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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…

Jimmy Carter released from hospital following treatment for injury from fall

October 24, 2019 12:44 PM CNN

Former President Jimmy Carter has been released from the hospital after being treated for an injury sustained during a fall at his home earlier this…

After 300 days in a Russian prison, Paul Whelan ordered held until late December

October 24, 2019 12:02 PM CNN

Paul Whelan, a US national detained in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison on espionage charges, has now been behind bars for 300 days as a judge once…

Anita Hill says she’s ‘ready to hold Joe Biden accountable’ for role in 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings

October 24, 2019 11:59 AM CNN

Anita Hill said she’s “ready to hold Joe Biden accountable” for his role in leading the confirmation hearing of now-Supreme Court…

Education Department official who oversaw student loans steps down, announces Senate bid promising to forgive student debt

October 24, 2019 11:51 AM CNN

A top Education Department official who oversaw student loans announced Thursday he is resigning and will seek a soon-to-be vacant Senate seat,…

White House trade adviser declines to say whether investigating Bidens was mentioned during China trade talks

October 24, 2019 11:18 AM CNN

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday declined to answer questions about whether China opening an investigation into former Vice…

Here are the 18 Democrats who are running for president

October 24, 2019 11:11 AM CNN

The 2020 Democratic nominating contest is well underway, with 18 Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring. Here’s an updated look of…

Tim Ryan ends 2020 presidential campaign

October 24, 2019 10:48 AM CNN

Rep. Tim Ryan dropped out of the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, ending a campaign that failed to gain any traction in a large field of…

Donald Trump’s Colorado border wall is not a thing

October 24, 2019 10:22 AM CNN

On Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump said this: “And we’re building a wall on the border of New Mexico and…

Veterans Affairs whistleblower office ‘floundered,’ investigation finds

October 24, 2019 10:00 AM CNN

The Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblower protection office has “significant deficiencies” and “floundered in its mission to…

The other ‘Nixon’ leaves ultimate responsibility for Trump’s removal with Congress

October 24, 2019 8:17 AM CNN

President Donald Trump has been trying to avert impeachment, tweeting furiously to influence public opinion and predicting that any legal battle…

Trump says US is building a wall in Colorado — a state that doesn’t border Mexico

October 24, 2019 7:28 AM CNN

During a speech on American energy in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, President Donald Trump ticked through his usual issues before making an unusual remark…

Trump’s impeachment defense has come to this

October 24, 2019 6:06 AM CNN

President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense has come to this. His Republican shock troops storm secure hearing rooms, he blasts Republican…

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that escaped ISIS prisoners were ‘largely recaptured’

October 24, 2019 5:52 AM CNN

President Donald Trump said in a speech Wednesday morning that the ISIS prisoners who escaped in Syria have been “largely recaptured.”…

Amy Klobuchar qualifies for November Democratic debate

October 24, 2019 5:51 AM CNN

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is the latest candidate to qualify for the next Democratic presidential debate in November after receiving 3% in a…

Pete Buttigieg gets aggressive as he looks to break out of the middle

October 24, 2019 4:50 AM CNN

Pete Buttigieg is done waiting. After rising from relative obscurity earlier this year, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor has found his campaign…

The man accused of running Asia’s biggest drug trafficking syndicate has been revealed. Here’s what needs to happen next

October 24, 2019 12:08 AM CNN

The Sam Gor syndicate and its leader, Tse Chi Lop, stand accused of running what is arguably the biggest drug-trafficking operation in Asia’s…

Republicans barging into secure room to stall impeachment inquiry highlights another wild day

October 23, 2019 10:05 PM 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. In…

Republicans demand Schiff bring whistleblower to testify publicly

October 23, 2019 9:35 PM CNN

The top Republicans on the committees involved in the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday demanded House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff…

Republican lawmaker says it’s ‘beneath the office of the presidency’ for Trump to call critics ‘human scum’

October 23, 2019 8:11 PM CNN

A high-profile member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee chided President Donald Trump on Wednesday for calling Republicans who have refused to…

How two businessmen hustled to profit from access to Rudy Giuliani and the Trump administration

October 23, 2019 7:46 PM CNN

Long before they burst onto the national scene with their high-profile arrests at Dulles International Airport earlier this month, Soviet-born…

Everything you need to know about the secure room at the center of the impeachment inquiry

October 23, 2019 7:44 PM CNN

As the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump escalates on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are constantly looking at documents and interviewing key…

Ukrainian President and advisers discussed pressure from Trump weeks before taking office

October 23, 2019 7:35 PM CNN

Two weeks before taking office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team discussed the pressure they were already feeling from the Trump…

Rudy Giuliani is looking for a defense attorney, sources say

October 23, 2019 7:32 PM CNN

Rudy Giuliani has been approaching defense attorneys for possible representation, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The move by…

Trump’s lies on Syria were jaw-dropping

October 23, 2019 7:16 PM CNN

President Donald Trump stood in front of the microphone in the White House Diplomatic Reception Room and strafed the world with a barrage of lies and…