Jun 28 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: Annapolis newspaper shooting suspect in custody In our news wrap Thursday, a gunman opened fire at a local newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, killing five people and wounding several more. Also, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a long-expected summit on July 16 in… Continue watching
Jun 28 Putin, Trump to have summit in Helsinki on July 16 By Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White House announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Russia and China pledge deeper cooperation at summit In our news wrap Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their own summit, in the face of strained relations with the West. Putin said cooperation with China has reached an "unprecedented level." Also, Gazan medics… Continue watching
Jun 07 Vladimir Putin: West wrongly sees Russia as a threat By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Jim Heintz, Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes other countries wrongly regard Russia as a threat and that mistaken concept can end if they see that the economic sanctions the West has put on Russia don't serve their interests. Continue reading
May 22 Homeland Security head says she’s unaware Russia wanted Trump to win By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press "I do not believe I've seen that conclusion that the specific intent was to help President Trump win. I'm not aware of that," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters after briefing members of the House on election security efforts. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: White House defends CIA pick Haspel In our news wrap Monday, President Trump and the White House mounted a defense of Gina Haspel, the nominee for CIA director. Under fire over her role in the torturing of terror suspects, including waterboarding, Haspel reportedly offered to withdraw… Continue watching
May 07 Vladimir Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russian president By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Vladimir Putin took the oath of office Monday for his fourth term as Russian president, promising to pursue an economic agenda that would boost living standards across the country. Continue reading
May 05 More than 1,600 arrested in Russia amid anti-Putin protests By Jim Heintz Russians angered by the impending inauguration of Vladimir Putin to a new term as president protested Saturday in cities across the country. Continue reading
May 02 After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning everything By Elizabeth Flock Beyond bots, what does Russian propaganda look like? How is it made? To find out, I spent a day inside the newsroom of Radio Sputnik, a Russian government-funded media outlet, and a week consuming only Sputnik news. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Putin waiting for White House invitation follow-up In our news wrap Friday, Russia says President Vladimir Putin is still waiting for President Trump to follow up on an invitation last month to visit the White House. In Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Mr. Trump had also… Continue watching