Donald Trump throws counter punch after Joe Biden comments
GENEVA, Ohio (Reuters) – Donald Trump shrugged off tough talk from Vice President Joe Biden with a verbal counter punch of his own.
‘Nasty woman’ and Ken Bone: election’s viral stars a hit for Halloween
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the U.S. election just days away, Americans can expect to see an occasional “nasty woman” and “basket of deplorables” knocking on doors this Halloween alongside the usual parade of goblins, ghosts and ghouls.
Obama rallies Obamacare troops at ‘critical time’ for program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday urged more than 25,000 volunteers and advocates who dialed in to a White House conference call to pull out the stops to boost the number of people signing up for Obamacare health insurance plans…
Obama shortens prison sentences for 98 convicts: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 98 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his latest round of commutations, including for 42 people serving life sentences, the White House said on Thursd…
U.S. lawmakers raise privacy concerns over new hacking rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Congress on Thursday asked the Justice Department to clarify how a looming rule change to the government’s hacking powers could impact privacy rights of innocent Americans.
Putin says U.S. ‘hysteria’ over Russia is election ploy
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused American politicians of whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings in the run-up to the U.S. presidential e…
In breathless U.S. election, Twitter generates buzz not cash
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This year’s presidential election might be the perfect microcosm of Twitter’s woes.
Hacked emails show Clinton aides surprised at 2015 email revelations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two aides in charge of running Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign were taken aback as news broke in March 2015 of Clinton’s use of private email for her work as U.S. secretary of state, according to stolen emails published on …
Winning in court, losing on the ground: uncertainty clouds U.S. voting rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. voting rights advocates scored a string of courtroom victories this year that rolled back some of the nation’s most restrictive voting laws. Now they face another challenge: making sure those rulings are not undermined by of…
Russia’s Putin says Obama administration does not stick to any deals
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday it was hard for him to work with the current U.S. administration because it did not stick to any agreements, including on Syria.