Peter Thiel tells Republican convention he is ‘proud to be gay’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, the only big-name supporter of Donald Trump from the country’s technology hub, spoke on Thursday at the Republican National Convention to urge the country to discard petty cultural battles …
White House calls for Malaysian transparency in wake of fund scandal
WASHINGTON/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The White House urged Malaysia on Thursday to demonstrate good governance and a transparent business climate, a day after U.S. prosecutors sued to try and seize $1 billion in assets they said were bought with money s…
Trump warns he could end NATO guarantee, scrap NAFTA
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he might abandon NATO’s guarantee of mutual defense and would renegotiate or scrap the NAFTA trade deal if he is elected, drawing fire from some senior Republicans and his Democrat…
Trump leaves some on Wall Street wary and confused
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump has said a lot of things that, were he a sitting U.S. president instead of a candidate for the job, could be expected to roil financial markets.
“Make Republicans Whole Again!” A divided party struggles to rally behind Trump
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ted Cruz was recounting to an audience how he had outlasted most of his 16 rivals for the Republican presidential nomination when a plane carrying the man who had won it all, Donald Trump, flew overhead, interrupting him mid-speec…
U.S. has ‘ironclad’ commitment to NATO mutual defense: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has an “ironclad” commitment to mutual defense among the NATO allies, the White House said on Thursday after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raised questions about whether he would defend NATO allie…
Ted Cruz jeered for refusing to back Trump, exposing Republican rift
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the party’s convention on Wednesday, drawing angry jeers from Trump supporters and shattering the facade of party unity that has been careful…
They held a convention in Cleveland, and (so far) few protesters came
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Kirtland Park, on the shores of Lake Erie near downtown Cleveland, was designated as a place where hundreds of protesters could camp during the Republican National Convention. It is less than a quarter full.
Exclusive: Trump considering fracking mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary – sources
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on Nov. 8, according to four sources close to Trump’s campaign.
Once a self-funder, Trump’s new fundraising machine ramps up
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who gained popularity partly by bashing wealthy donors and vowing to fund his own campaign, raised nearly as much money in June as the campaign of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, acc…
