Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who attended the lengthy meeting, said it did not focus on the United States moving to punish Russia for the allegations that it hacked and leaked information that would help Trump win the election. Instead, Tillerson said, the two presidents discussed “how do we move forward from what may be simply an intractable disagreement at this point” regarding the election-hacking issue.
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The Russian foreign minister said President Trump accepted the explanation that Russia didn’t hack the U.S. elections. He also said Trump talked about how people in the United States were “exaggerating” the situation.
The deal would mark the first joint operation between Washington and Moscow since they began backing opposing sides in Syria’s civil war that began more than six years ago.
The growing international isolation of the United States under President Trump was starkly apparent as the leaders of major global economies mounted a near-united opposition front against Washington on issues ranging from climate to free trade.
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Four female employees accused the Hall of Fame basketball coach of touching them inappropriately before and after his speech at the NGA. Knight denied wrongdoing, and prosecutors decided not to bring charges, his attorney said.
The senator from Texas supports a deeper rollback of the Affordable Care Act than most of his Republican colleagues. He’s also up for reelection next year — and has calculated that staying true to his conservative base is his best path to victory.
The group is protesting the Charlottesville city council’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a public park and rename that park.
“We’re used to hearing somebody speak who sounds much more educated, much smarter, much more refined than your everyday American,” a Georgetown University academic said.
More people working is certainly good news. But if the president suggests that this month’s jobs report is uniquely good news, take it with a grain of salt.
