Fund-raising stalled, Republican convention asks Adelson for donation

Clinton, Sanders reach healthcare compromise through $40 billion expanded funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Saturday announced a proposal to expand mandatory healthcare funding by $40 billion over the next 10 years, highlighting the influence that rival Democrat Bernie Sanders has had on her campaign.

Dallas shooter is not representative of African-Americans: Obama
WARSAW (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the black U.S. military veteran alleged to have killed five policemen in Dallas is not representative of African-Americans.

U.S. Women’s Open must leave Trump National, says Burk
(Reuters) – Fourteen years after criticizing Augusta National Golf Club for its all-male membership policy, women’s issues expert Martha Burk has called for next year’s U.S. Women’s Open to be moved from Trump National in New Jersey.

Violence again convulses 2016 election campaign, testing Trump, Clinton
(Reuters) – In the hours after a gunman shot 12 police officers, killing five in Dallas, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton abruptly canceled campaign events. Their Twitter accounts largely went quiet.

Florida congresswoman indicted in fraud scheme: U.S. prosecutors
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A federal grand jury indicted U.S. Representative Corrine Brown of Florida and her chief of staff on fraud charges and other crimes, accusing them of funneling money for a bogus education charity to personal use, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.

U.S. House panel approves Benghazi report after two-year probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ special Benghazi committee approved its report on Friday on the attack in Libya that killed four Americans in 2012, but the Republican-led panel set no date for ending its work after a two-year-long investigation.

U.S. Democrats’ infighting over trade pact puts Clinton in middle
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton has found herself in the middle of a fight within the U.S. Democratic Party over the Pacific Rim trade pact, between President Barack Obama, who backs the deal, and opponents whose help is crucial to her White House bid.

Clinton maintains she was unaware her emails had classified secrets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton repeated on Friday that she did not realize she was sending and receiving highly classified government secrets on her private email server while secretary of state in her first remarks on the case after a federal investigation found this happened at least 110 times.

Faced with Trump and Clinton, Americans yearn for third choice: Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans’ demand for an alternative to the two main presidential candidates has surged since the last election, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows, underscoring the unpopularity of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Options market signals little fear of election-tied volatility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The November U.S. presidential election is being sold by the major parties as a defining moment for the next generation of Americans. But stock and options traders, often moved to action by political headlines, are responding with a big ‘meh.’

Cleveland tightens Republican convention security after Dallas attack
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland police officials have tightened their security plan for the July 18-21 Republican National Convention as a result of the deadly shootings of police officers in Dallas, Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba told Reuters on Friday.

U.S. Representative Brown charged with fraud: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Corrine Brown, a Democrat from Florida, and her chief of staff were indicted on Friday for their roles in a scheme involving a fraudulent education charity, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Obama says confident Britain will have orderly Brexit transition: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he was confident that Britain and the European Union would be able to agree an orderly transition to a new relationship after last month’s Brexit vote.

Justice Department opens criminal probe into black Louisiana man’s death
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the fatal police shooting of a black man in Louisiana’s capital, the state’s governor said on Thursday, as two deadly encounters between law enforcement and black men triggered protests in the United States.

U.S. Senate passes GMO labeling bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients (GMOs).

State Department to conduct internal probe of Clinton email case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it will conduct an internal review of whether Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her aides mishandled classified information, after the Justice Department declined to bring criminal charges.

U.S. lawmakers blast Obama administration over ex-Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers sharply criticized President Barack Obama’s administration on Thursday over the disappearance of a former Guantanamo detainee, calling for an end to transfers from the prison because of fears former prisoners could launch attacks on Americans.

Sanders expected to endorse Clinton on Tuesday: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse presidential rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday at a campaign event in New Hampshire, The New York Times reported on Thursday.

IMF’s Lagarde warns against Trump-style protectionism: FT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned in an interview published on Thursday that anti-trade policies like those championed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump risked a protectionist movement that could severely damage global growth.

Obama to broach Syria, Russia, Brexit at NATO summit: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will speak with European leaders about the Syrian refugee crisis, Russia and Ukraine, and the aftermath of Britain’s decision to pull out of the EU during the NATO summit on Friday, the White House said.

House Speaker Ryan: all options on table over Democrats’ gun sit-in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday “all options” were being considered over the possible discipline of House Democrats for protests they held on the House floor to call for action on gun-control measures.

‘I’m going to make you proud,’ Trump tells Republican lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump faced a tough crowd when he met Republicans in Congress on Thursday but several lawmakers, including past critics, emerged from the closed-door meeting with encouraging words about their presumptive White House nominee.

Top Senate Democrat predicts Zika funding bill will fail again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid warned on Thursday that Democrats would defeat a partisan measure intended to combat the Zika virus and called on the House of Representatives to allow a vote on a different measure that has bipartisan support.

Speaker Ryan formally asks that Clinton be denied classified data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top elected U.S. Republican formally asked the country’s intelligence chief not to give Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton any classified information during the election campaign, according to a letter released on Thursday.

Speaker Ryan formally asks that Clinton be denied classified data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican head of the U.S. House of Representatives formally asked the U.S. intelligence chief not to give Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton any classified information during the election campaign, according to a letter released on Thursday.

Democrat Clinton to propose plan to protect small businesses
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday will unveil proposals to help small businesses fight fraudulent practices by larger firms, tactics her campaign will compare to the business record of her Republican rival, Donald Trump.

Trump rejects criticism, vents at news media in campaign speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism of his campaign tactics, in a wide-ranging speech defending his team’s use of a Jewish star and his own praise of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

After FBI report, Clinton aides could find it harder to get security clearances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI’s harsh criticism of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email system as U.S. secretary of state could make it difficult for some of her closest aides to keep or renew government security clearances, but it would not affect Clinton herself if she is elected president, experts said.

Sanders endorsement of Clinton could come as early as next week: ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton could receive her rival Bernie Sanders’ endorsement at a public event next week, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources close to the Sanders campaign.