Jul 17 Trump now says he misspoke on Russian meddling, believes election interference took place By Associated Press Back at the White House on Tuesday, the president told reporters that he said he meant he doesn't see why Russia "wouldn't" be responsible. Continue reading
Jul 17 Lawmakers want Pompeo to testify on Trump's meeting with Putin By Associated Press Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sees it as a "first step" as lawmakers consider responding to Trump's summit with the Russian leader. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Barack Obama delivers speech in South Africa By Laura Santhanam The 16th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture was slated to start at 7:55 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Jul 17 After Trump-Putin summit, lawmakers weigh vote to support intel community By Associated Press Some lawmakers are talking about passing a resolution in support of U.S. intelligence agencies after President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on their findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump isolated in view of Russia meddling By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he sees no reason why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 election. On the same platform, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a reason, even while denying Moscow ever meddled: He wanted Trump to win. Continue reading
Jul 16 U.S. arrests woman, accuses her of acting as Russian agent By Chad Day, Associated Press Court papers show that her activities revolved around American politics during the 2016 campaign and included efforts to use contacts with the National Rifle Association and American politicians to gather intelligence for Russia. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 5:59 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… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 4:25 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… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 7:13 Susan Page and Stuart Rothenberg on Trump and Putin reactions Susan Page of USA Today and Stu Rothenberg of Inside Elections join Judy Woodruff to discuss the fallout from President Trump’s statements on Russia in Helsinki, especially from congressional Republicans. Continue watching
Jul 16 Analysis: After more than two decades covering Russia, I've never seen anything quite like today By Ryan Chilcote President Donald Trump said of today’s one-on-one meeting with Putin in Helsinki: “Our relationship has never been worse than it is now. However, that changed as of about four hours ago. I really believe that.”… Continue reading