Sanders may debate Trump, not Clinton, before California contest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unconventional debate between a billionaire Republican and a democratic socialist is shaping up in California after presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders expressed an interest in squaring off against each oth…
House Speaker Ryan: Call with Trump was good, productive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said he had a good conversation with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but he had no comment on his possible endorsement of the party’s likely nominee.
Oops! Senator’s article tells of phantom meeting with Obama nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch wrote in an opinion piece published on Thursday that his meeting with Merrick Garland failed to change his view that the Senate should not act on President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nom…
Kentucky declares Clinton Democratic primary winner after recanvass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A recanvass of Kentucky’s Democratic presidential primary results found Hillary Clinton won the contest by 1,911 votes, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes said on Thursday.
Obama: Trump displays ignorance, seeks tweets over solutions
ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama disparaged U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the billionaire seeks tweets over solutions and has “rattled” foreign leaders with his pronouncements.
No masking Trump’s popularity at Chinese Partytime Factory
JINHUA, China (Reuters) – There’s no masking the facts. One Chinese factory is expecting Donald Trump to beat his likely U.S. presidential rival Hillary Clinton in the popularity stakes.
Obama says expects Taliban to continue strategy of violence under new leader
ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he expects the Taliban to continue a strategy of violence following the appointment of a hardline leader, adding that the United States aims to uphold Afghanistan’s fragile democ…
Ohio legislature votes to allow limited medical marijuana use
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Ohio on Wednesday approved legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medical purposes under certain circumstances, less than a year after recreational marijuana use was soundly defeated by Ohio voters.
Trump fires his national political director: campaign sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has fired his national political director after six weeks on the job, campaign sources said on Wednesday.
Illinois House Democrats advance FY 2017 budget amid veto threat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (Reuters) – Illinois took another step on Wednesday that is bound to lead nowhere in solving its strangled finances, with the Democratic-led House approving a new spending plan and Republican Governor Bruce Rauner immediately vowing to…
