WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers.
In clash of billionaires, Bloomberg calls Trump White House race ‘a con’
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – New York media mogul Michael Bloomberg assailed fellow billionaire Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling his U.S. presidential race a “con” and ripping into his history of bankruptcies and lawsuits.
Trump draws ire after urging Russia to find ‘missing’ Clinton emails
MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday invited Russia to dig up tens of thousands of “missing” emails from Hillary Clinton’s time at the U.S. State Department, vexing intelligence experts and prompting Democrats to accuse him…
Activist Steyer expands agenda in bid to defeat ‘dangerous’ Trump
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer is expanding his political agenda beyond climate change to embrace issues ranging from immigration to income inequality, which he expects will be critical to mustering votes for Dem…
Senior U.S. lawmakers want information on DNC hack declassified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrats on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees called on Wednesday for the White House to consider declassifying and releasing any intelligence community assessments of the hack into the…
WTO chief won’t debate Trump, but rallies support for trade
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday he would not get into an argument with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has described the global trade body as a “disaster” and threatened to quit it.
Mike Pence warns of ‘consequences’ if Russia hacked emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence on Wednesday vowed there would be “serious consequences” if the FBI determines Russia is behind recent hacking attempt and is meddling in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential electio…
No plans to release tax returns as pressure mounts, Trump aide says
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “will not be releasing” his tax returns due to a federal audit, his campaign manager said on Wednesday, despite pressure to release them and provide a window into his finances before the Nov. 8…
Make Hillary Likable Again: Democrats seek to recast Clinton
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – When Hillary Clinton first ran for president in 2008 she was badly stung by a backhanded compliment from rival Barack Obama, who called her “likable enough” before going on to win the Democratic nomination and the White House.
Kremlin says allegations it hacked U.S. Democratic Party ‘made-up horror stories’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed allegations Russia had hacked Democratic Party emails as “horror stories” dreamt up by U.S. politicians, saying it never interfered in other countries’ election campaigns.
