i'm amy goodman. president trump is meeting with congressional lawmakers on capitol hill today as he faces bipartisan crititicism over r hs decision to lash out at his own intelligence agencies over the investigation of alleged russian interference in the 2016 election, while speaking at a joint news conference with russian president vladimir putin following their summit in helsinki. have trump: i do feel we both made some steaks. is a disasterobe for our country. i think it has kept us apart. it has kept us separated. there was no collusion at all. everybody knows it. --:'s comments infuriated his commmment infuriated many. john mccain called them one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. formrmer cia director john brenn tweeted -- john "it was nothing short of treasonous." trump's oh national security adviser, director of national intelligence dan coats, said in the statement that was reportedly not cleared by the white house "we have been clear in our assessments

completely appalled at the russia gate drivel that is coming out from all ends now including from amy goodman just yes morning on democracy now who had what's his name greg gordon gordon reporting on how the n.r.a. funneled money you know the conspiracy is right there and i have to tell you i talked to greg gordon just two or three months ago personally and he's completely drunk all the kool-aid about russia gate it's really ridiculous when amy goodman and rachel maddow cannot be distinguished one from the other amazing joe let me go to you she's denied bail because she's a dangerous flight risk here ok i mean looking at her biography and look at her instagram very provocative pictures folks ok food and her love of guns ok and her love of america which is very very clear i mean is this you know we don't have a lot of evidence i read part of the indictment here. this seems like it's a nice ingredient to the russia russia russia mantra go ahead joe. you know i think it's more than that peter i've read the criminal complaint and the f.b.i. agents affidavit in the case and i think it's pretty cle

i'm amy goodman. president donald trump lashed out at iran's president sunday, warning he was prepared to unleash dire consequences on iran if its leader threatens the united states again. in a sunday evening tweet addressed to iranian president hassan rouhani and written in all caps, trump wrote, "never, ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before. we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence & death. be cautious." trump's threat came just hours after president rouhani warned the u.s. against attacking iran, saying "war with iran is the mother of all wars." trump, don't play with the lion's tail. you will forever regret it. amy: rouhani's comments came afafter hours after secretary of state mike pompeo compared iran's leaders to con artists and mobsters during a speech to a largely iranian-american audience in california. this comes as the u.s. is working to restore sanction

i'm amy goodman. president trump called wednesday on nato member nations to increase their military spending to 4% of gross domestic product, doubling his previous demand that they meet targets of 2% by january. trump's comments, made during a tense nato summit in brussels, reportedly prompted the military alliance to call an emergency session to respond to the demands. "the washington post" reports trump said the u.s. was prepared to go it alone and threatened to "do his own thing" unless the target is met. on wednesday, nato secretary general yens stoltenberg downplayed reports of tensions with trump, even as he said nato members were prepared to increase military spending. >> of course president trump has direct language, a message on we allense spending, but agree. amy:'s begin to reporters as nato talks wrap up today, trump touted the visit as a success and boasted about future weapon sales to nato allies. trump: the united states by far makes the best military equipment. the best jets. the best

i'm amy goodman. under a barrage of bipartisan criticism, president trump said tuesday he misspoke in the news conference in helsinki after his summit with russian president vladimimir putin. this was trump's original statement about alleged russian interference in the 2016 election. pres. trump: people came to me. dan coats could to me and some others. they said they think it is russia. , he justesident putin said it is not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why it would be. amy: that was trump speaking monday in helsinki alongside russian president vladimir putin. but t tuesday after news anchor, lawmakers, and members of the intelligence community decried his comments as treasonous, trump said he'd misspoken, mistakenly sayinin"would" when he meant t to say "wouldn't." pres. trump: just to repeat it, i said the word "would" ininsted of "wouolldn't." i thought it would be unclear on the actual video or transcript, it should have been "i don't see any reason why it wouldn't be russia." s

i'm amy goodman. the trump administration failed to meet a court-imposed deadline tuesday to reunite all of the children under the age of five immigration officials took from their parents at the border and then sent to jails and detention centers across the country. only 38 of the 102 children under five have e been reunited with their parents, some of whom say their young chilildren did t even recognize them at first after the traumatic, protracted separation. on tuesday, judge dana sabraw reiterated that all separated children -- 3000 in total -- must be reunited with their parents by july 26. saying "these are firm deadlines. they are not aspirational goals." also on tuesday, health and human services secretary alex azar claimed the united states was acting genenerously for the migrantt children whenen they tk them away. >> it is one of the great acts of american generosity and charity, what we're doing for these unaccompanied kids who are smuggled into our country or come across and legally. amy:

i'm amy goodman. president trump has nominated federal judge brett kavanaugh to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. if kavanaugh is confirmed, it would create a bloc of five right-wing justices, making it the most conservative supreme court since the 1930's. critics warn this could lead to major rollbacks of c civil r ri, environmentatal regulations,unun control measures, voting rights, anand reproductive rights, including the overturning of roe v. wade.e. this is supreme e court nomineee judge brett kavanaugh speaking monday night. >> my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a judge must be independent. must interpret the law, not make the law. a judge must interpret statutes as writttten. a judge must interpret the constitution as written. informed by history and .radition and precedent they make a we will host a roundtable discussion on brett kavanaugh after headlines. in immigration news, the trump administration will not meet today's deadline to rereunite al migrant t childr

i'm amy goodman. federal officials say 711 children remain separated and in u.s. custody, with government -- after the trump administration missesed a court imposed deadline to reunite more than 2500 immigrant children separated from their parents at the u.s.-mexico border. governmement lawyers claim the children are not eligible forr reunification. more thahan 400 of the children have parents who've already been deported from the united states. in response, aclu lawyer lee gelernt said in a statement, "we're thrilled for the families who are finally reunited, but many more remain separated. the trump administration is trying to sweep them under the rug by unilaterally picking and choosing who is eligible for reunification." this comes amid nationwide protests a against trump's zero-tolerance immigration policies. in louisville, kentucky, police arrested nine activists thursday as they nonviolently locked themselves together to block elevators inside an immigration court building. in washington, d.c.,

i'm amy goodman. president trump's national security adviser john bolton has reiterated trump's threats to iran, only one day after trump tweeted, "to iranian president hassan rouhani: never, ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before." on monday, bolton doubled down, saying, "president trump told me that if iran does anything at all to the negative, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid before." alalso on monday, trump sasaid e was not concerned about prprovoking iran. >> not at all. not at all. amy: to see our coverage of the trump administration's escalating threats against iran, go to democracynow.org. the trump adadministration may hahave deported upup to 463 pars of children n separated by immigration offificials at the border, even as their children remain in us custody. a federal judge has ordered the administration t to reunite all separated migrant children a and parents s by july

i'm amy goodman. the white house said thursday that president trump will invite russian president vladimir putin to visit washington, d.c. in the fall. news of the invitation capped a week of damage contr by the white house, after trump said at a summit with putin in helsinki , that he didn't see any reason why russia would have meddled in the 2016 election. trump's invitation to putin appeared to catch top administration officials by surprise. this is nbc news correspondent andrea mitchell, breaking the news to director of national intelligence, dan coats, during the aspen security forum in colorado on thursday. >> the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. >> say that again? [laughter] vladimir putin bag coming to the white house. >> ok. [laughter] that is going to be special. [laughter] but not everyone in the washington dc establishment is opposed. thomas pickering told cnn today that the president we got is the president we got, the prob

i'm amy goodman. at least 900 children forcibly separated from their parents at the u.s.-mexico border have yet to be reunited, as the trump administration faces today's deadline for family reunification set by a federal judge. federal officials say some 463 separated parents have been deported since trump launched the zero-tolerance border policy, even as these children remain in u.s. detention centers. administration officials say the parents voluntarily agreed to leave their children behind. but in court papers filed wednesday, the aclu argued many parents say they were coerced or misled into signing forms they could not read and were confused about what they were agreeing to. after headlines, we'll speak with two immigration lawyers who've been representing immigrant parents separated from their children. in new york city, eight people were arrested as protesters targeted the manhattan home of jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon in a nonviolent civil disobedience action. the protesters attempted to del

i'm amy goodman. president trump is meeting with russian president vladimir putin in helsinki, finland. this morning, they made a statement in which trump said he and putin would discuss china, trade, and nucuclear weapons. t think the i really worlrld wants to see us get alo. we are the two great nuclear powers. .e have 90% of the nuclear and that is not a good thing, that is a a bad thing.. and hopefully, we can do something about that because it is not a positive force, it is a negative force. amy: speaking this morning, president trump also said he hoped her better relelations bebetween the united states and russia. pres. trump: great opportunities that,er as two countries frankly, we have n not been gegetting along for a well fofoe last number of years. i have been you're n not too lo, but it is getting close to two years. i think we will end up havavingn extranet relationship. i have been saying it and i'm sure you have heard over the years and as i campaign, saying getting along with russia is

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amy goodman: and mexico. >> much of mexico, and also parts of africa -- not the cartels there but genocide and , anti-gay stuff. amy: in places like honduras, where the u.s.back to when hillary clinton was secretary of state, the u.s. supported a coup in honduras. how does that link, what's happening there, to the violence there? >> we keep supporting our military allies. it was president otto perez molina in guatemala, was one of the intelligence leaders responsible for my husband's three years of torture. and they knew that when he was running for office, and the state department still covered for him, sayining he was a reformist, for example. but what we're doing -- through our intelligence agencies, we're still giving massive support and protection to keep these military units i in placace andn total power over each of these countries, so that they'llll do what we want with their countries. and in return, we cast a blind eye. well, they set up these hideous drug-running cartels that are chasing these peop

i'm amy goodman. in pakistan, millions of people are heading to the polls today for pakikistan's parliamentary election. at least 31 people were killed in an isis bombing at a polling station in the western city of quetta, while other attacks on polling stations have left at least two people dead. the run-up to today's election has been marred by violence, including a massive suicide bombing claimed by isis at an election campaign gathering in the southwestern province of balochistan that killed over 150 people earlier this month. it was the third worst attack in pakistan's history. hundreds of thousands of people and soldiers have been deployed across pakistan for today's vote, which pits former cricket star imran khan against the party of former prime minister nawaz sharif. he and his daughter were just jailed returning to pakistan. to see our full coverage of pakistan's general election, go to democracynow.org. cnn has published an audiotape of president trump speaking with his longtime lawyer, his

i'm amy goodman. in california, eight people have died as wildfires fueled by climate change range statewide. among the dead art to firefighters and a 70-year-old woman with her 4 and 5-year-oldd great grandchildren. in total, firefighters are battling 17 wildfires blazing across california, engulfing more than 200,000 acres. forcing mass evacuations in the region, including in yosemite national park. flames are surging in arizona, colorado, idaho, and oregon. more climate change news. the indian government says more than 500 people have died a result of flooding and heavy rains in recent weeks. scientists have linked increased flooding and rainfall to climate change. north korea has returned some of the remains of u.s. soldiers killed during the korean war, in the latest diplomatic step between the us and north korea. north korean leader kim jong-un agreed to the repatriation of remains during the historic summit between him and president trump last month. this is trump, speaking friday. , an airplan

states getting back to you know the fable the drivel about russia gate it was very very clear on amy goodman this morning less than two hours ago live ok she ended up after giving greg gordon of mcclatchy twenty minutes she ended up saying now i have to point out that this is all speculation right well the speculation was this was this as follows. robert muller has no russians as as alexander point out there's no russians that we've been able to get and we indicted a whole bunch can indict a ham sandwich what we both here's a russian a media put in a we got her now and she's the only game in town ok and we're going to make sure that this works because if we have a russian word was use we have the holy grail a person that we can set up and say aha see she was working in this intricate scheme through the end and everything else to make sure that trump beat hillary clinton i have to tell you i've never seen it sillier season as i have seen it now in washington yeah but you know when you get a job here but i mean raise absolutely right but i mean if you watch the n n n m it's a b c they don't li

, democracynow.org, the war and peace report, i am amy goodman. president donald trump continued to sow confusion tuesday over whether he believes russia is meddling in u.s. elections, a day after he said he misspoke in a helsinki news conference following his summit with russian president vladimir putin. on monday, trump triried to walk back his remark that he didn't see any reason why russia would have meddled in the 2016 election after intelligence officials and lawmakers of both parties decried his s comments s treasonous. on tuesday, trump appeared to go a step further, telling cbs news he held putin personally responsible for interfering in u.s. elections. >> do you agree with you was intelligence that will -- that russia meddled in the elections? president trump: i have said that numerous times before, anad i wowould say that that isis tr. >> but you have not condemned puputin specifically. you hold him personally responsible? president trump: well, i would,, because he is inin charge of the coununtry, just like i consider myself to be resp

i'm amy goodman. president trump is facing mass protests in london today, where he's meeting with british prime minister theresa may only hours after he criticized her in an explosive interview with the rupert murdoch-owned british tabloid the sun. pres. trump: most likely, because we will be dealing with the european union instead of dealing with the u.k., so it will probably kill the deal. if they do that, the trade to with the u.s. will probably not be made. i did give theresa, whom i like, i did give her my views on what she should do and how she should negotiate. and she did not follow those. i would say she probably went the opposite way. is a trumph supporter. during the interview, trump also praised former foreign secretary boris johnson and criticized the london mayor. one of the most prominent muslim politicians in europe. greetingrotests are president trump during his two-day trip to britain, including a 20 foot long giant blimp depicting trump as an angry, orange baby wearing a diaper and