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Gold star husband: On Syria withdrawal, Trump is right

October 25, 2019 5:05 AM CNN

After Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria, pundits, politicians, foreign policy experts and fearless keyboard…

White House official expected to back up diplomat’s testimony over Trump push for Ukraine probe into Bidens

October 25, 2019 4:37 AM CNN

Tim Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, is expected to testify before House…

Elijah Cummings knew how to walk the tightrope of racial politics

October 25, 2019 4:00 AM CNN

Perhaps no one so visibly crystallized the dissonance between black Americans and their country than Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who…

Pence says NBA akin to ‘wholly owned subsidiary’ of Beijing

October 25, 2019 2:40 AM CNN

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused the National Basketball Association of acting “like a wholly owned subsidiary of the…

Trump suggests Kurds relocate as US considers deploying armored vehicles to protect oil fields

October 25, 2019 2:01 AM CNN

President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that the US military would continue securing oil fields in Syria while also suggesting that America’s…

Biden says his children ‘are not going to have offices in the White House’ if he’s elected

October 24, 2019 9:50 PM CNN

Former Vice President Joe Biden criticized the involvement of President Donald Trump’s family members in the White House, saying his own…

Betsy DeVos held in contempt for violating court order on student loan collection

October 24, 2019 9:29 PM CNN

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education were held in civil contempt by a federal judge on Thursday and ordered to pay damages…

Barr’s investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probe is now a criminal investigation

October 24, 2019 7:46 PM CNN

Attorney General William Barr’s probe into the intelligence and origins of the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation is now a criminal investigation,…

Half of Americans think the Democratic Party has moved too far left

October 24, 2019 7:33 PM CNN

There’s zero question that President Donald Trump has moved the Republican Party to the right — tonally and on things like immigration…

First on CNN: Democratic rising star Rep. Katie Porter plans to endorse Elizabeth Warren

October 24, 2019 6:43 PM CNN

Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California, a first-term lawmaker who has gained wide notice for her forceful grilling of corporate executives in…

Summer Zervos shared allegations of Trump’s sexual assault with lawyers in 2011, court filing states

October 24, 2019 6:27 PM CNN

Summer Zervos, the former “Apprentice” contestant who has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 2007, presented evidence…

Martin to challenge Wiles in Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff

October 24, 2019 6:11 PM Trisha Garcia

EL PASO, Texas – Ron Martin, the president of the El Paso Police Officers Association, announced Thursday on Twitter that he will be challenge El…

Joe Walsh: If McCain were alive ‘he’d be slapping Lindsey Graham upside the head’

October 24, 2019 6:03 PM CNN

Former Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois said Thursday that if Sen. John McCain were alive today, “he’d be slapping Lindsey Graham…

Pompeo downplays and dodges impeachment inquiry questions

October 24, 2019 5:34 PM CNN

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remained dismissive and evasive of questions surrounding the House Democratic impeachment probe, despite his…

Democrats consider what articles of impeachment actually look like

October 24, 2019 4:57 PM CNN

Democrats are discussing the scope and scale of potential articles of impeachment into President Donald Trump, lawmakers and aides tell CNN. The…

Pilot program aims to fast-track asylum cases at the southern border

October 24, 2019 4:54 PM CNN

The Trump administration has begun a pilot program in El Paso, Texas, aimed at speeding up the time it takes to adjudicate asylum cases, according to…

In a shift, Biden campaign signals openness to a super PAC

October 24, 2019 4:42 PM CNN

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Thursday signaled that it was dropping its objections to the creation of an outside group that would…

Coming soon to a TV near you: Impeachment hearings

October 24, 2019 4:32 PM CNN

Some Republicans have been hoppin’ mad about Democrats’ closed-door depositions in the impeachment investigation — so much so they…

Graham introduces resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry process

October 24, 2019 4:32 PM CNN

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is introducing a resolution critical of the House impeachment process against President Donald…

Katie Hill admits to relationship with campaign staffer after ethics probe announced over separate alleged relationship

October 24, 2019 4:22 PM CNN

The House Committee on Ethics announced Wednesday it is opening an investigation into allegations that Democratic Rep. Katie Hill of California…

Chicago police superintendent says he’s skipping Trump speech

October 24, 2019 4:01 PM CNN

The superintendent of the Chicago Police Department will not attend President Donald Trump’s speech during next week’s conference of…

Fact-checking Republican complaints about the impeachment inquiry

October 24, 2019 3:49 PM CNN

Since House Democrats announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump last month, Congressional Republicans have attempted to push…

Republicans in Congress take the reins in impeachment defense amid damaging testimony for Trump

October 24, 2019 3:36 PM CNN

Faced with a barrage of damaging headlines for President Donald Trump stemming from impeachment inquiry testimony, congressional Republicans are…

Sanders unveils plan to legalize marijuana, invest tax revenue in minority businesses

October 24, 2019 2:49 PM CNN

Sen. Bernie Sanders released a comprehensive plan late Thursday afternoon to legalize marijuana, begin a process to expunge old pot-related…

Trump is about to give Putin another gift

October 24, 2019 2:34 PM CNN

Another critical legacy of the post-Cold War era may be on the verge of biting the dust now that President Donald Trump’s administration is…

Elijah Cummings lies in state at the Capitol

October 24, 2019 2:33 PM CNN

Congressional leaders honored the late Rep. Elijah Cummings on Thursday as his body laid in state in National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol.…

CNN Poll: Most Americans are concerned about Syria and think it’s likely ISIS will reemerge

October 24, 2019 2:25 PM CNN

Three-quarters of Americans are concerned about the situation in Syria and many see a reemergence of ISIS as likely following recent changes in US…

Bill Taylor testimony ‘reverberating’ among House Republicans, GOP sources say

October 24, 2019 2:03 PM CNN

The opening statement of Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, is “reverberating” on Capitol Hill among Republicans, according to…

How Trump picks his Medal of Freedom honorees

October 24, 2019 1:33 PM CNN

When Tom Stevens got an email from the White House saying that President Donald Trump was considering giving his grandfather, baseball legend Babe…

NYC’s Bill de Blasio: ‘We would arrest’ Trump if he actually shot someone on Fifth Avenue

October 24, 2019 1:07 PM CNN

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that President Donald Trump would be arrested if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue, rebuffing arguments…