White House Resumes Strong Defense of Hillary Clinton

With a presidential run by Vice President Joe Biden taken off the table in the 2016 race for president, the White House on Thursday resumed its vigorous defense of Hillary Clinton.

White House spokesman Eric Schultz spoke glowingly at length about Mrs. Clinton when asked about her testimony before the House Committee on Benghazi.

“I was reminded of why President Obama chose Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state in the first place,” Mr. Schultz said of his impressions w