Tulsi Gabbard drops $50 million defamation suit against Hillary Clinton

Former Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) on Wednesday dropped her defamation suit against former Secretary of State and onetime Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Reuters reported.

Gabbard filed the suit in federal court against the Democratic powerbroker in January seeking at least $50 million for remarks Clinton made saying the congresswoman was a "favorite" of Moscow who was being "groomed" by the Kremlin, and reportedly implying that she is a "Russian asset."

Gabbard and her campaign filed a notice of dismissal, Reuters said, saying they "remain certain...