Republican Party says complaints over delegates ‘distracting’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican officials on Friday defended the process for selecting delegates who will choose the party’s presidential nominee, denying a barrage of accusations from front-runner Donald Trump that it is a rigged system aimed at sub…
Cruz says will target taxes, bank regulation if elected: CNBC interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said on Friday he would make lifting tax and regulatory burdens a priority if elected president and protect the small banks he said were being hurt by stricter bank regulations.
In Wyoming, Cruz shows edge over Trump in grasp of nuances of White House race
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is poised to notch another small but important victory in his battle with billionaire Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination at a hotel convention center in the ranching city of Casper, Wyoming, this w…
Trump talks up ‘New York values’ as protesters demonstrate against him
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday talked up “New York values” and urged his home state voters to give him a big win next week, but his rivals warned nominating Trump could lead to disastrous losses to the Democrats i…
Former New York governor Pataki endorses Republican John Kasich
(Reuters) – Former New York Governor George Pataki endorsed Republican presidential candidate John Kasich on Thursday, less than a week before the state holds its primary election.
Democrats to sue Arizona officials over primary voting problems
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Democratic National Committee will file a federal lawsuit over the actions of Arizona election officials during the presidential primary that caused long waits at the polls and critics said disenfranchised voters, especially min…
No prosecution for Trump campaign manager Florida battery charge
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager will not be prosecuted in Florida on a misdemeanor battery charge involving a reporter, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said on Thursd…
Apple, FBI to clash again in Congress over encryption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc and the FBI will return to Congress next week to testify before lawmakers about their heated disagreement over law enforcement access to encrypted devices, a congressional committee announced on Thursday.
John Kerry: Carnival should not bar Cuban-Americans from cruises to Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry condemned Carnival Corp on Thursday for barring Cuban-Americans from its planned cruises to Cuba and called on the Cuban government to change its policies to allow them.
Cyber as big a threat as Iran, North Korean ICBMs: U.S. admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Constant cyber attacks on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and its key weapons programs pose as great a threat as development of intercontinental ballistic missiles by Iran and North Korea, the admiral who heads the agency said on…
