Florida congresswoman indicted in fraud scheme
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A federal grand jury indicted U.S. Representative Corrine Brown of Florida and her chief of staff on fraud charges and other crimes, accusing them of funneling money for a bogus education charity to personal use, U.S. prosecutor…
Options market signals little fear of election-tied volatility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The November U.S. presidential election is being sold by the major parties as a defining moment for the next generation of Americans. But stock and options traders, often moved to action by political headlines, are responding with …
U.S. House panel approves Benghazi report after two-year probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ special Benghazi committee approved its report on Friday on the attack in Libya that killed four Americans in 2012, but the Republican-led panel set no date for ending its work after a two-year-…
U.S. Democrats’ infighting over trade pact puts Clinton in middle
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton has found herself in the middle of a fight within the U.S. Democratic Party over the Pacific Rim trade pact, between President Barack Obama, who backs the deal, and opponents whose help is crucial to her …
U.S. Representative Brown charged with fraud: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Corrine Brown, a Democrat from Florida, and her chief of staff were indicted on Friday for their roles in a scheme involving a fraudulent education charity, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Justice Department opens criminal probe into black Louisiana man’s death
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the fatal police shooting of a black man in Louisiana’s capital, the state’s governor said on Thursday, as two deadly encounters between law enforcement a…
U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients, which labeling supporters say could create loopholes for some U.S. crops.
State Department to conduct internal probe of Clinton email case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it will conduct an internal review of whether Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her aides mishandled classified information, after the Justice Department declined to …
Obama says confident Britain will have orderly Brexit transition: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he was confident that Britain and the European Union would be able to agree an orderly transition to a new relationship after last month’s Brexit vote.
FBI chief says his staff would face discipline for handling emails the way Clinton did
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that FBI employees who mishandled classified material in the way Hillary Clinton did as secretary of state could be subject to dismissal or loss of security clearance.
