Clinton turns down Mexico invitation after Trump’s diplomatic ruckus

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday she will not accept an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for a visit after rival Donald Trump created what she called a "diplomatic incident" in his foray there.

Trump doesn’t have an office in North Carolina but one just opened in Israel’s West Bank

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump smiles as he meets with local labor leaders and union members during a campaign stop in Brook Park, Ohio, U.S. September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Israeli supporters of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have opened a campaign office in the occupied West Bank, saying they hope to get as many American expatriates as possible to cast an absentee ballot for their candidate.

One secret of Trump’s low-cost campaign – free labour

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings. Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and Paul Manafort of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's staff speak during a round table discussion on security at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., August 17, 2016.

Senators urge Obama to prioritize cyber crime at G20 summit

CYBER CRIME: Exclusive: Six U.S. senators urge Obama to prioritize cyber crime at G20 summit US-CYBER-HEIST-G20-EXCLUSIVE A man rides an electronic bike past a billboard for the upcoming G20 summit in Hangzhou 1 of 1 Items A man rides an electronic bike past a billboard for the upcoming G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 29. NEW YORK - Six U.S. senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a letter obtained by Reuters. In the letter sent to the White House ahead of the Sept.

Clinton will hit GOP on ‘alt-right’ ties: Stand with…

Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holds a rally at West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 16, 2016. Democrat Hillary Clinton will accuse Donald Trump of embracing a brand of U.S. political conservatism associated with white nationalism and nativism when she makes a Nevada campaign stop on Thursday.

Exclusive – Clinton leads Trump in key swing states, would likely win election: poll

If the U.S. presidential election were held today, Democrat Hillary Clinton would win the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Virginia and have a 95 percent chance of beating Republican Donald Trump to become America's first female president, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project. The project, which combines opinion polls with an analysis of voting patterns under different election scenarios, shows Clinton currently beating Trump in the popular vote by six percentage points and ahead in 19 states, including most of the larger-population ones that heavily influence the outcome of the election.

Pressure mounts to reject Trump

Pressure from high-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters is mounting to reject Donald Trump's candidacy amid fallout from him saying gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton nominating liberal US Supreme Court justices. Nearly one-fifth of 396 registered Republicans in a Reuters/Ipsos August 5-8 poll released on Wednesday want Trump to drop out of the race for the White House and another 10 per cent "don't know" whether the Republican nominee should or not.

Florida governor criticizes Washington for lagging in Zika fight

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a press conference about the Zika virus as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Tom Frieden , Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Florida Surgeon General Celeste Philip look on in Doral, Florida, U.S. on August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott on Sunday accused the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighborhood, the site of the first U.S. transmission of the virus.

Hillary Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats

Now Hillary Clinton's own campaign is hacked: Democrats were warned they were a target in March but REFUSED to help FBI probe into cyber attacks Sources tell Reuters that the Clinton campaign, which is based in Brooklyn, New York, was the target of a cyber breach Justice department's national security division is now leading the investigation in proof that officials believe foreign state carried out attacks First leak also revealed anti-gay slurs, mocking African Americans and attempts to con reputable news outlets with fake Trump videos The computer network used by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Trump favors Christie, Pence and Gingrich as he closes in on VP pick

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers remarks before presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks in Virginia Beach, Va., on July 11, 2016. Closing in on his choice for a running mate, Donald Trump spoke favorably Monday about tapping an experienced politician over a political outsider to help reassure and unite the fractured Republican Party.

International (Non-)Cooperation in a Changing World Order

U.S. President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 28, 2015 . The following is a guest post by Terrence Mullan , program coordinator of the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Trump rejects criticism, vents at news media in campaign speech

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., July 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism of his campaign tactics, in a wide-ranging speech defending his team's use of a Jewish star and his own praise of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Terror and the election: What does it mean?

Rainbow flags are held up in front of the White House during a vigil in Washington, D.C., after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on June 12. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters In an election year that has already passed the abnormal and entered the zone of the surreal, the June 12 terror attack in Orlando, Fla., throws even more uncertainty into the mix. What does it mean for the election? Can we say anything with confidence in a season that has turned predictions upside down? Presidential elections normally feature a battle between two competing visions of government's role - one more liberal, the other more conservative.

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If Omar Mateen acted alone in plotting the massacre of 49 people at Orlando's Pulse gay nightclub, he would be the exception rather than the rule in U.S. cases involving suspected Islamic State supporters. Sunday's worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history prompted renewed warnings from officials of "lone wolf" attackers, a term that commonly invokes images of isolated individuals, radicalized online by violent propaganda and plotting alone.

Trump victory ‘would rattle markets’

Italy's economy minister warned on Thursday of shocks to financial markets if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins the US presidential election this year, and said that a Trump presidency would hurt New York's appeal as a financial centre. In some of the strongest criticisms of Trump by one of Washington's G7 partners, Pier Carlo Padoan told Reuters that the economic consequences of Trump beating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in November would be: "Very bad.

Trump sticks to teleprompter as he tries to rebound from bipartisan criticism

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a foreign policy speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, US April 27, 2016. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered a message of ethnic harmony on Friday at a Christian evangelical conference as he sought to calm concern about his criticism of a Mexican-American judge.