Politics A.M.: ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN,’ Trump tweets in warning to Iran’s Rouhani

Trump again reverses course on Russian interference, calls it 'all a big hoax'; What happened in Helsinki? We still don't know.

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'NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN,' Trump tweets in warning to Iran's Rouhani The president told Iran to "be cautious" or risk unspecified "consequences." Iran quickly dismissed Trump's threats even as Washington prepares to reimpose sanctions. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » Trump again reverses course on Russian interference, calls it 'all a big hoax' In an evening tweet, the president once more muddied the waters on whether he thinks Russia meddled in the 2016 campaign. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Analysis What happened in Helsinki? We still don't know. "We are witnessing nothing less than the breakdown of American foreign policy," wrote one observer. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'This is not the only tape': Michael Avenatti says there are more secret recordings of Trump After Stormy Daniels's lawyer makes claims about Michael Cohen, Cohen's attorney says neither he nor his client have cooperated with or provided any information to Avenatti. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Kirstjen Nielsen's claim that U.S. election systems weren't targeted to favor Trump The Homeland Security secretary left out that Russians apparently gained access to U.S. election systems and stole 500,000 voter records in one state. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   Trump creates a summer of discontent for Republican candidates It doesn't matter what they want to talk about — the freewheeling president gets in the way. By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Responding to FISA release, Carter Page calls spying allegations 'ridiculous' President Trump tweets that the wiretap of Page was politically motivated. By Elise Viebeck and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Russian billionaire with U.S. investments backed alleged agent Maria Butina, according to a person familiar with her Senate testimony Konstantin Nikolaev, a transportation magnate who was in Washington during President Trump's inauguration, was in contact with Butina as she launched a gun rights group. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Air Force fighter jet intercepts small plane near Trump's N.J. golf course The aircraft was deemed a "non-threat" after law enforcement interviewed the pilot. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Perspective Immigration cop shortage and a caution against hiring too quickly At the end of fiscal 2017, CBP was more than 1,100 officers short, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Has the U.S. reached a 'tipping point' in marijuana legalization? Voters made Oklahoma the 30th state to allow medical marijuana. By Daniel J. Mallinson and A. Lee Hannah  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up  »

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