World Jul 17 Can Trump's reversal soften damage of Helsinki comments? Home from Helsinki, President Trump is backtracking on his comments from a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after facing blistering, bipartisan critiques. In damage-control mode, he read from a prepared statement and insisted he has "great" confidence…
World Jul 17 News Wrap: EU court orders Russia pay Pussy Riot for wrongful imprisonment In our news wrap Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Russia was wrong to jail members of the group Pussy Riot for a protest in 2012. The court ordered the Putin government to pay nearly $50,000 to the…
Politics Jul 17 Putin driving a wedge between U.S. and allies, Hurd says Texas Rep. Will Hurd says he is convinced that the events in Helsinki were part of a disinformation campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hurd, a CIA veteran and one of the Republicans quick to distance themselves from President Trump…
Politics Jul 17 U.S. Catholic Church's former public face on sex abuse crisis faces decades of misconduct allegations One of the most recognized faces of the American Catholic Church was removed from the public ministry last month, making Cardinal Theodore McCarrick the highest ranking Catholic official in the nation to be removed for sexual abuse of a minor.
Episode Jul 16 PBS NewsHour full episode July 16, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump sides with Russia, questioning U.S. intelligence on Moscow's election meddling, as Vladimir Putin clearly states he wanted Trump to win. Also: A new documentary about the mind of Robin Williams, and advice from David…
World Jul 16 Trump's siding with Russia draws condemnation and concern from both parties In a stunning moment in Helsinki, the president of the United States again dismissed American intelligence findings that Vladimir Putin ordered Russian meddling in the 2016 election, while Putin acknowledged he wanted President Trump to win. Fallout from the news…
Politics Jul 16 Paul: Trump has 'healthy dose of skepticism' for U.S. intelligence on Russian interference As President Trump returns from a Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says the U.S. and Russia “won't have any progress if we don't have any conversations.” While acknowledging that it’s likely that Russia meddled in the…
Politics Jul 16 Menendez: Putin must be thinking his 2016 investment paid off Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., says President Trump acted more like “a supplicant than the leader of the free world” at a news conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Menendez joins Judy Woodruff to share his reaction to what might transpire…
World Jul 16 The consequences of Trump turning against his intelligence community When President Trump dismisses U.S. intelligence and says he takes Vladimir Putin at his word that Russia did not meddle in the 2016 election, what’s the long-lasting effect? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from former CIA officer John Sipher, who says…
Nation Jul 16 News Wrap: Deportations of reunited families temporarily halted by federal judge In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge in San Diego ordered a temporary halt to deporting migrant families that were separated and then reunited. The Trump administration opposed the ruling. Also, migrants are still arriving in Europe from Africa…