Former Republican presidential hopeful Graham: won’t back Trump or Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator and former presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham said on Friday he could not in “good conscience” support Donald Trump for the presidency, but that he also would not back Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Japan ambassador takes veiled swipe at Trump’s ‘America First’ stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan’s ambassador to the United States weighed in on the U.S. presidential election debate on Friday by arguing against the “America first” stance of Republican candidate Donald Trump and stressing the importance of the U.S.-Jap…
Obama to deliver statement on the economy: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday will deliver a statement “on the economy and new steps to strengthen financial transparency and combat money laundering, corruption, and tax evasion,” the White House said.
Republicans grapple with whether to back Trump for White House
(Reuters) – Republican lawmakers, operatives and donors grappled with whether to support Donald Trump, who effectively clinched his party’s presidential nomination this week after his two remaining rivals, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, dropped out of the W…
Trump says Britain would be better off outside EU
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he thought Britain would be better off out of the European Union, the opposite stance to that taken by his likely rival Hillary Clinton and by many political …
Republican House Speaker Ryan not ready to support Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top elected Republican, Paul Ryan, said on Thursday he was not ready to endorse Donald Trump, a sign of the challenges the party’s presumptive presidential nominee faces rallying the Republican establishment behind his White …
FBI likely to interview Clinton soon in emails probe: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is likely to interview Hillary Clinton in the next few weeks about her use of a private email server while she was U.S. secretary of state and have already interviewed some of her aides, CNN re…
Obama, Mexican president discuss immigration, anti-drugs fight: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto discussed immigration from Central America and the fight against heroin production during a phone call on Thursday, the White House said.
Former Texas Gov. Perry endorses Trump, says open to running mate role: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and is open to being his running mate, CNN reported on Thursday.
North Carolina lawmaker dismisses U.S. deadline to change bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Republican leaders in North Carolina on Thursday refused to back down from a law regulating which restrooms can be used by transgender people after the federal government told the state the law violated the U.S. Civil Ri…
