Leak of Senate encryption bill prompts swift backlash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Security researchers and civil liberties advocates on Friday condemned draft legislation leaked from the U.S. Senate that would let judges order technology companies to assist law enforcement agencies in breaking into encrypted d…
Democrat Sanders, ‘big fan of pope,’ to attend Vatican conference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced on Friday he had accepted an invitation to the Vatican, saying his views on fighting income equality were similar to those of Pope Francis.
Trump adviser says Republicans won’t have contested convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s new top political strategist predicted on Friday the Republican presidential front-runner would amass the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch his party’s nomination well before the Republican National Convention in Ju…
Bill Clinton confronts protesters who say his crime reforms hurt blacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday faced down protesters angry at the impact his 1994 crime reforms have had on black Americans and defended the record of his wife, Hillary Clinton, who is relying on the support of black vot…
Ted Cruz hit with ‘New York values’; Trump gets Giuliani backing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is getting a taste of the “New York values” he derided in Iowa as Republicans turn to the next big U.S. presidential contest in the home state of front-runner Donald Trump.
Bill Clinton defends wife’s ‘super predator’ comment to protesters
(Reuters) – Bill Clinton faced down protesters for 10 minutes at a presidential campaign rally in Philadelphia for his wife, Hillary Clinton, over their criticisms that a 1994 crime bill he approved while president led to a surge in black people being …
Obama defends choice of white male jurist for Supreme Court
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his pick of a white man to fill a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy against criticism he could have chosen someone from a more diverse background, saying Merrick Garland was “indisputably qualifi…
Trump, under fire on many fronts, expands campaign team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump, under pressure to show a more presidential image, elevated a top adviser on Thursday and said he planned to hire additional staff to prepare for the possibility of a long fight for the Republican nomination.
Democrats force postponement of committee’s vote on SEC nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Thursday had to postpone its vote to confirm the two nominees to join the Securities and Exchange Commission, after four Democrats created a wall of opposition over the nominees’ views of corp…
Vanguard CEO ‘encouraged’ by efforts to revise retirement advice rule
(Reuters) – Vanguard Group Chief Executive Bill McNabb said on Thursday he was encouraged by the U.S. Department of Labor’s steps to make new rules on the advice brokers provide on retirement savings “more workable.”
