Bill Clinton portrays Hillary as ‘change-maker’ in speech to Democrats
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton portrayed his wife Hillary on Tuesday as a dynamic force for change and a longtime fighter for social justice as he made a case for her historic 2016 bid for the White House.
Trump, Pence master delicate art of dancing together on campaign trail
MIAMI (Reuters) – Donald Trump was in the middle of creating another nickname for Democratic rival Hillary Clinton – “Hillary Rotten Clinton!” – when he suddenly thought of his mild-mannered vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence.
Obama says it is possible Russia would try to sway U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said it was possible that Russia would try to influence the U.S. presidential election, after a leak of Democratic National Committee emails that experts have attributed to Russian hackers.
UAW chief says Clinton told him she would renegotiate NAFTA
(Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said on Tuesday that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has assured him she would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement if she is elected president.
Democrats beat Republicans in first night TV convention audience
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democrats beat Republicans in U.S. television ratings, according to Nielsen data released on Tuesday for the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
U.S. expands Central American refugee screening program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced a broad expansion on Tuesday of a program to let people fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras enter the United States as refugees, and said Costa Rica agreed to temporarily she…
Kremlin says idea it hacked U.S. Democratic Party emails absurd
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin dismissed as absurd on Tuesday allegations it was behind the hacking of U.S. Democratic Party emails, saying unidentified individuals were trying to cynically exploit fear of Russia for electoral purposes.
Trump edges ahead of Clinton in U.S. presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May.
U.S. opens door to a change in blood donation policy for gay men
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened the door on Tuesday to a change in its blood donor deferral recommendations, which currently prohibit donations from gay men for a year following their last sexual encounter in order to reduce th…
Trump pledges reforms at Veterans Administration if elected
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought to turn a scandal involving the Veterans Administration to his political advantage on Tuesday, pledging to war veterans that he would clean up a mess he blamed on Washingto…
