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Trump on impeachment inquiry: I always cooperate, but "this is a hoax"; Trump without evidence, claims Intel Chair Schiff helped "write it"; Now: State Dept Inspector General holding "urgent" briefing on Capitol Hill over Ukraine; Trump attacks Democrats for focusing on "bullshit"; Putin defends Trump over impeachment inquiry, says "nothing wrong" with Trump-Ukraine call; Putin jokes that Russia w...

Trump's first supporter in Congress resigns, pleads guilty in corruption case; Pompeo pushes back on Dem effort to depose State Dept Officials; Source: President Trump would "go on random tangents" about Mueller probe in calls with foreign leaders; GOP Sen Grassley defends whistleblower who sounded alarm on Trump; WSJ: AG Barr complained to Trump in April about Giuliani; Barr facing questions abou...

Dems fire back, warn Pompeo to stop "intimidating" witnesses; Ukraine's Pres: "No one can put pressure on me"; Ukraine's Pres: I never met or spoke to Giuliani; Trump adviser: Inquiry "nothing less than a coup d'état"; Trump adviser compares House Dems to China, Russia, N Korea; Source: Secy of State Pompeo was on Trump's call with Ukraine; Trump allies & advisers entangled in impeachment probe; G...

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WH admits for first time its lawyers directed moving call transcript to highly secure system; Trump attacks whistleblower who sounded alarm on Trump's call for Ukraine to investigate Biden; Sources: Dems could impeach Trump by Thanksgiving; Schiff: Intel Cmte preparing for hearings as soon as next week, subpoenas going out "expeditiously"; Intel Dem: Giuliani, Barr likely to be called to testify;...

Trump compares whistleblower's sources to "spies," makes reference to executions like the old days; Whistleblower alleges White House cover-up; John Dean reacts to whistleblower complaint; Whistleblower: WH officials were "deeply disturbed" by president's conduct on the call with UkraineTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. V...

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Now: Pelosi meets with house Dems as impeachment momentum grows; Schiff: whistleblower wants to speak to house intel committee; Biden: if Trump continues to obstruct, impeach him; Source: Pelosi told Dems: "Here we are. A moment of truth"; Sources: Pelosi said "We will have an impeachment inquiry"; Democrats leave meeting on Trump impeachment inquiryTo learn more about how CNN protects listener pr...

Trump, without evidence, claims if a republican ever did what Biden did, they'd be getting "the electric chair"; Trump: I didn't pressure Ukraine to investigate Biden, but it "would have been okay" if I did; Intel chair: "We may have crossed the rubicon" on impeachment; Mitt Romney: Trump's call could be "troubling"; as few republicans condemn Trump's call; Axelrod: Trump call "implicit or explici...

Trump: "somebody ought to look into" Joe Biden & Ukraine; First TV interview with fmr State Dept. analyst who quit when WH blocked his climate testimony; Shocking video of car plowing through Illinois mall; Patriots release Antonio Brown amid rape allegations; Very sick undocumented kids & adults can now apply to stay in the U.S. to get careTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vi...

Watchdog: Acting Intel Chief, WH & Justice Dept stopping me from providing info about whistleblower's complaint; WaPo: Trump's "promise" to foreign leader sparked alarm; Sources: White House & Justice Dept advised DNI to withhold whistleblower complaint from Congress; Wash Post: Trump's "promise" to foreign leader so troubling it sparked whistleblower complaint; Buttigieg: Trump Admin "muzzling" t...

Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia, calls oil attacks "act of war"; Saudi show alleged Iranian weapons used in oil field attacks; Pres Trump announces plans for new sanctions on Iran; Trump: plenty of time to do some "dastardly things" to Iran; Dem Sen Murphy: no secret defense treaty with Saudi Araba; Feds say airline mechanic accused of sabotage told co-workers his brother was a member of ISIS; Trum...

Lewandowski refuses to talk WH discussions despite subpoena; Rep. Speier: Lewandowski should be held in contempt and fined; Source: missiles may have been launched to avoid radar; Warren: Dems can't win if "scared and looking backwards"; Spicer deletes tweet after saying judges were against him; Trump spars with California's gov ahead of fundraisers; Journalism legend Cokie Roberts dies at 75;To l...

Trump: Not looking to get into a new conflict, but sometimes you have to; Trump: Don't want war with Iran, but "more prepared" than ever; Trump: Secy. of State Pompeo to visit Saudi Arabia; Trump: U.S. "would certainly help" Saudis "under attack"; Sen. McConnell slams Dems call for Kavanaugh's impeachment as "laughable" & "self-serving"; Sen. Coons sent letter to FBI flagging alleged misconduct by...

Castro, Booker retreat after questioning Biden's age, memory; Divisions on health care front and center at debate; Biden suggest playing "the record player" at home to help educate poor, minority families; TX lawmaker stands by his tweet to O'Rourke after debate; Trump rants about energy efficient light bulbs, says he looks too orange; Trump slams environmental agreements in rambling speech; Trump...

Next hour: Trump leaves for Baltimore after disparaging city; Former WH official to New Yorker: Pompeo "among the most sycophantic" people among around Trump; Democrats on Judiciary Cmte. approve impeachment inquiry rules in first vote on issue; Some freshmen democrats in swing districts push back on impeachment inquiry; Democrats split on calling impeachment proceedings an inquiry or investigatio...

Wash post: Trump ordered staff to deal with NOAA tweet that contracted him on Alabama & hurricane; Trump denies he told chief of staff to make NOAA disavow forecasters who contradicted him; Trump's long history with conspiracies and twisting facts; CNN poll: 71% don't trust most of what they hear from WH; Trump insists he fired Bolton as National security advisor; Trump brings up his cancelled Tal...

Trump says he fired Bolton, Bolton days he resigned; Source: Bolton's exit result of dysfunctional cutthroat, snake it atmosphere in Trump admin; Bolton's exit comes after repeated clashes with Trump, Pompeo, and others; Sen. Menendez reacts to John Bolton's exit; Sources: Bolton's exit comes after argument with Trump over Taliban meeting at camp David; CNN poll: white men only demographic where m...

Sources: Pence raised concern over Taliban talks around 9/11; Sources: Multiple advisers thought Trump's idea was a bad one; Trump: My idea to host Taliban, my idea to cancel; Liz Cheney: No Taliban member should go to Camp David; Dems & some GOP Reps criticize Trump's now-cancelled plan for Taliban talks at Camp David ahead of 9/11 anniversary; Pompeo: We have an obligation to do everything we ca...

U.S. Coast Guard makes 200+ rescues in the Bahamas; Dorian Survivor: Water lifted my roof, carried away my son; At least 30 killed in Bahamas; death toll expected to soar; Nassau airfield now a staging ground for aid & rescue crews; Nassau hospital; scrambling to save lives days after Dorian; Sources: Bolton-Pompeo relationship now all-out hostility; Jobs report another sign U.S. economy slowing;...

Deadly category 2 hurricane lashes the Carolina's; U.S. Coast Guard rescues 135 people from Bahamas; Harrowing accounts of survival in Bahamas; Powerful winds, heavy rain battering South Carolina coast; Power lines spark, transformers blow in Charleston; Tornadoes hit Carolina's as hurricane Dorian moves along coast; Trump relentlessly defends claim Dorian threatened Alabama; CNN reporter spends 2...

Rush to save lives in Bahamas after destruction from Dorian; CNN reporter in Bahamas: "level of devastation is breathtaking"; Hurricane Dorian gaining speed as it closes in on Carolina's; SC bracing for near-record storm surge as Dorian moves in; U.S. Coast Guard has conducted 61 rescues in the Bahamas; Trump shows altered Dorian trajectory map to add Alabama; Research shows warming ocean increasi...

Parts of Bahamas obliterated by hurricane Dorian: five killed , 13K homes destroyed or damaged; CNN on scene as victims rescued in the Bahamas; Dorian moving dangerously close to U.S. after battering Bahamas; Hurricane Dorian growing in size as it starts to hit Florida; First aerial images of "unprecedented" damage in Bahamas; New images show parts of Bahamas obliterated by Dorian; CNN: Texas gunm...

"Catastrophic" winds batter the Bahamas as Dorian lingers; 8-year-old boy first death reported in the Bahamas from Dorian; Dorian devastates the Bahamas, moves closer toward East Coast; Outer bands start to hit Florida as Dorian threatens East Coast; Hurricane Dorian moving dangerously close to Florida coast; Mandatory evacuations ordered along most of Florida's east coast as Dorian's outer bands...

FL Gov: Fuel shortages at gas stations ahead of Dorian; Dorian's slow speed poses bigger problems as Florida's east coast braces for direct hit; Trump's gatekeeper steps down after talking with press about the president's family; Soon: Trump heads to Camp David as Dorian nears U.S.; New Biden gaffe prompts discussion about facts in Trump era; $2 Billion bail bond industry accused of preying on poo...