Transcripts Show How Contentious Trump’s Calls Were with Mexican and Australian Leaders

The exchanges turned so sharp that Mr. Trump said talking to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was more pleasant.

Reverence for Putin on the Right Buys Trump Cover

Conservatives spent years venerating President Putin. Now they seem willing to look the other way regarding evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Trump Backed Off Putin Because ‘What Do You Do? End Up in a Fistfight?’

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, the president offered his first extended account of the meeting he held with the Russian leader last week.

News Analysis: Rancor at White House as Russia Story Refuses to Let the Page Turn

News Analysis By PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN July 11, 2017 WASHINGTON — If President Trump emerged from his meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last week hoping he had begun to “move forward” from the...

Investigation Turns to Kushner’s Motives in Meeting With a Putin Ally

By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, MARK MAZZETTI and MAGGIE HABERMAN May 29, 2017 WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, was looking for a direct line to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — a search...

White House Accepts ‘Political Reality’ of Assad’s Grip on Power in Syria

Remarks by the White House press secretary made it clear that President Trump has abandoned the goal of forcing President Bashar al-Assad of Syria from office.