Trump tours flooded Louisiana, in spite of governor’s ‘photo op’ admonishment
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate toured the flood-damaged city of Baton Rouge on Friday, despite the Democratic Louisiana governor’s urging not to make political stops in areas affect…
Ukrainian MP offers more details on alleged payments to Trump campaign chief
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian lawmaker on Friday divulged more details of what he said were payments made to Donald Trump’s campaign chief in the U.S. presidential race by the political party of the Kremlin-backed former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovi…
Trump says he regrets past remarks that ’caused personal pain’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump apologized on Thursday for past remarks that “may have caused personal pain” as he sought to refocus his message in the face of falling opinion poll numbers in his first speech si…
Clinton told FBI Colin Powell suggested she use private email: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that former Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested she use a personal email account, the New York Times reported late on Thursday.
Clinton Foundation to bar foreign, corporate funding if Hillary Clinton elected president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Clinton Foundation will stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president and will stop holding the annual Clinton Global Initiative meetings whatever the outcome of the November election,…
Hackers targeted Trump campaign, Republican Party groups: sources
(Reuters) – Hackers targeted the computer systems of presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican Party organizations as well as Democratic Party networks, sources familiar with investigations into the attacks said.
U.S. State Department finds briefing video cut but unclear why
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department video of a press briefing about secret U.S.-Iran nuclear talks was deliberately edited but there is no evidence to suggest the cut was intended to hide information, a U.S. spokesman said on Thursday after …
U.S. says payment to Iran used as leverage for prisoners’ release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it released $400 million in cash to Iran under a tribunal settlement only once it was assured that American prisoners had been freed and had boarded a plane.
Naked Trump statues draw dozens of onlookers in U.S. cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An artists’ collective took credit for exposing Donald Trump to unflattering scrutiny on Thursday, saying it was responsible for a life-sized nude statue of the Republican presidential candidate that turned up in a New York City pa…
Pennsylvania governor nominates replacement for convicted attorney general
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday nominated the state’s inspector general to serve as interim attorney general until November’s election, temporarily replacing Kathleen Kane, who resigned the post earlier this week after h…
