NY mayor criticizes Trump’s closing public atrium for campaign events
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A showdown between New York City and Donald Trump over one of the most potent symbols of Trump’s candidacy, the glitzy atrium of Trump Tower, intensified on Wednesday as the mayor’s office criticized his closing of the tower’s publ…
Singapore’s prime minister to visit White House on Aug. 2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will host Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the White House for an official visit and state dinner on Aug. 2, the White House said on Wednesday.
Congress probes NY Fed’s handling of Bangladesh Bank heist: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional committee has launched a probe into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s handling of the cyber theft of $81 million from one of its accounts held by the central bank of Bangladesh, according to a letter see…
North Korea says Trump isn’t screwy at all, a wise choice for president
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website praising him as “a prescient presidential candidate” who can liberate Americans living under daily fear of nuclear attack by the North….
Trump says to visit UK to open golf resort on June 24
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would visit Britain for the opening of his Scottish golf resort on June 24, his first trip to the UK since a spat with Prime Minister David Cameron over comments he made a…
Venezuela’s Maduro rooting for ‘revolutionary friend’ Sanders in U.S. campaign
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolas Maduro, said on Tuesday night he supported Bernie Sanders in the U.S. presidential race, adding that the candidate, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, would win if the vote were…
Illinois ends spring session without a FY 2017 budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) – The Democrat-controlled Illinois Legislature ended its spring session late Tuesday, failing to produce a full fiscal 2017 budget to tackle financial woes or even a plan to fund schools.
Combative Trump says he raised $5.6 million for vets, bashes media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday detailed $5.6 million in contributions he raised for military veterans, and staged a fiery news conference where he attacked reporters for questioning him for months about t…
Clinton says her campaign talking to Sanders camp about unifying Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday her campaign has been in contact with the campaign of rival Bernie Sanders about unifying the Democratic Party.
Trump University told students how to ‘cash in’ on housing crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s eponymous business seminar program created a class to teach students how to cash in on U.S. mortgage foreclosures during the housing crisis.
