Hillary Clinton outraised Bernie Sanders in April


Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign pulled in $36 million in April, Politico reports. She notched about $10 million more than rival Bernie Sanders, whose own haul dropped sharply from March, when he easily outraised the Democratic frontrunner for the third straight month.
Clinton is far ahead of Sanders in the race for delegates, but the Vermont senator isn't giving up. On Sunday, he claimed the Democratic convention will be contested.
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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