In slap at Trump, some wealthy Republicans campaign for Clinton
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groups of wealthy Republicans unhappy with Donald Trump have been privately courting prominent peers to join them in backing Democrat Hillary Clinton’s U.S. presidential bid, several people involved in the effort told Reuters.
Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds recent comments by Donald Trump “shockingly unacceptable.”
Obama commutes prison sentences of 214 drug offenders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 214 individuals on Wednesday, the most grants of clemency in a single day since at least 1900, the White House said.
Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels like corn-based ethanol be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply, according to campaign and state officials.
Muslim families of fallen U.S. soldiers driven to oppose Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nazar Naqvi has faithfully voted Republican for more than three decades.
Besieged by Republican criticism, Trump insists campaign is unified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday that his presidential campaign is unified, even as he faces open revolt from some in his party amid one of the most disruptive controversies of his unruly White House run.
Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain for re-election: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday declined to endorse two fellow Republicans, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Senator John McCain, in their upcoming re-election battles after both Republicans criticized his remarks about the family of a slain Muslim U.S. Army captain.
Trump loses bid for pretrial win in Trump University lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s pretrial bid to win a lawsuit brought by students of Trump University who have said they were defrauded by its real-estate seminars.
Clinton extends lead over Trump to 8 percentage points: Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton extended her lead over Republican rival Donald Trump to eight percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, from six points on Friday.
Senior Democratic National Committee officials resign: DNC
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three senior officials with the Democratic National Committee have resigned, the DNC said on Tuesday, amid a shake-up following a hack of thousands of emails that embarrassed the party just as it staged its national convention last week.
Trump ally Christie calls criticisms of slain soldier’s family ‘inappropriate’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chris Christie, a close ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, distanced himself on Tuesday from Trump’s feud with the Muslim family of a slain U.S. Army captain, according to Politico.
Trump fires back at Obama, says Clinton ‘unfit’ for government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shot back at President Barack Obama’s criticism of him as unfit for office, saying Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has embraced policies that have hurt national security and America’s workers.
As party unease grows with Trump, Republican lawmaker says he will back Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican lawmaker in Congress became the first to break with the party and support Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House on Tuesday amid signs of growing Republican unease with volatile presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The Big Squeeze: This election year, it’s all about the money
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. – Two years ago, Judy Konopka and Craig Diangelo lost their jobs in the IT department of what was then known as Northeast Utilities, a regional electricity provider, when the company decided to replace about 220 employees with guest workers from India. In order to receive a more lucrative separation package, they had to train their foreign replacements both here and overseas.
Trump dismisses Buffett’s rebuke over his business judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s blistering critique of his business acumen.
Obama to Republican leaders: why are you still endorsing Trump?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama issued a scathing attack of Donald Trump on Tuesday for criticizing a Muslim family whose U.S. Army captain son was killed in Iraq, and he challenged Republican leaders to withdraw support for their “unfit” nominee.
White House candidate Clinton sees big boost in fundraising in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raised nearly $90 million in July for her campaign and the Democratic Party, with more than half the donations coming from new donors, the campaign said on Tuesday.
Briton in Trump gun incident could die in U.S. prison, mother says
LONDON (Reuters) – A British man detained in the United States for allegedly trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer at a Donald Trump rally is suffering from severe mental illness and risks dying in prison, his mother said on Tuesday.
Colorado Governor says Trump doesn’t understand fracking issue: Denver Post
(Reuters) – Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper on Monday criticized Donald Trump’s comments about fracking, saying the Republican presidential candidate does not completely understand the issue, the Denver Post reported.
Donald Trump fires senior adviser Ed Brookover: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday fired senior adviser Ed Brookover, two sources close to his campaign said.
Buffett challenges Trump to exchange tax returns, answer questions
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – U.S. investor Warren Buffett, speaking at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, challenged Republican Donald Trump on Monday to release his tax returns.
Powerful Koch brothers rebuff big donors’ calls to back Trump for White House
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The billionaire industrialist Koch brothers rejected pressure over the weekend from dozens of big donors in their sprawling political network to back U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying that their money was better spent trying to influence congressional races.
Khan parents chide Trump for lack of empathy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a growing dispute between Donald Trump and the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army officer killed in the Iraq war, the father said on Monday that the Republican presidential nominee lacked the empathy to be a leader and chided him for throwing the first salvo in their exchange.
Russia says accusations it was behind DNC email hack are insulting – Ifx
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that U.S. accusations that Moscow was behind a hack of Democratic National Committee computers were insulting and unworthy, the Interfax news agency reported.
House Speaker Ryan: Khan family sacrifice should be honored
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, responding to remarks by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said on Sunday said Muslim fallen Army Captain Humayun Khan made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
McConnell calls Army captain Khan ‘an American hero’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on Sunday called Muslim fallen Army Captain Humayun Khan “an American hero,” and said that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims seeking to enter the country did not fit American values.
Clinton: ‘I will be there’ for presidential debates
ASHLAND, Ohio (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told reporters on Sunday that she will attend the three debates set up ahead of the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election.
Clinton says Russia behind DNC hacking, draws line to Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she questioned Republican rival Donald Trump’s overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Clinton accuses Trump of scapegoating Muslim soldier’s parents
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump on Sunday of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, after the Republican nominee took issue with remarks the soldier’s father made at the Democratic National Convention.
Dates picked year ago for U.S. presidential debates will serve public: commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dates for the three debates ahead of the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election were picked a year ago and “will serve the American public well,” the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement on Sunday.
Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked DNC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she accused Republican contender Donald Trump of showing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump rebuts criticism by Army father at Democratic convention
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump rejected criticism from the father of a soldier killed in Iraq who said the Republican presidential nominee had “sacrificed nothing and no one” and questioned whether the mother was allowed to speak during the couple’s appearance at the Democratic convention.
Clinton works to shore up support in Rust Belt
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton toured the U.S. Rust Belt on Saturday, seeking to shore up support from working-class voters in the region by promising to raise wages and reject bad international trade deals.
Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin voter laws
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday struck down a string of Wisconsin voting restrictions passed by the Republican-led legislature and ordered the state to revamp its voter identification rules, finding that they disenfranchised minority voters.
Trump to Clinton: ‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he was taking the gloves off in his battle against Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House after taking a scorching from speakers at the Democratic National Convention.
U.S. Air Force asks industry for proposals to replace nuclear missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force asked industry on Friday for proposals to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and the nuclear cruise missile as the military moves ahead with a costly modernization of its aging atomic weapons systems.
U.S. worried about hunger-striking Cuban dissidents: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned about the physical well-being of hunger-striking activists in Cuba and is closely watching their situation, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Exclusive: Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats – sources
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The computer network used by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points after Democratic confab: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6- percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday, the day after she formally accepted her party’s nomination for the Nov. 8 election.
Court rejects NJ Senator Menendez’s bid to end corruption case
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday refused to dismiss a corruption indictment against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, rejecting the Democrat’s claim that the U.S. Constitution shielded him from prosecution.
Obama to showcase TPP after trade deal demonized by other Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During a state visit from Singapore’s prime minister on Tuesday, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will extol the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal that his fellow Democrats demonized at their convention this week.
U.S., Cuba hold ‘substantive’ second round talks on claims
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba have concluded a “substantive” second round of talks on multibillion-dollar claims against one another in Washington and agreed to hold more regular meetings on the matter, a State Department Official said on Friday.
Democratic campaign group for Congress confirms computer hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed on Friday it had been hacked, a cyber intrusion that may be linked to Russian hackers, like an earlier one targeting another Democratic Party group.
The year of ‘Neither’: Why Reuters/Ipsos is tweaking its U.S. presidential poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a presidential campaign notable for its negativity, the option of “Neither” candidate appears to be an appealing alternative, at least to participants in the Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Killing TPP would hand China ‘keys to the castle’: U.S. trade representative
LIMA (Reuters) – Failure to ratify the U.S.-led sweeping trade pact TPP would hand China “the keys to the castle” on globalization and do nothing to solve the real problems underlying American anxiety over jobs, the top U.S. trade official said Thursday.
Daughter Chelsea casts Clinton as great mom, driven public servant
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Chelsea Clinton took the stage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday to portray her mother Hillary Clinton as a loving, smart and playful woman qualified to be elected president of the United States.
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