Invoking religion, a more disciplined Trump speaks of unity
GREENVILLE, N.C., Va./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invoked religion, talked of unifying Americans and tried to raise doubts about whether Democratic rival Hillary Clinton can be trusted in a new campaign stump spe…
Democrats launch new push for Obama U.S. Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supporters of Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court selection, on Tuesday launched a new push to persuade the Republican-led Senate to act on the nomination before the Nov. 8 presidential election, but thei…
U.S. companies tout climate policies, fund climate skeptics
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies that have expressed the most fervent public support for President Barack Obama’s environmental agenda are also funding its biggest enemies – the scores of U.S. lawmakers who are climate change skeptics and oppose regulation to combat it, according to a Reuters review of public records.
Philippines scrambles to soothe tensions after Obama slur
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Clinton slams Trump for commenting on Fed policies
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticized Republican rival Donald Trump on Tuesday for making comments about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies, which she said should be off-limits for U.S. presidents and…
No. 2 House Democrat opposes temporary gov’t spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, on Tuesday said he opposed any temporary spending bill for the federal government that lasted beyond December.
Republicans’ Congress lull could impede a Clinton presidency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in Congress are planning a light legislative agenda as they return from their long summer break on Tuesday, a strategy some say is designed in part to bog down Hillary Clinton if she becomes president.
Clinton rejects Mexico invitation after Trump’s diplomatic ruckus
(Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday she will not accept an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for a visit after rival Donald Trump created what she called a “diplomatic incident” in his fo…
U.S. conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly dead at 92
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Phyllis Schlafly, who became a “founding mother” of the modern U.S. conservative movement by battling feminists in the 1970s and working tirelessly to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, died on Monday at the age of 92, her Eagle …
Trump, Clinton court Ohio as White House race enters final 2 months
CANFIELD, Ohio/CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton opened a final two-month sprint to the Nov. 8 election on Monday with the Republican presidential nominee suddenly looking stronger as he and his Democratic rival took their bitter f…
