Trump vows to reopen, or toss, NAFTA pact with Canada and Mexico
MONESSEN, Pennsylvania/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to force Canada and Mexico to renegotiate the NAFTA trade agreement with the United States if elected, as part of an effort to protect and res…
Economic espionage a ‘tremendous problem’: U.S. attorney general
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday fighting economic espionage was a priority for the Department of Justice.
Justice Dept. reviewing Supreme Court immigration decision: Lynch
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Obama administration is looking into whether it can challenge the Supreme Court’s decision to block President Barack Obama’s plan to spare millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said…
Clinton leads Trump by 11 points in U.S. presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton posted an 11 percentage point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, a small decline since late last week.
Sanders back in U.S. Senate, blasts ‘colonialism’ in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brought his firebrand rhetoric back to the floor of the Senate on Tuesday to condemn a White House-backed bill on Puerto Rico’s financial crisis as “colonialism at its worst.”
Cruz chairs contentious U.S. Senate hearing on ‘radical Islam’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Tuesday accused the Obama administration of under-emphasizing the “threat of radical Islam” as he presided over a Senate hearing for the second time since suspending his presidential campaign i…
Congressional watchdog expands probe of lax Wall Street oversight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional watchdog said on Tuesday it has formally added three agencies to its investigation into whether government regulators are too soft on the banks they are meant to police.
Important to look at individuals in VW scandal: Lynch
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday that it was important for the Justice Department to look at individuals in the ongoing criminal investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Panel’s report reignites debate over Clinton and Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused Hillary Clinton’s State Department of failing to protect four Americans killed in a 2012 attack in Libya, in a final report that contained no major new revelations but rekindled debate…
Clinton rolls out wide-ranging technology agenda
(Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday laid out a technology and innovation agenda ranging from connecting every U.S. household to high-speed internet by 2020 to beefing up cyber security and reducing regulat…
