Trump would spend billions more on military, but for what? experts ask
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s U.S. military buildup plan would cost hundreds of billions of dollars – but with no apparent strategy, defense experts from across the political spectrum said on Thursday.
Clinton, as polls tighten, shifts focus to herself instead of Trump
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republic…
Clinton criticizes Trump for remarks on security briefing, Putin
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday for talking about things he learned in classified intelligence briefings and for praising Russia’s Vladimir Putin as…
Trump says he was against Iraq war despite Howard Stern interview
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday said he was against the Iraq war all along despite telling radio interviewer Howard Stern in 2002 that he favored it.
U.S. lawmakers to press AOL for Powell’s State Department emails
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said Thursday they will seek to recover the missing emails of Colin Powell from his time as U.S. secretary of state by going directly to AOL Inc, whose email service he used for his work.
Senators seek to block $1.15 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. senators introduced a joint resolution on Thursday seeking to block the U.S. sale of $1.15 billion of Abrams tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia, citing issues including the conflict in Yemen.
U.S. Air Force fire chief charged with procurement violation, wire fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief of the U.S. Air Force’s fire services has been indicted on charges of illegally disclosing Defense Department contract information, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Biden asks U.S. Congress to allow unencumbered Zika funding vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called on the Republican-led U.S. Congress to allow an up-or-down vote on funding to combat the Zika virus without other provisions attached, calling the health threat posed by the pathogen a …
‘What is Aleppo?’ asks U.S. Libertarian Party candidate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson framed an embarrassing lapse on foreign affairs as simple human error on Thursday after he responded to a question about a flashpoint in the Syrian civil war by asking, “What …
Trump campaign reverses ban on credentials for some media outlets
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday ended his ban on press credentials for some news outlets seeking to cover his campaign events, including The Washington Post and Buzzfeed, a policy that had draw…
