Kremlin: Obama’s Trump criticism anti-Russian, won’t foster better ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it viewed U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent statements on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as anti-Russian and said they were unlikely to improve fragile relations between Russia and the…
Obama paints Trump as no friend of the working class
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama took up the Democrats’ fight against Donald Trump on Tuesday, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate’s bid to appeal to working-class voters.
Democratic Party says it was hacked again, blames Russians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Democratic National Committee said on Tuesday the organization had been hacked by Russian state-sponsored agents who were trying to influence the U.S. presidential election, after a similar leak in July roiled the…
Clinton server technicians decline questions from U.S. Congress
(This Sept. 13 story corrects bureau’s name to Federal Bureau of Investigation in paragraph 6, not Federal Bureau of Information)
Briton pleads guilty to weapons charge over Trump rally incident
(Reuters) – A British tourist who caused a security scare at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas in June by trying to grab a gun from a police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of illegal weapon possession and disorderly conduct, cour…
Clinton to resume campaigning on Thursday, ‘details to come’
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who is recuperating from pneumonia, plans to resume campaigning on Thursday, her spokesman said.
Tennessee lawmaker ousted after sex harassment allegations: media
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A Tennessee lawmaker was expelled from the state’s House of Representatives on Tuesday following accusations of widespread sexual harassment, media reported.
California governor vetoes bill to repeal tampon tax
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday vetoed a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products, angering women and advocates who call the taxes unjust.
Lawmakers aim to delay U.S. ceding control of Internet’s management
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Critics of a plan for the U.S. government to cede control of the Internet’s technical management to other countries might succeed in delaying such a move in Congress, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Loss of ‘March Madness’ games could hurt North Carolina governor’s re-election bid
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has weathered negative headlines as jobs, conventions and musical performances were canceled in his state this year to protest a law deemed discriminatory against lesbian, gay, bisexua…