Jul 18 Inside the GOP’s midterm gamble: putting Trump front and center By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump plans to play a more active role in the midterm elections than past presidents, with an aggressive travel schedule aimed at boosting Republican candidates as well as his own political agenda, according to sources involved in setting… Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says he told Putin to end election hacking By Zeke Miller, Ken Thomas, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump says in an interview with CBS News that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States won't tolerate election interference in the future. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says ‘no,’ Russia not still targeting U.S. By Associated Press President Donald Trump was asked at the end of a Cabinet meeting if Russia was still targeting the United States. The president said, "no," contradicting recent warnings from his top intelligence chief. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says new Air Force One to get red, white and blue makeover By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump says the familiar baby blue color on the presidential aircraft will give way to a red-white-and-blue color scheme. Continue reading
Jul 18 House panel would provide $5 billion for Trump’s border wall By Alan Fram, Associated Press A House spending bill would provide $5 billion next year for building President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, a major boost that suggests a raucous pre-election budget battle may lay ahead. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Trump weighs offer to interview Russian suspects Press secretary Sarah Sanders says the White House is still weighing an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the U.S. access to Russians accused of election meddling. Continue reading
Jul 18 Former FBI chief James Comey urges voters to support Democrats in fall By Associated Press James Comey, the FBI director who was fired last year by President Donald Trump, is urging voters to support Democrats in November's midterm elections. Continue reading
Jul 18 A day after back-tracking, Trump defends summit performance By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press "So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference performance in Helsinki," the president tweeted. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 9:10 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… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 8:31 Trump playing into Putin’s plan ‘either on purpose or by accident,’ Albright says By Judy Woodruff, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn, Erica R. Hendry Russian President Vladimir Putin has a plan to divide the U.S. from its allies, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Tuesday, and President Donald Trump is “playing into that plan either on purpose or by accident.” Albright joins Judy… Continue watching