U.S. presidents used to have far different responses to Russian leaders.
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Our View: Liberty versus equality – our founding wedge issue
Vladimir Putin is wrong to see the end of Western liberalism in our system’s inherent tension. It’s really our strength.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: How low will Trump go? We’re afraid to find out
His ‘joking’ with Vladimir Putin about election meddling is grossly unbecoming a president.
Posted inNation & World
In Japan, Trump pushes allies on trade before meeting Putin
The president is holding his first meeting with Russia’s leader since special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
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Zuckerberg invites regulators to help Facebook protect elections
In a discussion at Harvard Law School, the Facebook CEO invited regulators to set industrywide privacy standards and take a harder line with foreign interference in elections.
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Helsinki, Mueller shadow upcoming Trump, Putin meeting
Their relationship crackles with questions and contradictions as they get ready to meet again, this time at an international summit in Japan
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
In Russia’s version of ‘Chernobyl,’ it’s the CIA’s fault
Unhappy with HBO’s ‘Chernobyl,’ Russia is planning its own version that implicates the U.S.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump attacks Mueller, using discredited conflict-of-interest charges
The president in tweets also seemingly acknowledged for the first time that Russia had helped him win in 2016.
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White House tells former counsel McGahn not to comply with subpoena
The White House told Don McGahn the materials are subject to executive privilege.
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FBI chief: No evidence agency spied on Trump 2016 campaign
FBI Director Chris Wray says he does not consider court-approved FBI surveillance to be “spying” and said he has no evidence the FBI illegally monitored President Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election