Trump vows to undo Obama’s climate agenda in appeal to oil sector
BISMARCK, N.D. (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to roll back some of America’s most ambitious environmental policies, actions that he said would revive the ailing U.S. oil and coal industri…
Clinton says she understands U.S. voter concerns about emails report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she was confident voters would make the “right decision” despite concerns over findings by an internal government watchdog that her use of a private email server …
Push to expand FBI surveillance authority threatens U.S. email privacy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An effort in the U.S. Senate to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s authority to use a secretive surveillance order has delayed a vote on a popular email privacy bill, casting further doubt on whether the legislation wil…
Vietnam restricted access to Facebook during Obama visit: activists
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Vietnamese government restricted access to Facebook Inc inside Vietnam for several days this week as part of a broader crackdown on human rights and political dissidents during a visit by President Barack Obama, two activi…
California mayors ask for governor’s support for highway cameras after shootings
(Reuters) – Five mayors in northern California on Thursday asked Governor Jerry Brown in a letter to have surveillance cameras installed on state highways in the area after a string of shootings that have gripped their communities.
Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight
WASHINGTON/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – After a rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key U.S. lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a “back door” to encrypted communications and ele…
Ohio appeals U.S. court decision in favor of early voting
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The state of Ohio filed a federal court appeal on Thursday seeking to restore a Republican-backed limit on early voting and accelerated voter-registration measures that were seen by civil rights groups as boosting minority turnout…
Judge seals all video depositions in Clinton email case: The Hill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered that all videotaped depositions in a lawsuit over Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s private email server remain sealed, The Hill newspaper reported.
Flap in Congress over gender identity sinks spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The rancorous political debate over sexual identity unexpectedly prompted the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to reject an energy and water spending bill on Thursday after Democrats attached an amendment to protect…
Mississippi governor to join suit against Obama transgender policy
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s Republican governor said on Thursday he planned to join a lawsuit by officials from 11 states to overturn an Obama administration directive that tells schools to let transgender students use bathrooms matching their gender ide…
