Trump demands U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg resign over criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump thrust the U.S. Supreme Court into the presidential campaign debate on Wednesday, rallying conservatives with a call for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign after she lambasted him in a series of media i…
U.S. says allies oppose bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. State Department officials told members of Congress on Tuesday that legislation that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia is opposed by important U.S. allies and posed a national security risk.
European politicians wary on Republican convention over Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) – Britain’s Nigel Farage will be at the Republican convention in Cleveland next week to dole out lessons from his Brexit campaign. So will Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, who sees Donald Trump as an ally in his crusad…
White House hopeful Trump nears end of vice presidential search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump neared the end of his vice presidential search on Thursday and appeared to be leaning toward Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a conservative with the potential to unify divided Republicans.
Kerry seeks Russian cooperation despite deep misgivings within U.S. administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow on Thursday to again seek closer Russian cooperation in the war against Islamic State in Syria, but he faces strong opposition from defense and intelligence officials who argue t…
U.S. presidential race tied, Clinton hurt by emails: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. presidential race is tied going into the major parties’ national conventions and Democrat Hillary Clinton has been damaged by the FBI investigation into her email use while secretary of state, a new opinion poll showed o…
U.S. aims for start this year on buying more military satellites
FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force has developed a new framework for assessing the resilience of its satellites that should allow it to start the acquisition process for more military communication and missile detection satellites this…
Report accuses Tennessee lawmaker of inappropriate sexual conduct
(Reuters) – A Tennessee state lawmaker was accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with 22 women over a four-year period in a state attorney general’s report released on Wednesday.
CIA director says he would resign if ordered to resume waterboarding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday he would resign if the next president ordered his agency to resume waterboarding suspected militants, an apparent reference to comments by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump…
Clinton says Trump is most divisive candidate ‘in our lifetimes’
In a speech weighted with America’s complicated racial history, Democrat Hillary Clinton laced into Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing him of fueling divisions among Americans over race and religion.
