In rural-urban divide, U.S. voters are worlds apart
JANESVILLE, Wisc. (Reuters) – Semi-retired Wisconsin pig farmer John Lader does not think much of Donald Trump as a messenger, but voted for what he described as the Republican president-elect’s message of change and economic hope for America.
Trump seen more moderate on criminal justice, law enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Criminal justice reform advocates said they expect Donald Trump will embrace moderate change once he is in the White House, toning down the punitive but undefined “law and order” image he projected on the campaign trail.
A discontented Michigan town: America should have seen Trump coming
ALGONAC, Mich. (Reuters) – Back in April, there were already early signs in this quiet Michigan town of the rural American discontent that helped propel Donald Trump to election victory, even if it was underestimated by the Washington establishment, po…
U.S. consumers will want Trump, Congress to take on drug prices
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans’ growing alarm over rising prescription drug costs will pressure a new U.S. administration and Congress to take action on pharmaceutical pricing, industry executives and healthcare experts say.
Stressed out over Trump victory? Try cleaning out your freezer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Clean out your freezer, try a manicure-pedicure and stay off social media.
Judge orders bottled water delivered in Flint, Mich., in water crisis
(This version of the Nov. 10 story, corrects the name to Natural Resources Defense Council in paragraph 3)
Zimbabwe court drops charges against hunter who helped kill Cecil the lion
HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court has thrown out charges against a local hunter accused of failing to stop the killing of the country’s most prized lion by an American dentist, his lawyer said on Friday.
Judge tells Trump University litigants they would be wise to settle
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The U.S. judge overseeing a lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump and his Trump University told both sides they would be wise to settle the case “given all else that’s involved.”
Trump and Obama set campaign rancor aside with White House meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met on Thursday for the first time, setting aside the deep rancor that dominated the long campaign season to discuss the transition to the Republican’s inauguration on …
Mayors of NY and Los Angeles pledge to remain immigrant sanctuaries
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Officials in New York and Los Angeles on Thursday said they hoped President-elect Donald Trump would not follow through on a campaign promise to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary cities” that shield people who are …
