Obama meets with national security team on Syria, Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met on Friday with his national security team to discuss the fight against Islamic State and the war in Syria, the White House said.
North Carolina Democrats win extension of voter registration deadline
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A state judge in North Carolina gave residents in counties hit hard by Hurricane Matthew five extra days to register to vote after Democrats sued to get an extension to Friday’s deadline, while a federal judge ordered an…
Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island’s coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financia…
Hacked emails raise possibility of Clinton Foundation ethics breach
SEATTLE, Wash. (Reuters) – Hacked emails published by Wikileaks this week appear to show Qatar pledging to donate $1 million to Hillary Clinton’s family’s charitable foundation, despite her promise to curb new donations by foreign governments while U.S…
Clinton leads by 7 points as Trump faces grope claims: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton leads rival Donald Trump by seven percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll taken as the Republican nominee fought off accusations of groping women.
Florida Supreme Court strikes down new death penalty law
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s Supreme Court overturned a new state death penalty law on Friday because it does not require juries to unanimously recommend capital punishment, a ruling with potential implications for ongoing prosecutions and 385 dea…
Clinton warned U.S. would ‘ring China with missile defense’: hacked email
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in a private speech to bankers three years ago that the United States had warned Beijing it would “ring China with missile defense” unless it did more to rein in North K…
New Hampshire Senate race is tight despite Trump focus
(Reuters) – New Hampshire’s Senate race is a dead heat between incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte and Governor Maggie Hassan, polls showed on Friday, with the tight contest showing the limits of the Democrat’s attempt to tie her rival to Donald Trump.
Dozens of U.S. lawmakers request briefing on Yahoo email scanning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of 48 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday asked the Obama administration to brief Congress “as soon as possible” about a 2015 Yahoo program to scan all of its users’ incoming email at the…
Exclusive: Obama, aides expected to weigh Syria military options on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his top foreign policy advisers are expected to meet on Friday to consider their military and other options in Syria as Syrian and Russian aircraft continue to pummel Aleppo and other targets, U.S….
