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….
Trump loses bid to end Trump University lawsuit before trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s pretrial bid to throw out a lawsuit brought by Trump University students who said they were defrauded by its real-estate seminars.
Trump ally Christie calls criticisms of slain soldier’s family ‘inappropriate’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chris Christie, a close ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, distanced himself on Tuesday from Trump’s feud with the Muslim family of a slain U.S. Army captain, according to Politico.
Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain for re-election: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday declined to endorse two fellow Republicans, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Senator John McCain, in their upcoming re-election battles after both Republicans criticized his remarks…
Senior Democratic National Committee officials resign: DNC
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three senior officials with the Democratic National Committee have resigned, the DNC said on Tuesday, amid a shake-up following a hack of thousands of emails that embarrassed the party just as it staged its national conv…
Trump fires back at Obama, says Clinton ‘unfit’ for government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shot back at President Barack Obama’s criticism of him as unfit for office, saying Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has embraced policies that have hurt national security and Am…
Trump dismisses Buffett’s rebuke over his business judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s blistering critique of his business acumen.
The Big Squeeze: This election year, it’s all about the money
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. – Two years ago, Judy Konopka and Craig Diangelo lost their jobs in the IT department of what was then known as Northeast Utilities, a regional electricity provider, when the company decided to replace about 220 employees with guest w…
Powerful Koch brothers rebuff big donors’ calls to back Trump for White House
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The billionaire industrialist Koch brothers rejected pressure over the weekend from dozens of big donors in their sprawling political network to back U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying that t…
White House candidate Clinton sees big boost in fundraising in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raised nearly $90 million in July for her campaign and the Democratic Party, with more than half the donations coming from new donors, the campaign said on Tuesday.
