Clinton expands lead over Trump to 13 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton widened her lead over likely Republican nominee Donald Trump to 13 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
Obama hits campaign trail, says ready to ‘pass baton’ to Clinton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – After months on the sidelines, President Barack Obama joined Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail at a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, telling voters he was ready to “pass the baton” to…
U.S. legislators to call for release of Americans held by Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A resolution calling for Iran to release two U.S. citizens imprisoned there for months will be introduced on Wednesday by House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Ed Royce, a Republican, and Democratic Represen…
Ryan slams Trump ‘star’ tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday sharply criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Twitter post depicting Democratic rival Hillary Clinton against a backdrop of cash and a Star of David…
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to anti-hacking law
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday gave the U.S. Department of Justice broad leeway to police password theft under a 1984 anti-hacking law, upholding the conviction of a former Korn/Ferry International executive for stealing confide…
Clinton snags AFL-CIO official, former Sanders staffer, in labor outreach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has hired two people with close ties to U.S. organized labor to try to lock down support from union members as Republican candidate Donald Trump makes courting working-class voters central to his campaign.
Trump defends ‘star’ tweet; Clinton says it’s anti-Semitic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday defended a social media post he made two days earlier that included an image depicting Democratic rival Hillary Clinton against a backdrop of cash and a Star of David, while …
Trump meets Senator Ernst amid vice presidential speculation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa on Monday, feeding speculation she could be on the short list for consideration as his vice presidential running mate, Fox News rep…
U.S. senators warn against further troop cuts in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The international military mission in Afghanistan will fail if troop levels are reduced further, with potentially dangerous repercussions for the rest of the world, a delegation of U.S. lawmakers warned during a visit to Kabul on Mond…
Top lawmakers confident in fairness of Clinton email probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top lawmakers from both major U.S. political parties said on Sunday they trusted the Justice Department to appropriately handle its probe of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server, after a heavily criticized …
