Hillary Clinton wins D.C. Democratic primary


Hillary Clinton has won the District of Columbia Democratic primary, the last primary contest of the election season, several media outlets are projecting. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton is beating Sen. Bernie Sanders, 79 percent to 21 percent. The pair are meeting tonight, with Clinton telling Telemundo they will have a "wide-ranging conversation, because we share a lot of the same goals."
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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