Trump apologizes for lewd talk caught on live microphone in 2005
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump issued an apology on Friday after the release of a video in which the Republican presidential candidate was recorded on an open microphone in 2005 talking in vulgar terms about trying to have sex with women.
Obama casts early vote for 2016 election during Chicago trip
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday cast his ballot for the Nov. 8 election during a trip to his hometown of Chicago.
Two hawkish anti-immigration groups say consulted by Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two groups that support far-reaching curbs on legal immigration to the United States and ideological screening of would-be immigrants to test their beliefs say Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has consulted them on his immigrat…
Trump’s Indian-American fan spreads the word back home
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Donald Trump sympathizes with India in its recent escalation of tensions with Pakistan and supports skilled immigration, an adviser said on Friday, portraying the U.S. presidential hopeful as a friend of India and Indian Americans…
Republican Trump says 70 percent of federal regulations ‘can go’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said as many as 70 percent of federal agency regulations could be eliminated if he is elected in November, just hours after an adviser said the candidate would seek to cut 10 percen…
NRA gun rights group pours money into Republican U.S. Senate campaigns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Rifle Association is on track for record spending this year on U.S. political campaigns, including Missouri’s U.S. Senate race where a gun-owning Democrat is waging a tough fight against an incumbent Republican backe…
Jill Biden, wife of U.S. vice president, arrives in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, arrived in Cuba on Thursday, the latest sign of the rapprochement between the Cold War foes that saw President Barack Obama and his family visit in March.
Trump has shifted away from complete Muslim ban: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has backed away from a total ban on Muslims entering the United States, vice presidential running mate Mike Pence said on Thursday, a shift from one of the Republican presidential candidate’s most provocative proposa…
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency
LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Officials from the U.S. government’s health research agency are to be questioned by a congressional committee about why taxpayers are funding a World Health Organization cancer agency facing criticism over how it classifies ca…
U.S. Republican group hit by Russian-linked virus: researcher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Republican Party website selling campaign stickers and other political gear is among thousands of websites infected with a credit-card stealing virus that sent data to a server in Russia, according to a Dutch security rese…
