Orban says Trump’s migration, foreign policy plans ‘vital’ for Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday said the migration and foreign policy plans of U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump were “vital” for Hungary, whereas those of rival Democrat Hillary Clinton were “dea…
Behind Democrats’ email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the Russian government is behind the theft and release of embarrassing emails from the Democratic Party, as U.S. officials have suggested, it may reflect less a love of Donald Trump or enmity for Hillary Clinton than a desire …
Some in Sanders’ army seem determined to march on without him
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – It should have been a triumphant night for Hillary Clinton when her rival Bernie Sanders gave a rousing speech urging his supporters to vote for her in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election.
Kerry says raised Democrat email hack with Russia’s Lavrov
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he raised the issue of the hacking of Democratic Party emails in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
An Obama, not the president, brings down the house at Democratic convention
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Democrats divided over the future of their party agreed on at least one thing at their national convention in Philadelphia on Monday night: Michelle Obama was a star.
Democratic National Committee apologizes to Sanders over emails
(Reuters) – The Democratic National Committee apologized to Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday after leaked emails suggested the party’s leadership had worked to sabotage Sanders’ presidential campaign.
Email leak may hurt Democratic party chair’s re-election bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An email leak that led to the resignation of Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz could plague her bid for re-election to Congress, after a challenger said on Monday he would file a complaint alleging…
Trump says he would consider alliance with Russia over Islamic State
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Republican nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that if elected U.S. president he would weigh an alliance with Russia against Islamic State militants but rejected any suggestion Russian President Vladimir Putin might be t…
U.S. lawmaker wants new budget requests for Iraq, Afghanistan troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee called on the Obama administration on Monday to ask Congress for more money to fund its plans for Iraq and Afghanistan, amid expectations of a defense budget b…
Illinois Republican lawmaker resigns, cites Facebook, Twitter hacks
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A prominent Illinois Republican has resigned from the state legislature, citing multiple incidents of fake Facebook and Twitter accounts set up in his name in recent weeks.
