Jun 05 Putin dismisses claims that Russia interfered in U.S. election By Hope Yen and Julie Pace, Associated Press In an interview with NBC's "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly," Putin also dismissed the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump as "a load of nonsense."… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 3, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 3, Vladimir Putin plays down allegations of Russian hacking into the American presidential election, and a look at Marvel’s first queer Latina superhero. Also, ordinary citizens in Cambodia are losing land as economic development… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Police unsure why attacker set deadly fire in Manila casino By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in the Philippines are trying to figure out what drove a lone attacker who set fire to a Manila casino, killing 36 people. The gunman was found dead elsewhere in the complex. Also, there's… Continue watching
Jun 02 Putin ridicules claims of meddling in U.S. vote By IAN PHILLIPS, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin ridiculed the allegations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections, accusing the Democrats of trying to shift blame for their defeat and likening the accusations against Russia to anti-Semitism. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: U.S. to exit Paris climate agreement, says Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. from the global agreement aimed at decreasing the impact of climate change. Also, the president has decided against moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 7:26 Reports suggest U.S. considering returning compounds to Russia, diplomats turning up in strange places By PBS News Hour The Trump White House is reportedly considering returning two long-held diplomatic compounds in the U.S. to Russia, after they were seized last year in retaliation for meddling in the 2016 election. John Yang discusses that story, as well as another… Continue watching
May 27 AP Report: Reports swirling about Kushner and Russia probe By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Jared Kushner reportedly proposed setting up a secret back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team, according to a report by The Washington Post. Continue reading
May 17 Putin offers to give Congress notes of Trump's meeting By Eric Tucker, Catherine Lucey and Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Russia President Vladimir Putin offered Wednesday to turn over to Congress records of President Donald Trump's discussions with Russian diplomats in which Trump is said to have disclosed classified information. His offer added a bizarre twist to the… Continue reading
May 16 Watch 4:04 Report: Trump urged Comey to drop Flynn probe, detailed in memo By PBS News Hour The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Trump in February urged then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the investigation of one of his campaign aide's connections to Russia, in a meeting a day after the president fired National Security… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 9:21 Microsoft's president says global cyberattack is a 'wakeup call' By PBS News Hour A global ransomware attack has hit more than 200,000 victims, such as hospitals and schools, in more than 150 countries since Friday. The virus takes advantage of a security flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system, which the company patched in… Continue watching