DETROIT/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said he will immediately double his already massive nationwide television ad spending and expand his staff after the debacle of Iowa’s failure to promptly announce its caucuses results. FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg visits the Dollarhide Community Center for a campaign
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – The Democratic Party’s bid to choose a candidate to take on Donald Trump at the Nov.3 U.S. presidential election was in disarray on Tuesday, after technical problems delayed vote counting in Iowa to the dismay of the party faithful and the delight of the Republican president. There was still no
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa Democrats met at caucus sites around the state on Monday to kick off what could be a bruising months-long national presidential nominating fight, but the results were delayed and still unreported nearly three hours after the process began. Voters poured into more than 1,600 schools, community centers and other
(Reuters) – The Harvey Weinstein rape trial opened in January with celebrity appearances, noisy protests and graphic accounts of alleged assaults – and a spike in usage of the #MeToo hashtag that has become closely associated with the former Hollywood powerbroker. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs New York Criminal Court after his sexual
The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Picture taken March 16, 2016. U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout via REUTERS CAIRO (Reuters) – An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility on Sunday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – Like many Iowans, Peggy Magner is still grappling with a weighty choice as the state’s first-in-the-nation nominating contest fast approaches: which Democratic candidate is best equipped to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in November. FILE PHOTO: People hold signs as Pete Buttigieg, Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Indiana
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Plenary Session at the NATO summit in Watford, near London, Britain, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed their countries’ efforts to monitor,
MIAMI (Reuters) – Renowned for flashy events and wild parties, South Florida has hosted more Super Bowls than anywhere. But many of those who live in the shadow of Hard Rock Stadium, site of Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV and home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, are hardly in a party mood. Residents of Miami Gardens,
(Reuters) – A man accused of killing two police officers while acting as the leader of an al Qaeda group in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, federal officials said on Friday. Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, 42, is wanted in Iraq on charges of premeditated murder of the Iraqi police officers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial faces a climactic vote on Friday, when senators are due to decide whether to call witnesses and prolong the historic proceedings or instead bring them to the swift conclusion and acquittal that Trump wants. Democrats need to persuade four Republicans to vote with them in the Senate
MIAMI (Reuters) – Members of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) on Thursday said player safety would have to come first amid discussions over the potential addition of a 17th game to the regular season. Jan 27, 2020; Miami, Florida; USA; General overall view of the NFL Shield logo and helmets at the NFL Experience at
FILE PHOTO: Activists calling for Virginia’s adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment gather outside the Virginia State Capitol building as the General Assembly prepares to convene in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake (Reuters) – The last three states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment sued the archivist of the U.S. government on
FILE PHOTO: Dylann Roof is escorted into the court room at the Charleston County Judicial Center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in state court for the 2015 shooting massacre at a historic black church, in Charleston, South Carolina, April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Grace Beahm/Pool (Reuters) – Dylann Roof, a white supremacist who killed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amid uncertainty over the key question of whether to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, Trump’s legal team wrapped up its opening arguments on Tuesday with an appeal for a quick acquittal. Saying “it is time for this to end,” Trump’s lawyers brushed off former national security adviser John
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for President Donald Trump were set on Tuesday to wrap up their arguments urging acquittal in his U.S. Senate trial after making the case that explosive allegations by former national security adviser John Bolton – even if true – do not represent an impeachable offense. White House counsel Pat Cipollone departs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the women who Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting took the witness stand on Monday in what is expected to be some of the most dramatic testimony in the former Hollywood producer’s rape trial. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for his