DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on developments from the 2016 Republican race for president, just days out from the Iowa caucuses (all times local):
8:50 p.m.
Bernie Sanders still doesn't want to talk about Hillary Clinton's emails.
Sanders says in a Friday statement that there is a "legal process in place which should proceed and not be politicized," regarding questions about Clinton's use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.
The Associated Press reported earlier that the State Department is withholding the release of more than 20 emails from Clinton's correspondence because they contain information deemed "top secret."
Clinton's campaign has questioned the secrecy of the messages and called for their release. She's insisted she never sent or received information on her personal email account that was classified at the time.
During the first Democratic debate last year, Sanders famously dismissed the issue by saying "the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!"
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8:20 p.m.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says answering a question about combating illegal drug use is "a little harder than normal" with his daughter in the audience — acknowledging that she had battled a pain pill addiction while he was in office.
An audience member at a western Iowa campaign event mentioned the addiction Friday while asking Bush's stance on illegal drug use in the U.S.
Bush responded by first pointing to his daughter, Noelle, in the seats behind him, saying, "I've not done this in front of her, so this will be a little harder than normal."
Bush says there must be a focus on treating drug addiction, including more prevention programs, addiction research, and drug courts looking more at recovery than punishment.But he also supports "putting away the people on the streets who are selling this poison."
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7:55 p.m.
Former President Bill Clinton is offering a detailed biographical sketch of his wife as the couple embarks on a series of joint appearances in the final days of campaigning before the Iowa caucuses.
Bill Clinton is walking voters through a list of Hillary Clinton's accomplishments as secretary of state, U.S. senator, first lady and as a oung lawyer in Arkansas.
Bill Clinton says his wife has "never touched a thing she didn't make better."
Taking the stage after her husband, Hillary Clinton promised he wouldn't disappear should she win the White House — telling voters "he will be a really good adviser."
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7:15 p.m.Hillary Clinton is accusing rival Bernie Sanders of leveling negative attacks — breaking one of his core campaign pledges.
Clinton said during a Friday appearance on NBC's Nightly News that Sanders is trying to "insinuate" she has a weaker plan to reign in Wall Street abuses.
She says he's "trying to divert attention," which she calls "a time-worn politician's tactic."
The two Democratic presidential candidates are locked in a close race in Iowa, just days before the first round of primary voting.
Clinton acknowledged Sanders' lead in the contest after Iowa, saying New Hampshire always favors candidates from neighboring states.
She says her team is ready for "a hard fought campaign."
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5:50 p.m.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says it's "not acceptable" that more than 20 emails sent from Hillary Clinton's private server have been deemed so classified they cannot be released.
The Associated Press reported Friday that the State Department is withholding the release of seven email chains from Clinton's correspondence as secretary of state because they contain information deemed "top secret."
Clinton's presidential campaign questioned the secrecy of the messages Friday and called for the State Department to release them.
Rubio told an audience in Clinton, Iowa, that it was not acceptable for such sensitive emails to be on the server.
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5:20 p.m.
A super political action committee backing Hillary Clinton's Democratic presidential bid has raised more than $50 million since the beginning of 2015.
Priorities USA issued a memo to supporters Friday with the new financial information. The group says it raised almost $10 million this month alone and claims to have another $42 million in donor commitments. AFP
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