Democrat Clinton picks Kaine as running mate, bypassing liberals
WASHINGTON/TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner who will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable camp…
Trump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken over the course of the Republican National Convention i…
Women in male-dominated career fields watch a unique U.S. presidential campaign
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dr. Linda Liau works with the precision of a master, peering into a patient’s head with magnifying loupes as she removes a brain tumor.
Hungary’s Orban likes what he hears of ‘valiant’ Trump’s security plans
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday said Donald Trump had proposed security policies that Europe should take to heart to solve a security crisis he blames on uncontrolled immigration.
Alaska’s top court rejects parental notice for abortions
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An Alaska law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 seeking an abortion violates the state’s constitution and cannot be enforced, the state’s top court ruled on Friday.
Kaine’s crime-busting past may hurt Clinton’s outreach to blacks
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton’s pick of Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate could hamper her efforts to reach out to African-American voters because of Kaine’s past embrace of crime-fighting strategies that have driven …
Judge tentatively rejects bid to toss Trump University lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday tentatively rejected Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Trump University students who said they were defrauded through its real-estate seminars.
Obama signs into law opioid addiction bill to protect newborns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a measure that pledges greater efforts to protect drug-dependent newborns and assist their parents.
Obama: dark Trump vision ‘doesn’t really jibe’ with facts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dark vision of America under siege described by Donald Trump in his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination does not mesh with reality, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday.
Former Ku Klux Klan leader Duke runs for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – David Duke, a former leader of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan, launched his candidacy on Friday for the U.S. Senate from Louisiana, saying white people are threatened in America and that he hears echoes of his views in …