Two Trump kids won’t be voting for Dad in New York primary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presidential candidate Donald Trump says two of his children feel guilty about missing a voter registration deadline, meaning they will not be able to vote for him next week in New York’s Republican primary.
Sanders wins Wyoming, prepares to take on Clinton in New York
WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders won the U.S. presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming on Saturday, besting rival Hillary Clinton and adding to a string of recent victories as the two candidates gear up for a crucial matchup in New York.
Obama says Clinton never jeopardized national security in email case: Fox
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton never jeopardized national security in the handling of her emails as his secretary of state.
U.S. plans to curb tax ‘inversions’ could hit foreign companies
LONDON (Reuters) – Planned changes that President Barack Obama says are aimed at ensuring American companies do not avoid tax by shifting their headquarters overseas could also force foreign companies to adopt more conservative U.S. tax-planning strate…
U.S. Democrat Clinton downplays chance of contested convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the notion of a contested nominating convention and said she was not preparing for such a scenario, after her rival for her party’s presidential nomination racked up ano…
Boston Globe denounces Trump candidacy in ‘front page’ satire
(Reuters) – Headlines screaming “Deportations to begin” and “Markets sink as trade war looms” top a parody newspaper front page the Boston Globe posted on Saturday, with a scathing editorial denouncing Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s…
Lawyers evasive about ex-U.S. House speaker’s alleged sex abuse
(Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s lawyers declined on Saturday to directly address sexual abuse allegations from federal prosecutors, who asserted that he molested at least four boys decades ago when he served as a high school wres…
Arizona man challenges primary results, alleging misconduct
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the results of the state’s March presidential primary election, alleging misconduct by officials during a nominating contest that is already mired in controversy.
Exclusive: Blocking Trump could hurt Republicans in election – Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) – A third of Republican voters who support Donald Trump could turn their backs on their party in November’s presidential election if he is denied the nomination in a contested convention, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Prosecutors say ex-House Speaker Hastert sexually abused boys
(Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, convicted last year of a financial crime in a hush-money case, had agreed to pay $3.5 million to buy the silence of an individual who he sexually abused when the victim was a teenager, federal prose…