Politics A.M.: Trump-Putin summit begins, after Trump faults U.S. ‘stupidity’ for poor relations with Russia

'Maybe he'll be a friend': Trump highlights common ground with Putin ahead of summit; Trump's extremely defensive interview about Russia and Putin

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Trump-Putin summit begins, after Trump faults U.S. 'stupidity' for poor relations with Russia President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki for their first formal one-on-one summit, shaking hands and greeting each other hours after Trump began the day by blaming his own country, rather than Russia, for the hostilities between their two nations and saying he hoped relations would improve. By Philip Rucker, Anton Troianovski and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more » 'Maybe he'll be a friend': Trump highlights common ground with Putin ahead of summit Many Russia experts worry the novice U.S. president is unprepared for the seasoned Russian president and ex-KGB agent. By Anton Troianovski and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Trump's extremely defensive interview about Russia and Putin Trump's chat with CBS made clear he won't lift a finger more than he has to. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Before Trump-Putin summit, Europe urges China and U.S. to halt trade war The message came hours before Trump's meeting with the Russian president in Helsinki. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   'I hadn't thought' of asking Putin to extradite indicted Russian agents, Trump says The president also tried to set expectations for his one-on-one meeting with Russia's Putin in a new CBS interview. By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   PowerPost The Midwest eases its Trump swoon and flirts again with Democratic candidates The region that swung the presidency to the Republican now looks to candidates who pledge to keep him in check By David Weigel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump told Britain to 'sue' European Union to speed Brexit, Theresa May says As the two leaders continue to disagree on how she should handle the British exit from the bloc, Trump called the E.U. a "foe" in a CBS interview that aired Sunday.  By Josh Dawsey and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Trump raises $90 million for his reelection bid and the Republican Party, with less going to legal fees Attorneys fees paid by President Trump's campaign committee have ticked down in the past three months. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   On abortion and other issues, Kavanaugh's heroes are more conservative than Kennedy Trump's Supreme Court nominee has described conservative Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist as his "first judicial hero." By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Rep. Claudia Tenney's claim that Trump's tax cuts already paid for themselves They haven't. The Congressional Budget Office says they will actually drive up the deficit by $1.9 trillion over 10 years. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   With Trump in the White House, candidates who sound like him hit the campaign trail The president's boundary-breaking success has prompted a caste of politicians to act, and insult, like him By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Fact Checker newsletter Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up  »

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