With a hint of regret, Obama describes new kind of endless quasi-war

President Barack Obama, who had pledged to end America's wars, described the landscape that he was leaving to his successor as a state of quasi-war that could extend for years to come. Obama, who was speaking on Saturday to reporters at the NATO summit here, noted with pride that he has cut the size of the U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from 180,000 troops to less than 15,000.

No charges recommended in Clinton email probe, FBI says

The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential campaign. But Comey called her actions "extremely careless" and faulted the agency she led for a lackadaisical approach to handling classified material.

Billions spent to fix VA didn’t solve problems

A commission tasked by Congress with trying to fix the troubled Veterans Health Administration has just concluded a damning report, finding that "many profound deficiencies" at the troubled agency "require urgent reform." The report indicates the billions pumped into the VA since the wait-list scandal erupted two years ago have failed to relieve many of the problems in delivering health care to veterans.

Court rejects state’s appeal in KKK highway cleanup case

The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her... The FBI lifted a major legal threat to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign Tuesday, recommending no criminal charges for her handling of highly classified material in a private email account.

California man faces charge in arson at Google headquarters

Authorities have arrested a Northern California man suspected of attacking the headquarters of Internet searc... The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her... The FBI lifted a major legal threat to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign Tuesday, recommending no criminal charges for her handling of highly classified material in a private email account.

Ubs Cio: There’s one election scenario that could completely…

And so, at least judging from the pros in that room, investors are starting to worry about the downside of a win by the Republican presidential frontrunner. But they are overpricing that risk, and the real thing they should be focused on has less to do with who becomes president, according to Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Wealth Management.

Clinton and Obama rally in Charlotte; Trump in Raleigh

Democratic governor candidate Roy Cooper and U.S. Senate hopeful Deborah Ross are looking to build momentum when they join fellow party members at the joint appearance of President Barack Obama and presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for a rally in Charlotte. The rally is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Editorial Roundup: Bloomberg View a ” Congress plays partisan politics while Zika spreads

Congress is giving the Aedes aegypti mosquito every chance to gain an advantage in the fight against the Zika virus. No one knows exactly when the first such mosquito will transmit the virus inside the U.S., but it might happen before lawmakers manage to pass a bill to pay for its prevention and control.

Trump takes shot at Hillary, Islam

Washington, July 5 : As the date for the US Presidential election nears, the plot thickens as candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton engage in a war of words over Twitter. If Hillary Clinton, the former First Lady of the US and the present Democrat nominee had accused Trump on Sunday of misleading fellow Americans, the Republican nominee hit back on Monday, raising issues of the deleted e-mails and Clintons use of the Air Force One for running campaign.

Rising Star Julian Castro Being Vetted for Clin…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro is being vetted as a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to a Democratic source familiar with the process. Castro, 41, would be the first Hispanic candidate on a presidential ticket.

Garrison Keillor’s Prophecy and Apostasy

On what was billed as his last show , Garrison Keillor, host of "A Prairie Home Companion" got a call from President Barack Obama and they traded extensive compliments, with Keillor telling Obama he was "the coolest president." Keillor's signing off on July 4 weekend was likely calculated to extenuate his presumed ties to all things Americana, but for me it actually highlighted his hypocrisies and contradictions.

How Brexit could make the UK more like the US

Two-hundred-and-forty years after American colonists upset at the dictates of Parliament turned over the established political order, a new group of political upstarts has spurned the rule of the European Union. This time it's a group of Brits themselves looking to the United States for inspiration.