Trump snags former rival’s backing, scraps Chicago rally
CHICAGO/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled a campaign rally Friday night amid security concerns just hours after the Republican front-runner earned the endorsement of a former rival who said the billionaire’s…
Mexico’s Carstens says ‘implicitly’ weighing risk of Trump victory
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico central bank governor Agustin Carstens said on Friday he is “implicitly” factoring in the possibility of Republican hopeful Donald Trump becoming U.S. president in the bank’s economic risk models.
Trump’s Chicago rally called off for safety reasons amid chaos
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled a rally scheduled for Friday night in Chicago after the event turned into a chaotic scene with thousands of attendees split into opposing camps of supporters of the Republican front-…
Ohio judge rules in favor of 17-year-olds wanting to vote
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio judge ruled Friday teenagers celebrating their 18th birthday before November’s election are entitled to have their votes for presidential nominees counted in next week’s state primary.
Trudeau sees no flood of Americans to Canada if Trump wins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday joked that he is not expecting an influx of unhappy Americans across the border if firebrand Republican Donald Trump becomes president.
Reporter files criminal charge of battery against Trump campaign chief
(Reuters) – A reporter for the conservative website Breitbart News filed a criminal complaint on Friday against Republican presidential election front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager, saying he grabbed her arm at a rally with such force that he …
Group ends effort to draft House Speaker Ryan into election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group that wanted to draft House Speaker Paul Ryan as a Republican presidential candidate is shutting down, a day after Ryan’s political operation sent the organization a cease-and-desist letter demanding it halt its campaign.
Trump calls for trade deals with individual countries
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he favored the United States reaching trade agreements with individual countries as opposed to multilateral accords like the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
‘Big Bang Theory’ trumps TV audience for latest Republican debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some 11.9 million Americans watched Thursday’s unusually restrained Republican presidential debate on CNN, the network said on Friday, a sharp drop from the 16.9 million who tuned in last week when the Republican contenders faced o…
White House says U.S. values deeply special relationship with UK
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama did not mean to be critical of British Prime Minister David Cameron about Libya policy in an article published this week in The Atlantic magazine, a White House spokesman said on Friday.
