Trump’s ignites new storm on gun rights remarks
By Steve Holland Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that gun rights activists could act to stop Democratic rival Hillary Clinton from nominating...
US Presidential elections
Accepting the nomination, Clinton casts herself as clear-eyed leader
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cast herself as the steady leader at a “moment of reckoning” for America, contrasting her character with what she described...
Obama urges Americans to get behind Clinton, slams Trump
President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America’s future and offered full-throated support for Hillary Clinton’s bid to defeat Republican Donald Trump in a...
Obama to pitch for Clinton as having the judgment for the White House
Barack Obama will add an optimistic pitch on Wednesday to the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton as the first woman US president, as he seeks...
Democrat Clinton picks Kaine as running mate, bypassing liberals
By John Whitesides and Amanda Becker Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner...
Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to put “America first”
Donald Trump accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of a legacy of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness” as U.S. secretary of state and vowed to be...
Ted Cruz jeered for refusing to back Trump, exposing Republican rift
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the party’s convention on Wednesday, drawing angry jeers from Trump supporters and...
Beating rivals and the odds, Trump captures Republican nomination
Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party...
Trump foes shake up U.S. Republican convention
The Republican National Convention briefly erupted in chaos on Monday when opponents of presumptive U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump stormed out of the room and...
Clinton declares victory in Democratic race, hails a milestone
Hillary Clinton declared herself the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. president on Tuesday, embracing her role in history as the first woman to lead a...
Trump’s San Diego rally draws more than 1,000 chanting protesters
Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to the doorstep of America’s busiest border crossing on Friday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee...
Democrats Clinton, Sanders split nominating contests in Oregon, Kentucky
Democrat candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders each picked up primary wins on Tuesday in yet another demonstration of how divided the party is in...
Trump soars from long-shot to presumptive Republican nominee, Cruz pulls out
Republican front-runner Donald Trump went from long-shot contender to become the party’s presumptive nominee on Tuesday with a commanding win in Indiana, and the party...
Trump predicts riots if denied Republican presidential nomination (Update 2)
By Steve Holland US Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party’s presidential nomination after a string of...
Trump’s Chicago rally called off for safety reasons amid chaos
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled a rally scheduled for Friday night in Chicago after the event turned into a chaotic scene with thousands of...
Rivals rip Trump but promise support if he is the nominee
Chief rivals to U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump assailed him for shifting positions on the issues at a debate, but said in the end...
Trump’s surge confounds rivals, makes him betting favorite
Donald Trump’s chances of clinching the U.S. Republican presidential nomination shot to a record high on global betting websites on Wednesday and the billionaire businessman,...
Trump’s third straight win has rivals looking for answers (Updated with Video)
Businessman Donald Trump inched closer to the US Republican presidential nomination after easily outdistancing his rivals in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, giving him his third...
White House hopefuls Trump, Sanders capture New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb 9 (Reuters) – Riding a wave of voter anger at traditional politicians, billionaire Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s Republican presidential nominating contest...
Trump vs Jeb in New Hampshire on day before crucial primary
MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb 8 (Reuters) – White House hopefuls Donald Trump and Jeb Bush opened political hostilities on Monday as Republican and Democratic candidates stormed...