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Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump is melting down. There’s lots of evidence she’s right.

October 17, 2019 12:39 PM CNN

After (yet another) hugely contentious meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday, Democratic…

McConnell wants a Syria resolution stronger than what passed the Democratically controlled House

October 17, 2019 12:25 PM CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops from Syria, said Thursday he…

Obama says ‘Cummings stood tallest and most resolute when our country needed him the most’

October 17, 2019 11:51 AM CNN

Former President Barack Obama remembered the late Rep. Elijah Cummings on Thursday, saying the longtime Maryland Democrat “stood tallest and…

Elijah Cummings understood the meaning of struggle

October 17, 2019 11:39 AM CNN

The sudden passing of Elijah Cummings, the passionate and outspoken civil rights advocate and congressman from Maryland, is a major loss to American…

Trump to host G7 at his own Florida resort property

October 17, 2019 11:12 AM CNN

White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney announced during a White House press briefing that the 2020 G7 summit will be held at Trump National…

READ: Trump European Union ambassador’s testimony before Congress

October 17, 2019 10:43 AM CNN

US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is speaking behind closed doors on Thursday before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and…

Trump tweeted a photo attacking Nancy Pelosi. She made it her Twitter cover photo.

October 17, 2019 10:07 AM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday redirected an attack from President Donald Trump on Twitter, turning a photo he had tweeted of her during a…

Final simulator tests for 737 MAX expected to begin in early November, sources say

October 17, 2019 9:53 AM CNN

A select group of US and international airline pilots are expected to participate in the final round of simulator testing of Boeing’s new…

Here’s what we really need to be debating

October 17, 2019 9:19 AM CNN

Many heads turned when the moderators of the fourth Democratic debate ended the three-hour extravaganza with this: “…we’d like you…

Rep. Elijah Cummings, key figure in Trump investigations, dies at 68

October 17, 2019 9:13 AM CNN

Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Maryland Democrat and key figure leading investigations into President Donald Trump, has died at age 68, his office…

Wasserman Schultz says Cummings ‘had unmatched integrity, wisdom’

October 17, 2019 8:40 AM CNN

House Oversight Committee member Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz mourned on Thursday the passing of the panel’s chairman, Rep. Elijah Cummings,…

Menendez says WH meeting with Hill leaders was ‘belligerent from the get-go’

October 17, 2019 8:39 AM CNN

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations committee said Thursday that a rancorous White House meeting on Syria — during which top…

Trump wrote letter to Erdogan telling him ‘don’t be a fool’

October 17, 2019 8:06 AM CNN

In an extraordinary letter sent to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, President Donald Trump warned that he could destroy…

It’s now or never for Castro, Gabbard, Klobuchar and O’Rourke

October 17, 2019 7:44 AM CNN

For four Democrats, the CNN/New York Times presidential debate on Tuesday night could have been their last. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, former…

Trump and Graham: It’s complicated

October 17, 2019 7:34 AM CNN

Sen. Lindsey Graham is frantic. “He’s making the biggest mistake of his presidency,” the South Carolina Republican tells reporters…

Twitter tells Kamala Harris why it won’t suspend Trump’s account

October 17, 2019 7:14 AM CNN

Twitter told Sen. Kamala Harris that it would not suspend President Donald Trump’s account despite her urging the company to do so, according…

Trump explodes at Pelosi as more key impeachment testimony looms

October 17, 2019 6:24 AM CNN

President Donald Trump’s frustration with the Democratic impeachment probe is boiling over, with investigators set Thursday to peel back yet…

Supreme Court wrestles with immigration-related case as Sotomayor breaks the new 2-minute rule

October 17, 2019 4:39 AM CNN

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was so eager to jump into a case Wednesday concerning the tension between the federal government and states when it comes to…

Trump doubles down on Syria decision with false claims as Republican anger grows

October 17, 2019 4:38 AM CNN

President Donald Trump undermined his own senior officials, frustrated Republican allies, alarmed arms control specialists and further angered…

Pence and Pompeo to meet with Erdogan after Trump undermines their effort

October 17, 2019 4:37 AM CNN

A high-level American delegation tasked with brokering a ceasefire amid the Turkish incursion into Syria landed in Turkey Thursday morning to…

The surgeon general is shirking his job

October 17, 2019 4:25 AM CNN

Like any top-level White House appointee, Surgeon General Jerome Adams serves at the pleasure of President Donald Trump and owes him some measure of…

Small-dollar platform raises $297 million for Democratic candidates and causes in third quarter

October 17, 2019 4:17 AM CNN

Small-dollar donors contributed a record-breaking $297 million to liberal causes and candidates through ActBlue during the third quarter, the online…

Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings sit at the center of the deepening Trump-Ukraine scandal. Here’s the latest.

October 16, 2019 10:18 PM CNN

For months, investigators looking into Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine have dug into everything from possible financial…

‘Forceful, blunt and undiplomatic’: the ambassador now at the center of the impeachment probe

October 16, 2019 9:32 PM CNN

When Gordon Sondland arrived in Brussels as the US ambassador to the European Union in July 2018, it didn’t take long before people were…

Wall Street Journal: Rick Perry spoke with Rudy Giuliani at Trump’s direction about Ukraine

October 16, 2019 9:22 PM CNN

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he spoke with President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani at the President’s direction this…

US orders Chinese diplomats to report meetings with state and local officials

October 16, 2019 9:15 PM CNN

Chinese diplomats in the United States will now have to report meetings with state and local officials, as well as visits to educational and research…

A complaint says 234,000 voters in Wisconsin should be purged from voter rolls before 2020 presidential primary

October 16, 2019 8:24 PM CNN

A legal complaint filed by a conservative law firm in Wisconsin is arguing that the state should remove 234,000 voters from the state’s voter…

Ret. general: Syria pullback looks like an open door to disaster

October 16, 2019 7:14 PM CNN

Every military leader understands that the most difficult military operation is the withdrawal under pressure. In the face of the enemy, a bungled…

Trump makes at least 12 false claims with Italian President

October 16, 2019 6:47 PM CNN

President Donald Trump was asked Wednesday if he is “okay” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying Tuesday that “we will…

Trump appears to confirm open secret about US nuclear weapons in Turkey

October 16, 2019 6:35 PM CNN

President Donald Trump appeared to confirm Wednesday that US nuclear weapons are being housed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, making him the first US…