Citizen Cruz: Trump hammers away, U.S. Senate leader mum on eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday hammered away at his closest challenger’s eligibility to be U.S. president, while the party’s Senate leader said the chamber will stay out of the fray involving Ted Cruz…
Obama, in State of Union speech, to draw contrast with Republican ‘gloom’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will paint an optimistic picture in his final State of the Union televised address on Tuesday, drawing a contrast with Republicans running to replace him in the November 2016 presidential election, his top …
Clinton says she did not get classified information through email
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that she did not ask for classified information to be sent over a non-secure system while heading the State Department, responding to the latest development in an i…
As foreign crises pile up, Obama seen taking few risks in final year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night, the U.S. president and his aides have insisted he will not be content simply to run out the clock on foreign policy and is acting decisive…
Obama will not endorse a candidate in 2016 Democratic presidential race: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will not publicly endorse a candidate before the 2016 Democratic primary election, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday.
Asia trade deal puts honey exporter in sweet spot for Obama speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief executive of a successful American exporter will have a prime spot on Tuesday night to watch President Barack Obama make the case in his final State of the Union address for a sweeping Asian trade deal he hopes will be …
Muslim woman says Trump backers are supporting ‘hateful rhetoric’
(Reuters) – A U.S. Muslim woman who was ejected from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina while engaging in a silent protest said on Saturday she wanted to make the Republican presidential candidate’s backers recognize they are supporting “hateful rh…
Locked in tight duel in Iowa, Trump stresses need to win state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, locked in a tight race with Texas Senator Ted Cruz in Iowa, on Saturday stressed the importance of winning the state that holds the first U.S. nominating contest of the 2016 elec…
Group seeks Trump apology after Muslim woman ejected from rally
(Reuters) – A Muslim advocacy group on Saturday called on Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to apologize after a Muslim woman engaged in a silent protest was removed by security personnel and booed by the crowd at his rally in South C…
Exclusive: Republican politicians jumped the gun on terrorism suspect’s arrest – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Texas politicians made public details of an investigation into a terrorism suspect while it was still in progress, potentially jeopardizing the inquiry, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.