Jul 17 Watch 2:04 Russia presses U.S. for return of seized compounds By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Russia is stepping up pressure on the United States to regain two diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland after they were seized during the Obama administration in response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Nick Schifrin joins Judy… Continue watching
Jul 17 As U.S.-Russia talks resume, Moscow demands return of seized compounds By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Undersecretary of State Tom Shannon and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov were meeting on Monday. U.S. officials downplayed chances for a breakthrough. Continue reading
Jul 17 Senate Democrats ask to review Kushner's security clearance By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON - Three Senate Democrats are calling on the White House to review and possibly revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance. They are pointing to the revelation of a meeting with Russian contacts during President Donald Trump's campaign. Kushner is a… Continue reading
Jul 17 With 2018 midterms looming, Democrats are divided on their core message By Steve Peoples and Bill Barrow, Associated Press Despite a Russia scandal engulfing the White House, a historically unpopular health-care plan wrenching Capitol Hill and no major GOP legislative achievement, Democrats are still struggling to tell voters what their party stands for. Continue reading
Jul 16 Trump lawyer says nothing illegal in son's Russia meeting By Associated Press President Donald Trump's attorney insisted Sunday there was nothing illegal in the meeting Trump's eldest son had with a Russian lawyer. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 10:05 In Russia, opposition grows as fear of the state fades By PBS News Hour While Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to seek a fourth term next year, the country’s largest anti-government movement in recent history continues to grow. For the final installment of NewsHour’s six-part series “Inside Putin’s Russia,” special correspondent Nick Shifrin… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 7:05 What we know -- and don't -- about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 11:09 What Russians think about Trump and the U.S. By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin There may be no more consequential relationship for the U.S. than with Russia. As part of our week-long series “Inside Putin's Russia,” special correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin report in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting… Continue watching
Jul 14 Russian-American lobbyist says he was in Trump son's meeting By Desmond Butler, Associated Press A Russian-American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump's son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican's White House… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 3:17 President Trump can't escape Russia questions in Paris By PBS News Hour President Trump arrived in Paris Thursday for talks with France’s leader Emmanuel Macron, aimed at strengthening the alliance between the two countries. However, the visit was partly overshadowed by the ongoing questions about whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the… Continue watching