Trump reframes claim that Muslims cheered 9/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday reframed his claim that he saw Muslims in Jersey City, New Jersey, cheering the attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 by ass…
Ben Carson meets Syrian refugees, opposes them coming to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, who last week compared Syrian refugees to “rabid dogs,” met with refugees in Jordan on Saturday and urged the U.S. government to do more to help but did not endorse bringing them to t…
Obama says U.S. has to ‘do something’ about guns after Colorado shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Expressing what has become regularly repeated frustration on the issue, President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States needs to “do something” to make it harder for criminals to get guns after a shooting in Colorado ki…
Republican Trump drops 12 percentage points in poll: Reuters/Ipsos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s support among Republicans has dropped 12 points in less than a week, marking the real estate mogul’s biggest decline since he vaulted to the top of the field in July, according to a Reuter…
Ben Carson arrives in Jordan to visit Syrian refugees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson arrived in Jordan on Friday for a two-day tour of multiple camps housing Syrian refugees, his campaign manager said.
Clinton wins union endorsements but still struggles to win over hearts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – California nurse Katy Roemer remembers how at the height of the Ebola crisis last year, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders marched arm-in-arm with union workers as they fought for hazmat suits and other protections to treat patients with …
Trump denies mocking New York Times reporter’s disability
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump denied on Thursday he was mocking the physical disability of a New York Times reporter during a campaign speech in which he flailed his arms and distorted his speech in an imitation of the jour…
At Trump’s presidential rallies, a combustible mix of glee, fear
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Reuters) – “We’re not gonna take it anymore,” a crowd of thousands sang as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump entered a South Carolina convention center on Tuesday night as a 1980s heavy metal song by the band Twisted Si…
Remember the Pilgrims, Obama says, in appeal for generosity to Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans to show generosity to Syrian refugees in a Thanksgiving message on Thursday, reminding them that the Pilgrims who came to America in 1620 were themselves fleeing persecution.
Lagging behind Clinton in 2016 bid, Sanders boosts staff, spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is boosting the size of his campaign staff and increasing state budgets in his challenge against the frontrunner for the party’s nomination, Hillary Clinton.
