Trump and U.S. intelligence go separate ways on Russia

No Images? Click here         Trump Says Russia No Longer Targeting U.S., Rejects U.S. Intelligence Again A day after publicly reaffirming his confidence in U.S. intelligence agencies, President Donald Trump has rejected their findings once again. Trump told reporters Wednesday that he did not believe Russia was continuing to target the U.S., as Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats suggested last week. “We’re doing very well,” Trump said. “Probably as well as anybody has ever done with Russia. There’s been no president ever as tough as I have been on Russia.” Coats said Friday that Russia was “the most aggressive foreign actor” carrying out cyberattacks against the U.S. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? James Comey, a longtime Republican, told "all who care" to vote Democrat in November. “History has its eyes on us,” the former FBI director said after Trump’s remarks in Helsinki. READ MORE The feds released new allegations against Russian Maria Butina in a bid to keep her jailed. The NRA-linked gun rights activist is set to appear in federal court Wednesday on charges that she’d sought to influence U.S. politics on the Kremlin’s behalf. READ MORE Trump wonders why the U.S. should always have to defend NATO allies. “They may get aggressive, and congratulations, you’re in World War III,” Trump told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson when asked about defending Montenegro. READ MORE         ICYMI Republicans are pretending they don’t care if SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade. This is not what many said in the past.   A senator called for a hearing with the U.S. interpreter in the Trump-Putin meeting. Congress needs to know what Trump “promised Putin on our behalf,” says Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.   Trump killed regulation that would have shed light on union-busting by employers. The “persuader rule,” championed by unions and the Obama administration, is officially dead.       Want more?  Former White House Stenographer Speaks Out: ‘Trump Was Lying To The American People’   Here’s What’s Happening With Trump Administration’s Family Reunification Efforts   Here Are The Excuses Republicans Made For Donald Trump On Putin And Russian Meddling   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe