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Two more Trump insiders provide impeachment building blocks -- detailing how Rudy Giuliani ran a shadow Ukraine policy and how aid was held up at a time the President was pushing Ukraine to launch an investigation of the Bidens. Plus, impeachment isn't the only White House worry: A new government report details slowing economic growth with a GDP well below what President Trump promised. And Senate...

Blockbuster testimony in the impeachment inquiry: A top White House aide who was on the President's call with Ukraine's leader says he viewed it as so damaging to American interests he reported it to his superior and a White House lawyer. The President's response: He is attacking the character of the witness, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who won a purple heart for Iraq war heroism. And a brand new...

The House impeachment inquiry hits a roadblock. A former top Trump national security aide defies a subpoena and tells Congress he will not testify until a judge decides whether the impeachment proceedings are legitimate. Plus, freshman Congresswoman Katie Hill is resigning amid allegations of improper relationships. She flipped her California district blue last year after 26 years of Republican co...

The world's most wanted terrorist, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead after a dramatic U.S. special forces raid in northern Syria. Officials say the ISIS leader detonated a suicide vest as American forces closed in. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on the latest developments from Iraq. CNN's Ben Wedeman and Ryan Browne break down the significance of al-Baghdadi's death and what this means for the U.S. mi...

The House impeachment inquiry reaches out to John Bolton for possible testimony. The President's former national security adviser reportedly called Rudy Giuliani a "hand grenade" and likened his meddling in foreign policy to a "drug deal." President Trump again trashes the impeachment process and insists his phone call with Ukraine's President was "perfect" in a Q&A with reporters at the White Hou...

House Conservatives barge into a secure impeachment hearing. Democrats call it a stunt designed to distract from damning testimony, and promise public hearings -- most likely next month. Plus the President's impeachment strategy has two key elements: Smear the key witnesses, and pressure Republicans to stay in line. Human scum is the President's term for Republicans who disagree with him. And on C...

President Trump declares victory in Syria despite broad bipartisan condemnation of his decision to abandon the Kurds. He announces what he calls a "permanent" ceasefire and says some U.S. troops will remain behind. Plus, damning impeachment testimony and growing GOP worries: A veteran diplomat lays out evidence of a Ukraine quid pro quo, and says complaints about Rudy Giuliani's meddling - or dama...

President Trump calls the House impeachment inquiry a lynching, and the timing is no coincidence: A critical witness is on Capitol Hill -- a veteran diplomat who complained it was "crazy" to withhold aid to Ukraine until it agreed to pursue the President's political vendettas. Plus, an important first in new CNN polling: Support for impeaching and removing the President from office hits 50 percent...

Plus, more big witnesses this week as the House impeachment inquiry gains steam. The President's acting chief of staff is in hot water -- trying now to take back what Democrats call his Ukraine corruption confession. And the Justice Department is distancing itself from the President's Personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Today's Panel: CNN's Dana Bash, Seung Min Kim with The Washington Post, Alex Tho...

The impeachment inquiry picks up steam, with a parade of key witnesses - and a stunning admission by the White House chief of staff. Plus, President Trump abandons a key ally in the Middle East and draws bipartisan storm - and cancels plans to host the G7 at his Florida resort after pushback from GOP allies. And Bernie Sanders draws a crowd in New York - and scores a big progressive endorsement. T...

The White House Chief of Staff brazenly confirms a Ukraine quid pro quo -- a key piece of the Democrats' impeachment case. Then he says he didn't mean it. Plus, the President says the deal the U.S. made with Turkey is a ceasefire, and is "great." But Turkey's foreign minister says it is not a cease fire at all, and the European Union says the President again sold out the Kurds. And the simple trut...

Critical testimony today as House Democrats build their abuse of power impeachment case. A Trump campaign donor turned ambassador tells Congress the President personally directed him to work with Rudy Giuliani - and that Giuliani tied Ukraine's hope for a White House meeting to its willingness to investigate the Bidens. Plus, VP Pence lobbies Turkey to halt its military operation in Syria -- as th...

Today's Podcast is abbreviated due to President Trump's news conference. Who had a target on their back at the Democratic debate? If you weren't sure who entered the night as the frontrunner, it was very quickly clear how the candidates themselves see it. Today's Panel: Laura Barron Lopez with POLITICO, Olivier Knox with SiriusXM, CNN's Jeff Zeleny, and Shawna Thomas with Vice News. To learn more...

Blockbuster impeachment testimony from a trusted Republican policy hand. Former Trump White House aide Fiona Hill describes corruption in the President's Ukraine policy, says her boss John Bolton called Rudy Giuliani a hand grenade, and says Bolton told her to inform White House lawyers. Plus, it is debate night for the 2020 Democrats in battleground Ohio: A record 12 candidates on stage, with hea...

First, A press conference out of Fort Worth, Texas, where a police officer opened fire and killed a woman in her own home. Her family is demanding an investigation from an outside agency. Plus, President Trump orders all U.S. Forces out of northern Syria as Turkey expands an offensive against the Kurds. A key ally just days ago, the Kurds now say America has betrayed them and they have no choice b...

Democrats are moving forward with their impeachment probe at light speed - interviewing a former U.S. ambassador at the heart of the Ukraine scandal and issuing a flurry of subpoenas last week - with multiple depositions planned in the days ahead. Plus, two days to go until the CNN-New York Times Democratic Debate. Is Elizabeth Warren ready for the onslaught coming her way? And can Bernie Sanders...

A key player in the house Democrats' impeachment inquiry is talking to members of Congress right now after the Trump White House lets her show up to testify. She says Rudy Giuliani led a concerted effort to get rid of her. Plus, investigators are now looking into Giuliani's business ties to two Ukrainian associates indicted by the Feds. And the President goes on a campaign rally spree in the face...

Blockbuster indictment: The Feds indict two Rudy Giuliani clients on charges they illegally funneled foreign money into American campaigns -- including a Trump re-election Super PAC Pentagon officials among those angered by President Trump's sudden decision to abandon the Kurds in northern Syria. And, the President lashes out at Fox News over a poll showing 51% of Americans now favor impeachment a...

Turkey launches its promised military assault against the Kurds in northern Syria. Leading Republicans accuse President Trump of abandoning a key U.S. ally and predict it will lead to an ISIS resurgence. Plus, House Democrats say the defiant White House refusal to cooperate will not slow their impeachment inquiry. And, new reporting on Rudy Giuliani's role in Ukraine amid allegations the President...

The White House at the last minute blocks testimony from a key impeachment witness. House Democrats call it is more evidence of obstruction and say subpoenas are on the way. The President calls the inquiry a kangaroo court . Plus, the President invites Turkey's leader for a White House visit. It's another poke at his fellow Republicans who are furious with him for pulling U.S. troops from Syria. A...

A second whistleblower hires lawyers and House Democrats prepare to interview key impeachment witnesses. But leading Republicans adopt a see no evil approach, and say their minds are made up despite any new facts that might emerge. Plus, a big Republican pushback to the President's overnight decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria. Conservative voices warn the Kurds could be slaughtered, and that...

President Trump dismisses damning text messages from diplomats suggesting a clear Ukraine quid pro quo, as Democrats keep pushing toward impeachment. Unemployment dipped to a 50-year-low of 3.5 percent and the economy added 136,000 new jobs in September, but there are some flashing lights when you look closer at manufacturing and other sectors bruised by the President's trade wars. And CNN confirm...

President Trump unplugged and unrepentant as the impeachment crisis grips his administration Plus, House Democrats subpoena the White House - and hit the vice president with a sweeping request for documents for their impeachment inquiry. And Joe Biden fights back, taking aim at a president he says is "unhinged." Today's Panel: Seung Min Kim and Toluse Olorunnipa with the Washington Post, CNN's Jef...

President Trump asks for foreign election help - at the same time a key impeachment witness is being questioned on Capitol Hill about that very thing. The President's anger against Democrats pushing for impeachment is raw and very public. In contrast, the Vice President's team is working frantically - but behind the scenes - to try to shield him from any Ukraine backlash. And Bernie Sanders says h...

Mike Pompeo today ignoring a question about his big role in the Trump impeachment inquiry. We know now the Secretary of State was on the call when the President asked Ukraine for election dirt. House Democrats want to know if Pompeo helped hide the transcript. Plus, Bill Barr's global whodunit; The Attorney General wants to know if other governments helped in the early days of the Russia investiga...