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How killing a terrorist affects the impeachment inquiry into Trump

October 28, 2019 4:03 AM CNN

If you think something like the sensational killing by US Special Forces of the world’s most wanted terrorist is going to quiet calls for…

Inside the dramatic US military raid that killed ISIS leader Baghdadi

October 28, 2019 2:54 AM CNN

President Donald Trump announced Sunday morning in a televised address at the White House that the “world’s number one terrorist…

Trump gets cheers, ‘lock him up’ chants at World Series in DC

October 27, 2019 11:37 PM CNN

President Donald Trump received a mix of cheers and boos as he was shown to the crowd at the World Series. The President and First Lady Melania Trump…

Trump’s self-congratulatory end zone victory dance

October 27, 2019 7:46 PM CNN

In the coming days, President Donald Trump is likely to continue making direct comparisons between the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr…

Analysis: Death of Baghdadi leaves ISIS with no obvious successor

October 27, 2019 6:32 PM CNN

The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid in northwestern Syria Saturday night is a blow against the terrorist organization. While…

Rashida Tlaib joins Ocasio-Cortez, Omar in endorsing Bernie Sanders

October 27, 2019 5:32 PM CNN

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president at a rally in Detroit on Sunday night. She joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump’s Baghdadi announcement

October 27, 2019 5:14 PM CNN

On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump announced that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had died as a result of a US raid in northern Syria. And…

John Bolton could be Trump’s Achilles heel

October 27, 2019 5:10 PM CNN

President Donald Trump has done a lot of dumpster diving lately — throwing more garbage around as part of his efforts to disparage and…

It’s getting late in Iowa already

October 27, 2019 4:22 PM CNN

With only 99 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election is already in full swing. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG storylines you need to know…

President Trump: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead

October 27, 2019 3:59 PM CNN

President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the…

Fact check: Trump falsely claims his 2000 book demanded the killing of Osama bin Laden

October 27, 2019 3:49 PM CNN

After announcing the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Donald Trump on Sunday took questions from journalists — and made a…

Former Rep. John Conyers dies at 90

October 27, 2019 3:17 PM CNN

Former Rep. John Conyers, a longtime Michigan Democrat who represented parts of Detroit for more than 50 years before his resignation in 2017, died…

Trump deserves to take a victory lap

October 27, 2019 3:04 PM CNN

President Donald Trump can certainly take a victory lap for the operation that killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Prior to his death,…

2020 Democrats mostly refrain from crediting Trump in Baghdadi’s death

October 27, 2019 2:20 PM CNN

Following President Donald Trump’s announcement on Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a US military raid in northwest…

Trump leaves key Democrats in the dark about Baghdadi raid

October 27, 2019 2:08 PM CNN

President Donald Trump admitted on Sunday the White House did not inform some key Democrats about the daring raid that resulted in the death of ISIS…

‘Ideology does not die with Baghdadi’: For US law enforcement, ISIS threat remains

October 27, 2019 1:41 PM CNN

While the announcement on Sunday of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been praised among a bipartisan group of elected US leaders,…

Donald Trump lashes out

October 27, 2019 12:27 PM CNN

President Donald Trump dialed it up last week. He referred to his potential impeachment by the House as a “lynching.” He called…

Bill Taylor, now dodging Trump attacks, defended as a ‘man of honor’ by three veterans who served with him

October 27, 2019 12:03 PM CNN

Three veterans who served with Ambassador Bill Taylor, a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry who has come under attack by the President,…

Defense Secretary Mark Esper: Baghdadi’s death is a ‘devastating blow’ to ISIS

October 27, 2019 11:18 AM CNN

Defense Secretary Mark Esper described the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a “devastating blow” to a terrorist organization…

Lies, lies, lies: How Trump’s fiction gets more dramatic over time

October 27, 2019 8:58 AM CNN

President Donald Trump told a story in January about the farmers, ranchers and builders who stood behind him at a 2017 event where he signed an…

Fact-check: Despite Trump’s claim, there’s no proof diplomat Bill Taylor is a Never Trumper

October 27, 2019 8:23 AM CNN

There is no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim, made repeatedly this past week, that top US diplomat to Ukraine Bill Taylor is…

Trump’s playing a game of Russian roulette

October 27, 2019 8:04 AM CNN

By withdrawing US troops from Syria, President Donald Trump is playing a kind of Russian roulette, entrusting dangerous players with key US national…

State Department official testifies he didn’t know about push for Ukraine investigations

October 27, 2019 6:10 AM CNN

Acting Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker testified in the impeachment inquiry on Saturday that he did not find out there was a push by Trump…

A year after Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting, gun reform legislation stalls amid impeachment inquiry

October 27, 2019 4:03 AM CNN

One year after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting claimed 11 lives, and nearly three months after President Donald Trump promised decisive action…

Ariana Grande tweeted ‘baby how u feelin’? Bernie Sanders responded

October 27, 2019 2:00 AM CNN

Ariana Grande is feelin’ the bern. Bernie Sanders replied to Grande’s tweet Friday in a move that delighted many involved. The superstar…

He was a Communist Party member and model Uyghur. It didn’t save him from Beijing

October 26, 2019 11:23 PM CNN

Sometime after he disappeared in 2017, Tashpolat Tiyip, a Uyghur leader, Communist Party member and the president of Xinjiang University, was…

Democrats threaten NSC official with contempt as more depositions scheduled for next week

October 26, 2019 6:42 PM CNN

House Democrats are threatening to hold Charles Kupperman in contempt after the former deputy national security adviser filed a lawsuit Friday asking…