Trump picks NJ Governor Christie to head transition team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday he has chosen New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a rival turned ally, to lead his White House transition team as he prepares for the general election campaign.
Democrats gird for fight with Trump in U.S. Rust Belt states
CLEVELAND/NEW YORK – Bracing for a general election fight with Donald Trump, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and her allies are putting resources into industrial states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania to try to block Trump from makin…
Michelle Obama helps Prince Harry launch second Invictus Games
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama mixed with headline acts from music and film to launch the second edition of the Invictus Games for wounded military personnel on Sunday.
‘This is not a reality show,’ Obama tells Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Friday that occupying the Oval Office “is not a reality show,” in a swipe at outspoken Republican candidate Donald Trump who is vying to replace him in the White House.
Chagrined anti-Trump Republicans seek to recruit third-party candidate
(This version of the May 5, 2016 story has been corrected to make clear Ralph Nader ran as a Green Party candidate)
Top U.S. official visits Vietnam to assess human rights progress
HANOI (Reuters) – A top U.S. envoy began a two-day trip to Vietnam on Monday to gauge its progress in human rights, two weeks ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama in what will be the first by a U.S. leader in a decade.
Trump changes tune on tax hikes for wealthy Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday he was open to raising taxes on the rich, backing off his prior proposal to reduce taxes on all Americans and breaking with one of his party’s core policies datin…
Treading cautiously, House’s Ryan to meet Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Ryan and Donald Trump, the top Republicans in the United States, plan to meet next week to try to unite their party, with both men focused on the Nov. 8 presidential election, but the Wisconsin congressman also perhaps looki…
Obama says U.S. race relations have improved, but work to be done
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech on Saturday that U.S. race relations have improved over the last three decades, but that significant work still needs to be done.
Alabama’s top judge faces ethics charges over gay-marriage order
(Reuters) – Alabama’s Supreme Court Chief Justice was suspended on Friday for ordering state probate judges not to grant marriage licenses to gay couples, despite contrary rulings by a federal court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
