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
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 17 After Trump-Putin summit, lawmakers weigh vote to support intel community By Associated Press Some lawmakers are talking about passing a resolution in support of U.S. intelligence agencies after President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on their findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump isolated in view of Russia meddling By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he sees no reason why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 election. On the same platform, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a reason, even while denying Moscow ever meddled: He wanted Trump to win. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 13:59 Trump's siding with Russia draws condemnation and concern from both parties In a stunning moment in Helsinki, the president of the United States again dismissed American intelligence findings that Vladimir Putin ordered Russian meddling in the 2016 election, while Putin acknowledged he wanted President Trump to win. Fallout from the news… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 5:59 Paul: Trump has 'healthy dose of skepticism' for U.S. intelligence on Russian interference As President Trump returns from a Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says the U.S. and Russia “won't have any progress if we don't have any conversations.” While acknowledging that it’s likely that Russia meddled in the… Continue watching