Hillary Clinton is running for president

Putting to rest the worst kept secret in Washington, campaign chairman John Podesta on Sunday confirmed in an email to donors and supporters that Hillary Clinton is making a second run at the White House.

"It's official: Hillary's running for president," the email reads.

Clinton herself confirmed the news shortly thereafter with the release of her first campaign ad.

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"I'm hitting the road to earn your vote," she says in the spot, "because it's your time, and I hope you'll join me on this journey."

Far and away the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination — polls regularly show her leading hypothetical competitors by roughly 50 percentage points — Clinton would if elected become the first female president in U.S. history. —Jon Terbush