Jul 19 Trump asks adviser to invite Putin to Washington By Associated Press President Donald Trump has asked national security adviser John Bolton to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington in the fall. Continue reading
Jul 19 White House says Trump ‘disagrees’ with Russia interviewing Americans By Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump "disagrees" with Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to allow the U.S. access to Russians accused of interfering in the 2016 election, in exchange for interviews of Americans the Kremlin accuses of unspecified crimes. Continue reading
Jul 19 Senate goes on record against Putin offer of Russia interviewing Americans By Associated Press It was a formal rebuke to President Donald Trump, who touted the offer at the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Jul 19 Amid criticism over Putin summit, Trump wants second meeting By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin to start implementing ideas they discussed at the Helsinki summit. 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 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