Hillary Clinton launches new political action group

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has launched a new political action organisation to fight against US President Donald Trump's agenda and raise funds for five prominent progressive groups.

In a series of tweets she informed about her new group with a renewed zeal for democracy and citizens’ active participation in democratic process.

The launching of this new political action group is being seen as 69-year-old Hillary Clinton’s significant move to find a new role in an evolving political landscape.

The new group's website said it aimed to advance progressive values and reminded visitors that Clinton had won nearly 66 million votes in November's showdown with Trump.

"Onward Together will work to build a brighter future for generations to come by supporting groups that encourage people to organise and run for office," wrote the former Secretary of State.

Clinton becomes the latest high-profile Democrat to launch an independent group. Former President Barack Obama, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, and 2004 Democratic nominee Howard Dean all helped create political organisations.

As of now, Onward Together would support five progressive groups: Swing Left, which targets vulnerable House Republican incumbents; Emerge America, which will train Democratic women to run for office; Colour of Change, which fights for criminal justice reform and racial justice; Indivisible, a group that's mobilising a "resistance" against Trump; and Run for Something, which helps potential candidates find tools to guide their bids.

In one of her tweets, Clinton expressed her dismay at the way this year has started but reaffirmed her hope for a kinder and inclusive America.

With inputs from NH Web Desk