Jul 12 Trump defends son after disclosure of Russian emails By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that his eldest son was "open, transparent and innocent," a day after Donald Trump Jr. revealed his eagerness to hear damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Russian government in a meeting last year with… Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:14 Sen. Warner: I don't accept Donald Trump Jr. 'rookie mistake' defense By PBS News Hour On Capitol Hill, Donald Trump Jr.'s release of emails detailing his interest in making contact with a reported Russian government representative about opposition research has generated more questions than answers. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 7:27 Trump Jr.'s emails on Russia meeting raise question of what the president knew By PBS News Hour President Trump's son Donald Jr. released a potentially explosive email chain on Thursday, showing he was eager to hear "dirt" on Hillary Clinton with Russia’s support. Trump Jr. said he released them to be transparent, but The New York Times… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Tillerson visits Qatar to mend Persian Gulf rift By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Qatar in hopes of resolving a rift with its Persian Gulf neighbors. Also, the U.S. military confirmed that 15 Marines and a Navy Corpsman died earlier this… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 4:49 What to expect as Senate health care battle goes into overtime By PBS News Hour Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that the Senate will delay the beginning of its summer recess by two weeks in order to tackle a daunting agenda, topped by the health care battle. Lisa Desjardins join John Yang to… Continue watching
Jul 11 Rep. Adam Schiff calls Trump Jr. emails 'very significant, deeply disturbing' By Elizabeth Flock At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Adam Schiff, D- Calif., called the emails Donald Trump Jr. released Tuesday "very significant, deeply disturbing new public information."… Continue reading
Jul 11 What the #$@! Democrats are swearing more. Here's why By Jessica Yarvin Since President Donald Trump’s victory last year, a growing number of Democrats have begun cursing more in public, using language that they’ve saved in the past for private conversations away from voters and the media. Continue reading
Jul 11 Trump Jr. says in emails he'd 'love' to see Russian info on Clinton By Associated Press Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father's campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to emails he released publicly on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 11 White House criticizes Russia sanctions stalled in House By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A new package of economic sanctions on Russia and Iran unacceptably constrains the president's authority, the White House says, as Democrats complain that the Trump administration is trying to weaken the penalties. Continue reading
Jul 11 Read Donald Trump Jr.'s just released email chain on Russia meeting By Associated Press Donald Trump Jr. has released an email chain that shows him discussing plans to hear damaging information on Hillary Clinton. Continue reading