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Trump: No longer picking GOP's Ratcliffe for intelligence chief; Officials say Trump was concerned about confirmation; Sources: GOP Senators voiced concerns to White House about Ratcliffe and administration officials also had reservations; CNN: Majority of house democrats now support impeachment inquiry; GOP Rep. Will Hurd won't seek reelection after this term; He's the only Black Republican curre...

Trump heads to Ohio rally after slamming 2020 Democrats; Stocks plunge as Trump announces new China tariff; Biden: "Bizarre" that debate rivals attacked Obama's legacy; Democrats question whether Trump's pick for Intelligence Chief padded his resume as federal terrorism prosecutor; Democrat's Warner: if Trump's pick for Intelligence Chief padded his resume, that raises "Enormous red flags"; CNN: 1...

Biden and Harris set for rematch hours from now; Campaign: Biden prepared for "Flat-out lies and distortions"; Campaign: Biden's "Primary Goal" is to take on Trump; CNN debates last chance for some democrats to break through; Debates highlight split between progressives and moderates; Democrats divided on how to address economy, health care, climate; Guest entering now; Awaiting arrival of candida...

Warren and Sanders to share stage with moderates; O'Rourke, Buttigieg aim to recapture lost momentum; CNN debates last chance for some democrats to break through; Debate highlights split between progressives and moderates; Poll: Biden top choice of democrats in new national pollTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Trump calls activist Al Sharpton a "con man"; Trump picks a loyalist, GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe, to replace Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats; 107 House Dems support an impeachment inquiry into Trump; Trump's lawyers ask Federal Court to bar House Dems from obtaining his New York state tax returns; New poll: Biden recovers, Harris slips as CNN debates near; Police: Gunman used assault-type...

Democrats take big step toward possible impeachment by suing for secret grand jury information from Mueller report; Trump on new impeachment threats: Dems "Want to go fishing"; Trump lashes out at Fox News poll showing him losing to Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders; As CNN debate near, Biden previews aggressive approach while Harris says she will be polite; New poll shows Biden far ahead of other demo...

Senate Intelligence: U.S. must create effective deterrence against an ongoing Russian threat to elections; Bipartisan senate report says vulnerabilities remain after 2016 Russian election attack; Hours after Mueller warns of Russian interference, GOP senators block elections security bills; Pelosi: Won't discourage democrats from supporting impeachment; House voting on controversial budget and deb...

First Trump comments after testimony from Robert Mueller; Mueller: Trump was not exonerated, Russia's election attack was no hoax and investigation was no witch hunt; Sources: Trump watched Mueller hearings closely, his mood changed from one of irritation to triumph; Standing by for news conference by democratic leaders; Mueller: Trump's tweets admiring WikiLeaks' release of DNC emails were "Probl...

Trump talks "witch-hunt" ahead of Mueller testimony; Sources: He keeps asking what to expect from hearings; Justice Dept. to Mueller: Stay within "boundaries" of report; Trump continues attacks on Dem Congresswomen, blames one for keeping Amazon out of New York; Biden releases criminal justice reform plan; Wolf one-on-one with presidential candidate Bill de Blasio; Justice Dept. Launching broad an...

Trump lashes out at Mueller, then admit he "probably" will watch his testimony before congress "a little bit"; Mueller to make opening statement before testimony on Wednesday; justice department does not have a copy; Trump accuses Iran of "another lie" after the Iranians charge 17 people with spying for CIA; Trump escalates attacks, calls democrat congresswomen "racist"; Trump: Ready for "The abso...

Officials: Iran seizes two oil tankers in what the U.S. military believes was a preplanned operation; Source: U.S. military is flying cover for an American commercial ship in the gulf; Trump: In touch with Britain on Iran's seizure of tankers; Calls Iran "Trouble, Nothing but Trouble"; Trump renews attacks on Rep. Omar, praises his own supporters who chanted "Send Her Back" at rally; Lawmakers hol...

After stoking anger at rally and launching racist attack on congresswoman, Trump tries to disavow chants of "Send her back"; Trump: U.S. Navy ship destroyed Iranian drone that was "threatening the safety of the ship"; Source: House Judiciary Committee to examine testimony of former Trump aide Hope Hicks; Democratic Senators to visit border to investigate migrant detentions; 150 millions in 30 stat...

Trump hits campaign trail, saying he's "Not Unhappy" with uproar over his attacks on congresswomen"; CNN: House democratic leaders favor killing impeachment resolution; House to vote on holding Barr and Ross in criminal contempt over census dispute; Trump goes after democratic congresswomen as he heads to rally; House voting on tabling Trump impeachment resolution; CNN reveals who will be in the n...

KellyAnne Conway: Four minority Congresswomen "Represent a dark underbelly in this country", Presiding Democrat throws down his gavel as lawmakers argue over resolution condemning Trump's tweets, Trump: U.S. halting F-35 jet sales to Turkey after Turkey acquires Russian missiles, KellyAnne Conway asks reporter "What's your ethnicity?", North Korea warns it may resume nuclear testing, accusing U.s....

Trump defends his racist attacks on congresswomen saying, "If you're not happy in the U.S....you can leave"; GOP's Hurd calls Trump's tweet "racist and xenophobic" as Trump renews his attacks on four congresswomen; Rep. Hurd on if Trump is a racist: "How many times do you have to say racist things to be a racist?"; Rep. Ocasio-Ortez: No matter what Trump says, "This country belongs to everyone"; R...

New forecast: Barry expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane; Triple threat of storm surge, high rivers and rain as Barry draws closer to the Louisiana Coast; As labor secretary Acosta resigns, sources say Trump considers replacing Intelligence Chief Dan Coats; Senior administration official says Trump's confirmation of Sunday immigration raids could jeopardize operation; Trump defends Pelosi agai...

Standing by for Trump announcement as sources say he will back down in fight over census citizenship question; Trump questioning whether self-defense news conference by labor secretary was sufficient; Speaker Pelosi tries to tamp down concerns about rift with Rep Ocasio-Cortez and other female democrats; Rep Ocasio-Cortez complains Pelosi is "singling out" democratic women of color, calls it "Disr...

Acosta won't resign, defends secret 2008 plea deal which gave Epstein light sentence for sex crimes; Democrats scramble to prepare for Mueller testimony as some caution against expecting too much; Senior official: Trump's first instinct on Acosta was to fight; Attitude was "Screw'em" after calls to resign came in; White House officials say Acosta handled himself well and that Trump remains support...

Trump praises Labor Secretary Acosta but says he'll "Look carefully" at how he handled Epstein plea deal, Trump blasts UK Ambassador, calls him "A very stupid guy", U.K. Foreign Secretary: Trump's comments "Disrespectful and wrong", House Judiciary Committee moves to subpoena Trump officials on immigration and potential obstruction of justice, House Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Kus...

Trump: Won't deal with UK Ambassador after leaked cables show envoy called Admin "clumsy" and "inept"; Multi-millionaire charged with running sex-trafficking ring and abusing dozens of underage girls; Pleads not guilty; Pelosi: Trump Admin's push to add citizenship question is part of an effort to "Make America White Again"; Trump denies problems at border facilities as Pence says he'll bring Sena...

Trump responds to Biden: "I don't think I'm a bully". Biden says he wasn't prepared for Harris' debate attack in new CNN interview airing moments from now. DOJ to judge: still deciding how to add citizenship question to 2020 census; Trump weighing executive order. Trump praises border retention facilities, claims they are "clean," "good" and "run beautifully". Trump blames faulty teleprompter for...

6.4 earthquake hits southern California, biggest in decades, State of Emergency declared in town near quake epicenter; U.S. Geological Survey: Expect aftershocks for the next couple of weeks; At least 85 aftershocks following 6.4 quake in California; President Trump briefed on major California earthquake; Presidential speech and flyover delayed due to weather; Fires, gas leaks, damage reported in...

Trump: Detained migrants "Living far better now than where they came from"; says border patrol is doing a "Great Job"; CNN: Military chiefs have concerns about politicization of Trump's July Fourth Event; Former acting director of ICE speaks out for the first time since Trump pulled his nomination for permanent post; Trump administration reverses course, DOJ now considering whether citizenship que...

New CNN Poll: 74% now call border situation a "Crisis" but there's disagreement along party lines about cause, Trump to take center stage at July 4th celebration; Orders deployment of military tanks and aircraft, Justice Department tells plaintiffs it plans to print census forms without citizenship question, House Democrats sue IRS, Treasury for Trump tax returns, House Ways and Means sues IRS, Tr...

New CNN Poll: Support for Biden down 10 points as Harris moves up 9 points into second place; Iran breaks low-grade enriched uranium limits set under 2015 Nuclear deal; Trump talking with reporters now in Oval Office; Trump: Iran is "playing with fire"; Trump defends citizenship question he wants on census; Dems defend Sen. Harris after Trump Jr. retweets then takes down post about her racial heri...