Among Democrats, another convention hums in Sanders fans’ phones
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – There is the Democratic convention unfolding onstage in Philadelphia this week, broadcast to millions on television. Then there is a second convention that exists largely hidden from public view in the smartphones of Bernie Sanders’ delegates.
Exclusive: FBI probes hacking of Democratic congressional group – sources
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating a cyber attack against another Democratic Party group, which may be related to an earlier hack against the Democratic National Committee, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
For inspiration, new Democratic stars look to Elizabeth Warren
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Twelve years ago, Barack Obama’s electrifying speech at the Democratic National Convention brought tears to Andrew Gillum’s eyes.
Exclusive: Billionaire Republican donors urge Kochs to back Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of at least six wealthy Republican donors is urging the billionaire Koch brothers to step off the sidelines of the U.S. presidential election to back Donald Trump, arguing they will want influence with the New York businessman they have harshly criticized if he wins the White House in November.
White House says no politics in U.S. cyber threat investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that partisanship plays no role in how the United States counters cyber threats affecting Americans.
U.S. intelligence chief: not ready to identify who is behind DNC hack
ASPEN, Colorado (Reuters) – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, speaking about the hack of Democratic Party emails, said on Thursday the U.S. intelligence community was not ready to “make the call on attribution.”
Dispatch from inside the conventions
(Reuters) – Delegates at both the Republican and the Democratic conventions sported outrageous outfits – but the views from their respective gatherings were a study in contrast.
Russia to U.S., Trump: Sort out your own pre-election hacking scandal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia told the United States on Thursday to get to the bottom of a hacking scandal involving Democratic Party emails itself and rejected what Donald Trump said was a sarcastic suggestion that Moscow should dig up Hillary Clinton’s “missing” emails.
Hollande says will stay true to values after Trump swipe at France
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande on Thursday fired back at comments by U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that “France was no longer France” after a slew of militant attacks, saying France would always stay true to its values.
Trump says was being ‘sarcastic’ in Russia hack comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday tried to quell the furor over his call to Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails by saying he was being sarcastic.
Mistrust of Clinton on trade shadows her at Democratic convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When it comes to trade policy, Hillary Clinton is taking heat from all sides.
In clash of billionaires, Bloomberg calls Trump White House race ‘a con’
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – New York media mogul Michael Bloomberg assailed fellow billionaire Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling his U.S. presidential race a “con” and ripping into his history of bankruptcies and lawsuits.
U.S. theory on Democratic Party breach: Hackers meant to leave Russia’s mark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. intelligence officials suspect that Russian hackers who broke into Democratic Party computers may have deliberately left digital fingerprints to show Moscow is a “cyberpower” that Washington should respect.
WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers.
Activist Steyer expands agenda in bid to defeat ‘dangerous’ Trump
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer is expanding his political agenda beyond climate change to embrace issues ranging from immigration to income inequality, which he expects will be critical to mustering votes for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election.
WTO chief won’t debate Trump, but rallies support for trade
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday he would not get into an argument with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has described the global trade body as a “disaster” and threatened to quit it.
Senior U.S. lawmakers want information on DNC hack declassified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrats on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees called on Wednesday for the White House to consider declassifying and releasing any intelligence community assessments of the hack into the Democratic National Committee email system.
No plans to release tax returns as pressure mounts, Trump aide says
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “will not be releasing” his tax returns due to a federal audit, his campaign manager said on Wednesday, despite pressure to release them and provide a window into his finances before the Nov. 8 election.
Mike Pence warns of ‘consequences’ if Russia hacked emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence on Wednesday vowed there would be “serious consequences” if the FBI determines Russia is behind recent hacking attempt and is meddling in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election.
Trump challenges Russia to find missing Clinton emails
MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump appealed to Russia on Wednesday to uncover and release thousands of emails that Hillary Clinton did not hand over to U.S. officials as part of a probe into the use of her private email system.
Kremlin says allegations it hacked U.S. Democratic Party ‘made-up horror stories’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed allegations Russia had hacked Democratic Party emails as “horror stories” dreamt up by U.S. politicians, saying it never interfered in other countries’ election campaigns.
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