wall Street, is preparing to endorse Clinton in the coming weeks after staying neutral in the Democratic primary, people familiar with her thinking told Reuters. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: sanders returns washington meets obama next stepswashington reuters senator bernie sanders returned washington meetings thursday president barack obama senate minority leader harry reid democrats pressured end presidential campaign support hillary clinton primary race clinton former secretary state senator first lady secured enough delegates secure democratic nomination week become first woman lead major party presidential nominee despite clinton commanding victories california new jersey presidential contests tuesday sanders vowed carry populist campaign democratic national convention july party nominee formally chosen obama expected endorse clinton soon scheduled meet sanders white house thursday gt sanders meet reid senate colleague afternoon the sanders campaign waged unexpectedly strong challenge democrat decreed called clinton appointment party establishment media in interview taped wednesday broadcast nbc tonight show thursday obama said hoped divisions democrats would start heal coming weeks clinton clinched party nomination presidential election at new york city wednesday obama said worried bruised feelings primary said healthy thing democratic party contested obama praised sanders democratic socialist senator vermont bringing new energy ideas party he pushed party challenged said i thought made hillary better democrats striking delicate balance need unite behind clinton looming battle presumptive republican nominee donald trump alienating sanders supporters senator elizabeth warren progressive known fiery critic wall street preparing endorse clinton coming weeks staying neutral democratic primary people familiar thinking told reuters politicsnews