Among Democrats, another convention hums in Sanders fans’ phones
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – There is the Democratic convention unfolding onstage in Philadelphia this week, broadcast to millions on television. Then there is a second convention that exists largely hidden from public view in the smartphones of Bernie San…
Exclusive: Billionaire Republican donors urge Kochs to back Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of at least six wealthy Republican donors is urging the billionaire Koch brothers to step off the sidelines of the U.S. presidential election to back Donald Trump, arguing they will want influence with the New York business…
U.S. intelligence chief not ready to identify source of Democratic email hack
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, speaking about the hack of Democratic Party emails, said on Thursday the U.S. intelligence community was not ready to “make the call on attribution” as to who was responsible.
Russia to U.S., Trump: Sort out your own pre-election hacking scandal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia told the United States on Thursday to get to the bottom of a hacking scandal involving Democratic Party emails itself and rejected what Donald Trump said was a sarcastic suggestion that Moscow should dig up Hillary Clinton’s “…
Dispatch from inside the conventions
(Reuters) – Delegates at both the Republican and the Democratic conventions sported outrageous outfits – but the views from their respective gatherings were a study in contrast.
White House says no politics in U.S. cyber threat investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that partisanship plays no role in how the United States counters cyber threats affecting Americans.
Trump says was being ‘sarcastic’ in Russia hack comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday tried to quell the furor over his call for Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails, saying he was being sarcastic.
Hollande says will stay true to values after Trump swipe at France
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande on Thursday fired back at comments by U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that “France was no longer France” after a slew of militant attacks, saying France would always stay true to its value…
Mistrust of Clinton on trade shadows her at Democratic convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When it comes to trade policy, Hillary Clinton is taking heat from all sides.
U.S. theory on Democratic Party breach: Hackers meant to leave Russia’s mark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. intelligence officials suspect that Russian hackers who broke into Democratic Party computers may have deliberately left digital fingerprints to show Moscow is a “cyberpower” that Washington should respect.
