Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Republican … Read More

By Parisa Hafezi and Babak Dehghanpisheh DUBAI (Reuters) – Hardliners loyal to Iran’s supreme leader are likely to sweep a parliamentary election on Friday that will cement their grip on … Read More

By Rich McKay APALACHICOLA, Fla. (Reuters) – Standing in his boat in Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, Michael Dasher lowered a long pair of tongs into the water, pulling up a muddy … Read More

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets slumped on Friday as the fast-spreading coronavirus drove investors into safe havens, with gold hitting a fresh seven-year high and … Read More

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the next economic downturn, the Federal Reserve and other central banks may need to roll out their big … Read More

By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) – Julia Volok says some of her fellow passengers expected a warm welcome on their arrival in Ukraine after finally being evacuated … Read More

By Sabine Siebold and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders fell out on Friday over their next long-term budget after fraught talks over a gaping Brexit hole in … Read More

By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States may give American farmers additional money until trade deals with China, Mexico, Canada and other countries fully go into effect, President … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he had four candidates under consideration to be the next U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would be made soon, … Read More

By Hyonhee Shin DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) – Usually teeming with thousands of worshippers, the church at the center of South Korea’s largest coronavirus outbreak was shuttered and silent on … Read More