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“I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian meddling in the 2016 election took place,” President Trump said Tuesday, but then immediately added: “Could be other people also.

“I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian meddling in the 2016 election took place,” President Trump said Tuesday, but then immediately added: “Could be other people also.

MORE’s investigation into Russian election interference for driving a “wedge” between Washington and Moscow. “It’s driven a wedge between us and Russia,” Trump told Fox News’s Sean Hannity in his first one-on-one interview since meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, earlier in the day.

MORE on Monday refused to denounce Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and criticized the special counsel investigation — all while standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following their meeting in Helsinki. In an extraordinary scene broadcast live to a worldwide audience, Trump sided with Russia over his own intelligence agencies’ conclusion about Russia’s meddling in the election. “I will say this: I don’t see any reason why it would be,” Trump added.

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), a longtime supporter of standing by the intelligence community's determination that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. "We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy, and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security," Coats said. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a su

In a surprising reversal, House GOP leaders have scrapped a floor vote on a Democratic measure calling for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Instead, the House will vote Wednesday on a resolution — authored by Rep. on Monday. “What I found so interesting is the Democrats introduced a bill to abolish ICE ... we give them an opportunity, and they say they don’t want to vote for it,” said McCarthy, who controls which bills come to the House floor.

MORE’s keenly anticipated summit on Monday in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin surpassed all expectations on newsworthiness. Here are the main takeaways. A jaw-dropper, even by Trump’s standards Trump’s news conference with Putin was extraordinary, even by the standards of a president who has embraced chaos and controversy like no recent predecessor. Trump made clear he does not accept the word of the U.S.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein As President Donald Trump pushes the world, the world is learning to push back. Even before arriving in Brussels, for what could be his most confrontational trip yet, he berated NATO allies over their defense spending; didn't answer a question about whether British Prime Minister Theresa May should remain in power, and managed to perplex vir