New urgency for Cleveland security after France truck attack
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland on Friday set up concrete traffic dividers and tall metal fences around next week’s Republican National Convention site, measures meant to thwart an attacker like one in France who drove a truck into a crowd, killing mor…
White House candidate Trump announces Pence as his running mate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump’s choice of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Friday helped bolster support among some conservatives skeptical about his policies, a crucial step as he prepares to accept…
Fund-raising stalled, Republican convention asks Adelson for donation
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A handful of donors to the Republican National Convention have withdrawn pledges and fund-raising has stalled during Donald Trump’s polarizing bid for the presidency, leading organizers to ask casino mogul Sheldon Adelson for an u…
Changes to North Carolina voting laws could put thousands of 2016 ballots at risk
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – On Election Day in 2014, Joetta Teal went to work at a polling station in Lumberton, North Carolina. Like all poll workers, she was required to stay until voting booths closed, so she decided to cast her own vote the…
Clinton leads Trump by 12 points ahead of Republican convention: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump trailed Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 12 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, making him the clear underdog ahead of next week’s Republican National Conv…
Pages of U.S. 9/11 report detailing possible Saudi ties made public
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Friday released a long-classified section of the official report on the Sept. 11 attacks describing an array of potential links between some of the hijackers and officials in Saudi Arabia.
Trump’s VP pick rankles Republican gay rights activists
CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s choice of Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate has irked some Republican activists who see the Indiana governor’s years of opposition to gay rights initiatives as a setback to efforts to broad…
EU and U.S. seek trade deal this year, knowing large hurdles remain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU and U.S. negotiators said on Friday that they still needed to overcome large differences for a transatlantic free trade deal to be sealed this year, and factor in the impending exit from the European Union of Britain, one of the…
Republicans, Democrats sharply divided over Muslims in America: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many Americans view Islam unfavorably, and supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are more than twice as likely to view the religion negatively as those backing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinto…
Trump’s expected VP pick: coal advocate who defied Obama’s climate agenda
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump’s selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate cheered the U.S. energy industry and dismayed green advocates, with both sides citing Pence’s support for coal mining and defiance of…
