Yahoo scanning order unlikely to be made public: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obama administration officials briefed key congressional staffers last week about a secret court order to Yahoo that prompted it to search all users’ incoming emails for a still undisclosed digital signature, but they remain reluctant to discuss the unusual case with a broader audience.
Clinton slams Trump for comments on offensive against Islamic State
MANCHESTER, N.H./ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying that the week-old effort to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the control of Islamic State was goi…
Must see TV: why gutting NAFTA unlikely to create U.S. jobs
CUIDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (Reuters) – Both U.S. presidential candidates routinely criticize free-trade deals they blame for the loss of American jobs.
Kerry confident U.S. and Philippines can ‘work through’ Duterte confusion
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is confident after speaking to his Philippine counterpart that the two countries can “work through” a period of confusion caused by anti-American rhetoric from President Rodrigo Duterte, …
Obama trolls Trump over ‘mean tweet’ on late night TV
(This October 24 story has been refiled to say “go” instead of “do” in second paragraph)
U.S. government says benchmark 2017 Healthcare.gov premiums up 25 percent
(Reuters) – The average premium for benchmark 2017 Obamacare insurance plans sold on Healthcare.gov rose 25 percent compared with 2016, the U.S. government said on Monday, the biggest increase since the insurance first went on sale in 2013 for the foll…
Pennsylvania ex-attorney general gets jail time in leak case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced on Monday to serve 10 to 23 months in county jail for leaking confidential grand jury information and then lying about it to investigators.
In battleground Florida, tough stance on felons may sap votes for Democrats
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Leonard “Roscoe” Newton has been in and out of Florida’s prisons since before he could vote, starting with a youthful conviction for burglary.
Negative tone of White House race sours young voters
BOSTON (Reuters) – The exceptionally negative tone of this year’s race for the White House is souring young Americans, turning some away from the democratic process just as the millennial generation has become as large a potential bloc of voters as the…
Oil industry workers split between Trump and Clinton
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas industry workers have contributed only slightly more money to the campaign of Democrat Hillary Clinton than to Republican Donald Trump since the two clinched their parties’ nominations for the White House, accordin…
