What Those Joint Editorials Denouncing Trump Conveniently Left Out

By Sam Husseini Aug 17, 2018 I was dragged out of the conference in Helsinki. If the media want a free press, they must first confront their own hypocrisies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Putin Says He’s Ready to Invite Trump to Russia

JAMES HEINTZ / The Associated Press Jul 27, 2018 The Russian president makes the comment after the White House backs away from Donald Trump's suggestion that Putin could visit Washington this autumn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

All the President’s Lies (and How to Counter Them)

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 27, 2018 It’s not enough to point out Donald Trump’s constant barrage of false claims. At a minimum, they must be countered before their effects become irreversible. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Putin’s War on America’ Is Nothing Compared With U.S. War on Democracy

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 22, 2018 In the wake of Helsinki, missing from "Russiagate" media hysteria is the question of who will protect us from the influence of U.S. oligarchs. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

White House Rejects Putin Idea for Ukraine Referendum

ZEKE MILLER and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Jul 20, 2018 The administration rebuffs an effort backed by the Russian president to hold a referendum in separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine on the region's future. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Stories Corporate Media Failed to Cover This Week

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 18, 2018 The Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki is the biggest news of the year so far, but let us not lose sight of all the critically important related stories that are going untold. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

White House, State Department Clash Over Putin Offer

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Jul 18, 2018 Although the White House says the offer—to allow the U.S. access to Russians accused of election meddling in return for interviews of Americans accused by the Kremlin of unspecified crimes—is under consideration, the State Department called Russia's allegations against the Americans "absurd." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

D.C. Elites Shocked at Trump’s Treatment of Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 18, 2018 While Vladimir Putin’s behavior has been objectionable, there is something profoundly hypocritical about the American elite pretending the U.S. doesn’t embrace people like the Russian leader all the time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EU, U.S. Relations Sink Further After Divisive Trump Tour

RAF CASERT / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2018 Key EU leaders travel to Japan and China looking for the trust, friendship and cooperation they feel they can no longer get from a century-old ally. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Corrects His Quote, Says He Misspoke on Russian Meddling

ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2018 Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, the president seeks to "clarify" his public undermining of American intelligence agencies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Russia’s Post-Summit View: Praise for Putin, Pity for Trump

Angela Charlton / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2018 The two presidents have received two very different receptions upon returning to their native countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Putin Again Denies Interfering in U.S. Election

The Associated Press Jul 16, 2018 The Russian president tells Fox News that his summit with Donald Trump is the beginning of his country's path back from Western isolation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )