Clinton seeks to keep Trump on defensive after presidential debate
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton sought on Tuesday to keep Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive a day after their first U.S. presidential debate with accusations he is a sexist, racist and tax dodger, while Trump suggested h…
Stop-gap bill to avoid government shutdown fails Senate procedural vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stop-gap funding bill to avoid a federal government shutdown later this week failed to garner enough votes to move forward in the Senate on Tuesday, with Democrats and Republicans both opposing the measure.
In first face-off with Clinton, Trump struggles to be ‘change’ candidate
HEMPSTEAD, New York (Reuters) – Running as an anti-establishment candidate, Donald Trump took the presidential debate stage on Monday night to hammer home his call for sweeping political change and try to win over millions of undecided voters.
Asian viewers give nod to Clinton after first presidential debate
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton put Donald Trump on the defensive and showed a better grasp of foreign policy issues, according to a sampling of people across Asia who watched the fiery first U.S. presidential debate.
Trump’s debate sniffs take off on social media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican White House candidate Donald Trump stole the social media spotlight during Monday night’s U.S. presidential debate on at least one count – what Twitter users branded his #Trumpsniffle.
Clinton gains in online betting markets after U.S. presidential debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s probability of winning the White House gained in online betting markets following the first debate of the campaign on Monday night between her and Republican Donald Trump.
U.S. Senate’s top tax lawmaker targets corporate offshore profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s senior Democratic tax law writer says he will rip up a root of corporate tax avoidance if his party wins Senate control in November, targeting trillions of dollars in tax-deferred profits being held abroad by U….
Cost of modernizing U.S. nuclear weapons to fall to next president
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (Reuters) – In this flat, windy expanse just south of the Canadian border, U.S. Air Force pilots fly the same bombers their grandfathers flew, using mid-20th century cables and pulleys.
Mexicans prefer Clinton to Donald Trump, poll shows
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans favor U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump by a 10-1 ratio, according to a poll.
Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill allowing relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
