Trump is now repaying Putin for helping him win the presidency  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The events of the past few days — culminating in President Trump's meeting today with Russian President Vladimir Putin — have rendered this interpretation inescapable: Trump is currently in the process …

Trump and Putin vs. America  —  From the beginning of his administration, President Trump has responded to every new bit of evidence from the C.I.A., F.B.I. and N.S.A. that Russia intervened in our last election on his behalf by either attacking Barack Obama or the Democrats for being too lax …

Trump casts doubt on US intelligence, calls Putin's meddling denial ‘strong and powerful’  —  President Donald Trump said he addressed Russia's interference in the U.S. 2016 election and that President Vladmir Putin was “extremely strong” in his denials.  —  “I have president Putin, he just said it's not Russia.

This Is the Moment of Truth for Republicans  —  There are exactly two possible explanations for the shameful performance the world witnessed on Monday, from a serving American president.  —  Either Donald Trump is flat-out an agent of Russian interests—maybe witting, maybe unwitting …

Trump: “I don't know if I agree” with DNI Coats' warning about Russian cyberattacks  —  President Trump says he doesn't know if he agrees with a warning from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats about the “critical” threat of potentially devastating cyberattacks targeting U.S. systems.

Mueller's Politicized Indictment of Twelve Russian Intelligence Officers  —  If the idea was to give Vladimir Putin and his thug regime a new way to sabotage the United States, nice work.  —  S  —  o, is Russia now presumed innocent of hacking the 2016 election?

Trump fist-bumped Turkish leader Erdogan, said he “does things the right way”  —  In the days before his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday, President Donald Trump upset relations with America's allies during a visit to the United Kingdom and a contentious meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels.

Fox News Host Calls Trump's Presser Performance ‘Disgusting,’ ‘Wrong’  —  During his Fox Business News show Monday, host Neil Cavuto called President Donald Trump's failure to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Russian interference in the 2016 election “disgusting,” saying that the presser “set us back a lot.”

Trump, Putin and the ‘Incredible Offer’: Live Updates  —  Right Now: President Trump refused to say whether he believes his own intelligence agencies or President Vladimir V. Putin on the question of Russian interference in the 2016 American election.  —  In a remarkable news conference …

Woman Who Sought Secret Meeting for Trump and Putin Is Charged as Russian Agent  —  WASHINGTON — A Russian woman who tried to broker a pair of secret meetings between candidate Donald J. Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, during the 2016 presidential campaign …

Trump's extraordinary press conference was not normal  —  President Trump today, at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he didn't see “any reason” why Russia would interfere in the 2016 election, in response to a question on whether he believed Putin or U.S. intelligence agencies.

Maria Butina, Russian gun rights advocate, charged in U.S. with acting as Russian Federation agent  —  A Russian national with alleged ties to a top Russian official was charged in federal court in Washington Monday with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation, and was ordered held without bond.