Jul 14 State election officials in U.S. meet amid security concerns By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The top state election officials from throughout the U.S. are gathering this weekend in Philadelphia amid fresh revelations of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 14 Nuclear arms race is an expected topic for Trump-Putin talks By Robert Burns, Associated Press On Monday, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss nuclear arms issues, including the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Continue reading
Jul 14 Judge commends family reunification, eyes next deadline By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said the government has largely complied with a deadline to reunite families with children under 5. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 9:15 What the latest Russia probe indictments show for the first time While President Trump condemned the Russia probe as a "rigged witch hunt," Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictment of 12 Russian military officers for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. The charges come three days before… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 13:58 Shields and Salam on new Russian election meddling charges, Trump’s Putin meeting Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and the National Review’s Reihan Salam join Judy Woodruff the discuss the week’s news, including the Justice Department indictment of 12 Russian military officers for conspiring to hack the Democratic Party and state election officials, President… Continue watching
Jul 13 5 things we learned from Mueller’s new Russia indictment By Gretchen Frazee, Courtney Norris Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russian officials Friday shed light on the people behind cyber attacks and how they carried them out. Here are some key findings. Continue reading
Jul 13 Trump asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails. On or around the same day, Russians targeted her accounts By Erica R. Hendry "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press," Trump said in a July 27, 2016, news conference. Continue reading
Jul 13 What Trump has to gain (and lose) in his meeting with Putin By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump's strategy for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin brings certain benefits but also risks, experts and officials said. Here’s what we're watching. Continue reading
Jul 13 Democrats call on Trump to cancel Putin summit By Associated Press The top Democrat in the Senate is calling on President Donald Trump to cancel his coming meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin in the wake of new charges that 12 Russian intelligence officers hacked into Democratic email accounts during the 2016… Continue reading
Jul 13 Agency watchdog slams former HHS chief Tom Price on costly travel By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The government wasted at least $341,000 on travel by ousted Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, including booking charter flights without considering cheaper scheduled airlines, an agency watchdog said Friday. Continue reading