Trump’s wife seeks to soften his image at raucous Republican convention
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s wife Melania, in her first major political speech on Monday, portrayed her husband as a talented, compassionate and unrelenting leader who would unify rather than divide the country if elected to the White House.
Virginia high court hears Republican voting-rights lawsuit
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – In a case that could have an impact on the November presidential election, the Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over a Republican lawsuit challenging the blanket restoration of voting rights for 206,000 f…
Toxic algae and ice cream party keep top Republicans from Cleveland
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – As Republicans spilled into Cleveland on Monday to nominate Donald Trump as their presidential candidate, 2012 nominee Mitt Romney had an equally crucial task: Entertaining his grandchildren at his lakeside summer house in New Ham…
Protesters face off in downtown Cleveland, separated by police
(Reuters) – Protesters for and against Trump faced off in a plaza a few blocks from the site of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland on Monday, shouting slogans at each other but avoiding physical confrontation.
Presidential candidate Clinton promises to prosecute police killers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton promised on Monday to bring the “full weight of the law” against people who kill police officers if she becomes the next U.S. president after two recent episodes of gunmen slaying police officers in Dallas and Baton…
U.S. police deaths build momentum for law to treat attacks as hate crimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Congress returns in September from a summer recess, it is expected to consider legislation called the Blue Lives Matter Act that would make killing a police officer a hate crime, a step first taken by Louisiana earl…
Obama administration asks Supreme Court to rehear immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a last-ditch effort to revive a White House plan to protect up to 4 million immigrants from deportation, the Obama administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a case on which the eight-member court was spli…
Republican convention in turmoil as anti-Trump delegates protest
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Republican National Convention was in an uproar on Monday after opponents of presumptive U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump failed in their effort to hold a roll-call vote in opposition to his candidacy.
After Brexit, Kerry pays tribute to EU achievements
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry paid tribute to the European Union on Monday as it tries to heal the wound of Britain’s vote to leave, saying detractors were overlooking what it had achieved in alliance with America.
U.S. officials working to restore public trust in police: attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday strongly condemned the weekend slaying of three Louisiana police officers and said federal authorities were working to help restore public trust in police following a series of violen…
