Republican front-runner Donald Trump vowed to seek better relations with Russia and China if elected president in November and said he would make U.S. allies bear more of the financial burden for their defense. In a major speech, Trump delivered a withering critique of Barack Obama’s foreign policy, saying the Democratic president has let China take advantage of the United States and has failed to defeat Islamic State militants. Reuters
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Trump: Kasich and Cruz should get out of race
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich should get out of the race because they “have no path to victory.”
Republicans Cruz, Kasich reach ‘stop-Trump’ deal
(Reuters) WASHINGTON Republican White House rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich announced a deal on Sunday to stay out of each other’s way in some upcoming state primaries in hopes of blocking front-runner Donald Trump from winning the party’s presidential nomination. Cruz’s campaign said in a statement he would focus on the Indiana and give Kasich a clearer shot in Oregon and New Mexico, states where the Ohio governor expects to do well. Kasich, […]
Trump wonders if Ted Cruz is eligible to run for president
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada on Sunday (January 10), raised questions about Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president. “Ted Cruz has a real cloud hanging over his head. The question is: Is Ted Cruz, is he a natural born citizen,” Trump told the campaign rally crowd. “I think like 14, 15 months ago he revoked it, but he was citizen of the United States, I believe, and […]
Republicans will not bow down to Obama
In Washington, the Republicans have no plans to offer full support to President Barack Obama’s policies, saying that they may support some aspects of it but not all.
Tough road ahead for Obama after Republicans seize Senate
BY STEVE HOLLAND AND JOHN WHITESIDES (Reuters) – Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and may force him to make a course correction for his last two years in office. The Republican rout was wide and deep in what was bound to be seen as a sharp rebuke to Obama, who has lurched from crisis to […]





