Politics Jul 23 Trump tries to cast fresh doubt on Mueller investigation Capping a week of drama, back tracking, a double negative and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Sunday was back to referring to "a big hoax."… By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
World Jul 20 Watch 13:10 How will the Trump-Putin summit affect U.S.-Russian relations? Beyond the uproar over President Trump's comments about Russian election meddling, what are the global policy implications of his Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin? Nick Schifrin examines what's at stake, from Eastern Ukraine to NATO to Syria, and Judy Woodruff…
Politics Jul 19 Watch 10:34 Trump says Russia summit was ‘great success,’ leaving U.S. officials in the dark President Vladimir Putin received a warm reception from Russian lawmakers as he celebrated the results of the Helsinki summit. What exactly are the results? There's been no formal announcement, and the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says he's…
World Jul 19 Watch 10:04 Michael McFaul: Calling Putin ‘sincere’ suggests White House equating Americans with criminals President Trump called it an "incredible offer" from Vladimir Putin: The U.S. could question 12 Russians indicted for 2016 election interference in exchange for specific Americans being interrogated by Moscow. Now White House officials say they reject the idea. Judy…
Jul 18 Watch 9:45 Trump seems to deny ongoing threat of Russia when asked President Trump used a Cabinet meeting to insist he's been firm with Russia, but when a reporter asked him if Russia is an active threat, Trump said no. That seemed to contradict the director of National Intelligence who warned that… Continue watching
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
Jul 17 Watch 6:28 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… 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