U.S. Democrat Bernie Sanders wins Alaska, Washington, Hawaii caucuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders easily won nominating contests in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii on Saturday, chipping away at front-runner Hillary Clinton’s commanding lead in the race to pick the party’s candida…
Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudis: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump told the New York Times he would consider stopping U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudi government provide troops to fight Islamic State.
Trump’s investment funds lose money, billionaire unfazed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is built on his business acumen. But some of the Wall Street funds that he has invested in have proven less successful, underperforming industry benchmarks in the last 15 months, according to a …
Republicans Cruz, Trump spar over tabloid charges of affair
WASHINGTON – Republican Ted Cruz on Friday denounced an article in the National Enquirer tabloid claiming he had extramarital affairs as “complete and utter lies” and accused rival Donald Trump of being the source of the story.
As tensions escalate, Cruz calls Trump a ‘sniveling coward’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The feud between Republican presidential contenders Donald Trump and Ted Cruz over their spouses heated up on Thursday, with Cruz calling the party front-runner “a sniveling coward” for threatening his wife on Twitter.
Biden makes the case for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Garland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden on Thursday ramped up White House efforts to get a Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court selection Merrick Garland, as the U.S. vice president offered the most vigorous defense yet of his 1992 comments that sena…
Role of tech who set up Clinton’s server unknown to bosses at State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Soon after Hillary Clinton’s arrival at the State Department in 2009, officials in the information technology office were baffled when told that a young technician would join them as a political appointee, newly disclosed emails sh…
Former Kentucky state lawmaker sentenced to seven years for bribery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A former Kentucky lawmaker received a seven-year prison sentence on Thursday for bribing an inspector to overlook violations at his coal mining companies, his attorney said.
NY court dismisses suit to block Cruz White House bid
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a suit seeking to remove Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz from the state’s primary ballot because of his Canadian birth.
South Carolina governor urges U.S. to divert plutonium from Japan
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has written to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz demanding a shipment of weapons-grade plutonium en route to her state from Japan be turned back or sent elsewhere, according to a copy of…
