Sanders, citing email controversy, questions Clinton’s electability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday took a jab at rival Hillary Clinton’s electability, pointing to the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server as evidence of potential damage to the …
Retired general, ex-CIA chief David Petraeus to receive no further punishment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has decided not to impose further punishment on David Petraeus, a former U.S. military commander and CIA director who admitted sharing classified information with his mistress, according to a …
America’s angry voters divvied up by Trump and Sanders: poll
IOWA CITY, Iowa/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 2016 election is shaping up to be the year of angry voters, the disgruntled Americans shaking up the establishment by fueling the presidential campaigns of two very different candidates – billionaire businessman…
Iowa kicks off 2016 U.S. presidential race with caucus tradition
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – The long and sometimes arcane ritual of electing the next U.S. president begins on Monday in more than 1,100 schools, churches and libraries across Iowa, a state that wields political influence far greater than its small si…
Obama to make first visit to U.S. mosque next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will make his first visit as president to a U.S. mosque next week in a defense of religious freedom, the White House said, following a rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States.
Clinton, Kasich win New York Times endorsement in U.S. presidential race
(Reuters) – The New York Times’s editorial board endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John Kasich as they seek to become their parties’ nominees in the U.S. presidential election, calling Clinton one of the most “deeply qualified presidenti…
U.S. to withhold some Clinton emails with top secret information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department conceded for the first time on Friday that intelligence officials were correct to say that at least 22 emails sent through Hillary Clinton’s private server contain some of the government’s most sensitive…
Obama administration seeks to bolster gender wage gap fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced plans to expand wage reporting requirements for private businesses on Friday, bolstering its efforts to narrow the longstanding U.S. gender wage gap.
Virginia lawmakers reach bipartisan deal on gun issues
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal on Friday that would rescind the attorney general’s decision to stop honoring permits for concealed weapons issued by 25 states in exchange for concessions from Republican supporters of gun ownership rights.
Biden, Cypriot President Anastasiades discuss Cyprus settlement: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden phoned Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades to discuss work toward a settlement deal on the divided Mediterranean island, the White House said on Friday.
