Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to put ‘America first’
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Donald Trump accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of a legacy of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness” as U.S. secretary of state and vowed to be tough on crime and illegal immigrants in a speech on Thursday accepting t…
Obama, after meeting Mexican leader, praises Mexico as critical partner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday after meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that Mexico is a critical partner to the United States on a host of issues, including security and climate change.
Undocumented immigrants given roles at Democratic convention
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Democratic Party has selected a handful of undocumented immigrants for official roles at next week’s Democratic National Convention, in a bid to highlight the gaping policy divide on immigration between White House hopeful Hill…
A divided Republican party: Donald or Ivanka for president?
CLEVELAND/NEW YORK (Reuters) – At times, the speech was drowned out by the cheering crowds in the arena of the Republican National Convention. Social media crowned a new political star. Some Republicans said they were seeing the U.S. president they lon…
To wonks hungry for policy details, Trump team serves lighter fare
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – People seeking a deeper understanding of Donald Trump’s economic policy came up empty-handed this week at the Republican National Convention.
Clinton faces pressure to pick VP who is tough on trade, Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the Democratic Party’s liberal wing on Thursday nervously awaited Hillary Clinton’s announcement in coming days of a vice presidential running mate, urging her to choose someone who opposes a massive Pacific free trade…
Trump NATO plan would be sharp break with decades-long U.S. policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican foreign policy veterans and outside experts warned that the suggestion by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that he might abandon NATO’s pledge to automatically defend all alliance members could destroy an o…
As Republicans anoint Trump, party grapples with identity crisis
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – On the floor and corridors of the basketball arena hosting the Republican National Convention, in restaurants and bars, hotel lobbies and conference rooms across Cleveland, the talk was of the rise of Donald Trump, whose unlikely …
Glitzy parties, bowling: Scenes from the other Republican convention
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Bourbon flowed, a jazz band played, and pink and violet lights bathed the vaulted stone ceilings at a party thrown by a liquor producers’ lobby group on Monday for attendees of the Republican National Convention.
Pentagon revises law of war manual after criticism of press treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Friday updated its law of war manual after a previous version came under fire for appearing to allow commanders to treat journalists as belligerents or spies.
