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Seeking to quell mounting criticism after the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump said he accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia sought to influence the 2016 election.
The president’s willingness to embrace despots and lambaste allies in pursuit of an unconventional foreign policy has led to political blowback at home.
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Analysis Even as President Trump has oscillated from being tough on and friendly toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he has almost always been deferential to Vladimir Putin.
Putin looks on during the news conference. (Getty Images)
Putin answers a question from reporters. (Getty Images)
Trump looks at Putin as he answers a question. (Getty Images)
The Russian president’s agile hop onto the podium (vs. President Trump’s lumbering walk), his animated gestures and the way he often disregarded the audience when speaking drew the attention of experts.
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Analysis Getting rid of Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein is perhaps the most efficient way to end the Mueller probe, a strategy the president has reportedly considered.
After a defeat in Pennsylvania, Republicans are working to prevent another upset by a young Democrat running as a moderate.
Small-scale attacks are taking place in remote areas that have been neglected by the government and are chillingly reminiscent of tactics that characterized the Islamic State insurgency in the years before the group captured its vast swath of territory.
The word “breakthrough” suggests scientific triumphs and miracle cures to many people, including physicians. But a new study digs deeply into the studies behind the flood of therapies.
The country's prime minister pledged to remove Francisco Franco’s remains from a basilica near Madrid, reigniting a divisive debate that prompted protests by the dictator's far-right supporters.
The company’s stock plunged after latest earnings numbers fell short of Wall Street’s expectations for subscriber growth.
The tiny moons could be remnants of the same material that formed the gas giant planets when the solar system was young.
(Melina Mara /The Washington Post)
