NBC News Special Report Summaries for July 2018

See short summaries of topics covered during special reports that NBC News aired in July 2018 after the page break below: ↓

July 5:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned following numerous controversies.

July 8:
The first two of 12 boys and their soccer coach were rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand after being trapped inside for 15 days.

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July 9:
1. An update on the effort to rescue remaining members of the youth soccer team and their coach from the Thai cave. The four boys rescued on July 8th were in the hospital.

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2. President Donald Trump announced that he nominated federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS).

July 10:
The remaining boys and their coach were rescued from the Thai cave after 18 days.

July 11:
President Trump held a news conference from a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Begins at 3:10

July 13:
1. President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May held a joint press conference from Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

2. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers, and massive protests were held in London, United Kingdom.

Begins at 5:41

July 16:
1. President Trump arrived at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland for an one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

2. President Trump and President Putin met ahead of expanded bilateral meeting.

Begins at 2:23:16

3. President Trump and Putin held a joint press conference from the Presidential Palace in Helsinki following meetings.

Begins at 3:41:31

July 17:
President Trump remarked during a congressional meeting on summit with Putin and clarified some of his statements during the joint press conference.

July 25:
President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker held a joint press conference from the White House Rose Garden.

July 27:
President Trump remarked on new economic growth numbers from the White House South Lawn.

July 30:
President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held a joint press conference from the East Room of the White House.