Investor Wilbur Ross urges Trump not to let his behavior become the issue
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross stood behind Republican Donald Trump but urged him to stop engaging in exchanges that benefit the Democrats and make the real estate mogul’s behavior the issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.
Obama administration denies Iran cash payment was a ransom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Wednesday that $400 million in cash paid to Iran soon after the release of five Americans detained by Tehran was not ransom as some Republicans have charged.
Fury at top of Republican Party over Trump snub of House speaker
WASHINGTON/JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s White House campaign was in turmoil on Wednesday after he angered senior Republican Party leaders by criticizing a dead soldier’s family and refusing to back the re-election campaign of House of …
Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds recent comments by Donald Trump “shockingly unacceptable.”
Clinton extends lead over Trump to 8 percentage points: Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton extended her lead over Republican rival Donald Trump to eight percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, from six points on Friday.
Obama cuts short prison sentences for 214 convicts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama cut short the prison terms of 214 convicts on Wednesday, the largest number of commutations a U.S. leader has granted in single day since at least 1900, the White House said.
Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels like corn-based ethanol be blended into the …
Muslim families of fallen U.S. soldiers driven to oppose Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nazar Naqvi has faithfully voted Republican for more than three decades.
Republican rift widens as Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his party on Tuesday by denying two leading figures, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain, support in their re-election bids…
Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill to back him in Khan controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign appealed to Capitol Hill for support on Monday as his attacks on the Muslim parents of a decorated American soldier killed in Iraq drew sharp rebukes from fellow party members….
