Trump Presidency

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered special counsel Robert Mueller two options for interrogating the 12 Russian intelligence officers charged last week with hacking the Democratic National Committee. During a joint press conference with President Donald Trump in Helsinki on July 16, the Russian leader pointed to an existing treaty with the United States that Mueller […]

HELSINKI—The heads of the two nuclear superpowers covered a broad range of issues in a joint press conference that lasted around 45 minutes on July 16. Both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin heralded the meetings a success and suggested they were long overdue. Putin said although the two were unable to “clear […]

Commentary Several journalists attempted to skewer President Donald Trump on Monday to push a narrative that Trump doesn’t know Finland isn’t a NATO member state. “I enjoyed being with you a couple of days ago. NATO has, I think, never been stronger. It was a little bit tough at the beginning, but it turned out […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin complimented U.S. President Donald Trump on advancing the denuclearization of North Korea. “We’re glad that the Korean Peninsula issue is starting to get resolved. To a great extent it was possible thanks to the personal engagement of President Trump, who opted for dialog instead of confrontation,” Putin said during a joint press […]

A 29-year-old Russian national has been charged with spying for Russia within the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on July 16. Mariia Butina, a resident of the city of Washington, was arrested on July 15. According to the DOJ, Butina had been working since 2015 as a spy at the direction of […]

President Donald Trump has more than $50 million in the bank for his 2020 reelection bid, far more than any contender for the race, according to reports filed on the evening of July 15 with the Federal Election Commission. The $53 million is split between the president’s campaign committee and two joint fundraising committees, Trump Make America […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congressional candidate for New York, called Israel “occupiers” in a July 13 interview, before admitting she did not have enough knowledge on the topic. Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who won over long-serving Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.), is a newcomer to politics. When asked about her views on foreign […]

Americans have been increasingly generous on retail spending and have frequented restaurants more often over the past five months, Census Bureau data show. Americans spent nearly $507 billion on retail and food services in June—up half a percent since May and nearly 3 percent since January. With a minor hiccup in January, consumer spending has […]

President Donald Trump, during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, questioned what happened to three servers that were key evidence in cases investigated by the FBI. The three servers are those of the Democratic National Committee, the House Democratic Caucus, and Hillary Clinton—the private email server she used while serving as secretary […]

Update at 7:25 p.m. local time / 12:25 a.m. EDT Trump and Putin finished their time together with a joint press conference held at the presidential palace. The conference was wide-ranging and addressed the 2016 presidential election, Syria, gas pipeline, and Crimea, among other topics. Please check our website for full coverage. Update at 4:25 […]

The congressional testimony of FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok was a disgrace to the bureau and to the United States, President Donald Trump said on the weekend. “I thought it was a disgrace to our country. I thought it was an absolute disgrace,” Trump told “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor in Scotland on […]

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee of President Donald Trump, was praised for his character and “extraordinary mentorship” he’s provided to young lawyers serving under him as clerks, according to feedback collected by Yale law professor Amy Chua. Kavanaugh has sought clerks with whom he doesn’t share political leanings, taught them about hard work […]

The Justice Department’s indictment of 12 Russian nationals accused of hacking Democratic computer systems during the 2016 election has worked to strengthen President Donald Trump’s hand ahead of the July 16 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to national security adviser John Bolton. “The president was briefed on the indictment coming. I spoke with […]

HELSINKI, Finland—President Donald Trump touched down at 8:53 p.m. local time in Helsinki on July 15, ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet at the presidential palace in Helsinki on July 16 for a one-on-one meeting, followed by an expanded bilateral, and then a working lunch. They […]

News Analysis The words of President Donald Trump, in an interview with CBS Evening News in Scotland, were misrepresented for a clickbait headline. “‘I think the European Union is a foe,’ Trump says ahead of Putin meeting in Helsinki,” a CBS headline blared on July 15. Trump stated that the EU is a “foe” in […]

It’s been a whirlwind trip for U.S. President Donald Trump, who touched down in the UK on July 12—his first visit to the country since being elected as president. He played a final round of golf at his Turnberry course on Sunday, July 15, before setting off to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. […]

Before departing to Europe on July 10, President Donald Trump declined to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a friend or a foe; instead, he referred to him as a “competitor.” “As far as I’m concerned, [Putin’s] a competitor,” Trump said. “I think that getting along with Russia, getting along with China, getting along with others […]

President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May reaffirmed deep ties between their nations in a joint interview in Chequers, United Kingdom, on July 13. The statements from the two leaders came one day after The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper, published an interview with Trump which was editorialized to focus on select criticisms Trump expressed […]

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders shared a photo of President Donald Trump sitting in the chair that once belonged to Winston Churchill. Sanders posted the image on her official Twitter page on Friday morning. “[President Trump] sits in Winston Churchill’s chair as a guest of Prime Minister May at Chequers,” she wrote. It was […]

LONDON—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he looked forward to finalizing a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, saying that Prime Minister Theresa May was doing a “fantastic job.” “Once the Brexit process is concluded and perhaps the UK has left the EU, I don’t know what they’re going to do but whatever you do […]