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What House investigators have learned after two weeks of Ukraine interviews

October 18, 2019 4:02 AM CNN

Two weeks’ worth of testimony in the House impeachment probe paints a much deeper and detailed picture into how the President directed his…

‘Get over it’: Top White House aide escalates impeachment drama in another wild day

October 18, 2019 3:23 AM CNN

A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A stunning…

The guardrails are off the Trump presidency

October 18, 2019 2:49 AM CNN

Get over it. That apt mission doctrine for a presidency blazing with abuses of power, conflicts of interest and unhinged behavior is the work of…

Trump likens Turkish attack on Kurds to schoolyard fight: ‘Let them fight and then you pull them apart’

October 17, 2019 10:46 PM CNN

President Donald Trump on Thursday compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against ISIS, to…

Beto O’Rourke hosts Texas counter-rally to President Trump’s Dallas campaign event

October 17, 2019 10:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

Hundreds of supporters filled the Theatre in Grand Prairie for Beto O’Rourke’s “Rally Against Fear” on Thursday evening. The…

Trump likens Turkish attack on Kurds to schoolyard fight at Texas rally: ‘You got to let them fight’

October 17, 2019 10:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

President Donald Trump on Thursday night compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against…

US foreign aid reinstated to Northern Triangle countries, DHS secretary announces

October 17, 2019 8:17 PM CNN

Outgoing acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan announced on Thursday the restoration of previously frozen foreign aid to the Northern…

Trump unhappy with Mulvaney’s press briefing in which he acknowledged quid pro quo, source says

October 17, 2019 7:41 PM CNN

President Donald Trump is not pleased with acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s press briefing and his acknowledgment on Thursday of a quid…

Nancy Pelosi isn’t all women, but for a moment she was

October 17, 2019 7:36 PM CNN

We see you, Nancy Pelosi. Demanding answers, demanding to be heard. We see you, Madam Speaker — the highest-ranking woman in Washington —…

Rick Perry informs Trump of his plans to resign later this year as scrutiny over Ukraine heats up

October 17, 2019 7:34 PM CNN

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Thursday that he plans to leave his post later this year after he informed President Donald Trump of his…

Mulvaney brashly admits quid pro quo over Ukraine aid as key details emerge — and then denies doing so

October 17, 2019 7:00 PM CNN

White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission Thursday by confirming that President Donald Trump froze nearly $400…

Trump’s Syria policy and behavior in meeting alarm Republicans

October 17, 2019 6:46 PM CNN

Members of President Donald Trump’s own party are privately alarmed at his demeanor this week and his apparent lack of understanding of the…

Inside Mike Pence’s 9 hours in Turkey

October 17, 2019 6:18 PM CNN

When Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shook hands on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday before boarding separate…

Trump’s top China adviser appears to have made up expert he regularly quoted

October 17, 2019 6:18 PM CNN

In his 2011 book “Death by China,” President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named “Ron…

Trump told GM workers he could save their plant, but it’s gone for good

October 17, 2019 5:49 PM CNN

As details emerged Thursday about the tentative United Auto Workers agreement with General Motors, one thing became clear: The shuttered GM plant in…

Energy Secretary Rick Perry tells Trump during their flight to Texas that he plans to quit

October 17, 2019 5:36 PM KVIA ABC-7

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, described by colleagues as one of the “three amigos” on U.S. policy on the Ukraine, will step down at…

Architect of bin Laden raid says Trump is working to ‘destroy’ the country

October 17, 2019 5:16 PM CNN

Retired Adm. William McRaven said Thursday that the US is under attack from President Donald Trump, who he believes is working to…

Pence announces Syria ceasefire that appears to give Turkey everything it wants

October 17, 2019 4:34 PM CNN

US Vice President Mike Pence announced in Turkey Thursday that he and Turkish President Erdogan agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey’s…

This election model says 2020 is ‘Trump’s to lose’

October 17, 2019 4:33 PM CNN

Donald Trump: Two-term president? While that prospect may seem distant amid an endless series of terrible headlines — Syria! Ukraine!…

Meet the lawyer behind the House’s impeachment inquiry

October 17, 2019 3:56 PM CNN

Recognizable names like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff are the public faces of the fast-moving impeachment…

Ambassador breaks with Trump, testifying the President directed diplomats to work with Giuliani on Ukraine

October 17, 2019 3:54 PM CNN

US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was directed by President Donald Trump to work with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine, he told Congress on…

Mulvaney outlines White House Ukraine defense: Quid pro quo was about 2016 not 2020

October 17, 2019 3:40 PM CNN

The White House has settled on its defense for President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani’s actions on Ukraine: It’s all about 2016, not…

Two men plead not guilty in alleged campaign finance scheme tied to Giuliani associates

October 17, 2019 3:23 PM CNN

Two men charged in a federal campaign finance case involving associates of Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Thursday in Manhattan federal court. The…

Pelosi’s Twitter flex subverts Trump’s attempt to stereotype powerful women

October 17, 2019 2:44 PM CNN

How best to capture the politics of the moment? With a cover photo, naturally. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo that he used in…

This health care ruling could endanger untold numbers of LGBTQ Americans

October 17, 2019 2:43 PM CNN

A young man I met while doing advocacy work once told me a horrific story that has stuck with me for years. He realized he was having trouble…

Senate again fails to override Trump’s border wall emergency declaration

October 17, 2019 2:11 PM CNN

The Republican-controlled Senate failed on Thursday to overturn President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration he has used to pay for…

Hours before passing, Cummings signed subpoenas directed to two US immigration agencies

October 17, 2019 2:09 PM CNN

In one of his last official acts before his death, the late House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings signed two subpoenas for…

Ukrainian energy giant was a focus for Rick Perry and Giuliani associates

October 17, 2019 2:09 PM CNN

In the months leading up to President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, multiple people associated…

O’Rourke struggles to outline specifics on proposed mandatory gun buyback

October 17, 2019 1:41 PM CNN

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke struggled to explain on Wednesday how he would make people who wish to do harm with an assault-style weapon to comply…

It’s official: Elizabeth Warren is our new Democratic 2020 front-runner

October 17, 2019 1:18 PM CNN

Within the first 10 minutes of Tuesday’s fourth presidential debate, you could tell something fundamental had changed in the race: Elizabeth…