Senator seeks SEC probe of Yahoo disclosure on hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Mark Warner on Monday asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Yahoo and its senior executives fulfilled obligations to inform investors and the public about a hacking attack af…
Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation: Clinton leads in Florida
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton has pulled ahead of Republican rival Donald Trump in the traditional battleground state of Florida, strengthening her position in the race for the White House, the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project…
Ahead of debate, Trump endorsed by some Bush alumni
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (This story corrects sixth paragraph to say Matt Schlapp was White House political director, not deputy.)
From prairie to the White House: Inside a Tribe’s quest to stop a pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three days after guard dogs attacked Native Americans protesting an oil pipeline project in North Dakota in early September, an unprecedented event took place at the White House.
Ahead of debate, Trump endorsed by U.S. immigration officers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump picked up the endorsement on Monday of the union representing 5,000 federal immigration officers, a boost of support for his immigration policy ahead of his first debate with Democrat Hi…
Debates to help half of U.S. voters decide between Clinton, Trump: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Half of America’s likely voters will rely on the presidential debates to help them make their choice between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released …
Gennifer Flowers won’t attend U.S. presidential debate: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said on Sunday that Gennifer Flowers, who had an affair with Bill Clinton before his 1992 presidential run, will not attend Monday night’s U.S. presidential debate.
Kerry’s ceaseless diplomacy faces sternest test on Syria
After last week’s bombing of a U.N. aid convoy in Syria dealt a death blow to a ceasefire deal in which he had invested all his diplomatic capital with Russia, the U.S. Secretary of State tossed aside a page of notes and looked at Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov across the horseshoe-shaped table in the U.N. Security Council.
Trump doubles down on ‘law-and-order’ appeal in White House bid
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday praised aggressive police tactics and condemned attacks on officers amid criticism of his plan to use “stop-and-frisk” tactics to reduce crime, in a speech following a second night of unrest that shook Ch…
Trump says he would push universities to reduce tuition
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Thursday he would work with U.S. lawmakers if elected to tie federal funding and tax breaks for colleges and universities to a “good faith” commitment by them to low…