Obama says Trump’s comments on women disqualifying
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comments on a 2005 videotape about groping women would disqualify him from even a job at a convenience store.
Trump intensifies attacks on Ryan with four weeks left until Election Day
OCALA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his attacks on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday, deepening a fracture in the party with only four weeks to go until the Nov. 8 electio…
U.S. lawmaker urges Saudi arms sales halt, cites possible Yemen ‘war crimes’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker urged the Obama administration to suspend cooperation with a Saudi-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Yemen, saying in a letter released on Wednesday that civilian casualties from the strikes “appear to be the…
Putin says U.S. hacking scandal not in Russia’s interests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The scandal that erupted in the United States over allegations Russia hacked Democratic Party emails has not been in Moscow’s interests and both sides in the U.S. election campaign are just using Russia to score points, Vladimir Puti…
Trump as president would pose global danger: U.N. rights chief
GENEVA (Reuters) – The world will be in danger if Republican nominee Donald Trump becomes president of the United States, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday.
Trump assails House speaker Ryan, McCain as ‘disloyal’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lashed out at U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and other “disloyal” Republicans on Tuesday and vowed to campaign in whatever style he wants now that the party establishment has largely aba…
Clinton campaign chief Podesta: FBI probing hack of his emails
(Reuters) – The chairman of Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, John Podesta, said on Tuesday the FBI is investigating the hack of his emails as published on WikiLeaks.
Former VP Gore reminds Clinton supporters of 2000 vote recount
MIAMI, Fla. (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton recruited Al Gore, the former vice president in her husband’s administration, to raise the specter of Gore’s loss to former President George W. Bush in the contentious 2000 U.S. election to urge voters to go to t…
Obama tells students at town hall about how failures have shaped him
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama won two straight elections for the White House, but on Tuesday during a talk with students at a town hall on race and sports he discussed a few times when he did not always come out on top.
Clinton opposition to Asia trade pact ‘close call’: hacked emails
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign was worried about the “hard balance” she would need to strike as the presidential candidate prepared to oppose a Pacific trade pact championed by President Barack Obama that she once supported, according …
