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White nationalist turns on Trump after racist tweets
CNN's Sara Sidner speaks with a white nationalist after President Donald Trump made racist comments about four Democratic congresswomen. #CNN #News
Anthony Scaramucci has a message for Trump
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci criticizes President Trump after a series of attacks on a group of Democratic congresswomen. #CNN #News
Mitch McConnell’s 2020 challenger speaks out
Retired Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, the Marine Corps veteran and fighter pilot who lost her race as a Democrat for Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District in 2018, will now challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his Senate seat. #CNN #News
Axios: Leaked documents show red flags in Trump picks
According to official documents from the RNC obtained by Axios, the vetting process for Trump administration members revealed a lot of red flags for top ranking officials. CNN's Tom Foreman reports. #CNN #News
Trump campaign fires pollsters after unflattering numbers
President Donald Trump's campaign fired several pollsters after internal polling numbers that showed the President lagging behind Democratic presidential candidates in key states were made public, according to multiple sources. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports. #CNN #News
Graham to Mueller: Did Barr misrepresent your call?
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham sent a letter to special counsel Robert Mueller asking whether Mueller felt Attorney General William Barr misrepresented their phone conversation in his Senate testimony this week. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports, meanwhile Jake Tapper discusses with…
Jake Tapper on Trump’s Russia tweet: It’s a lie
CNN's Jake Tapper discusses with Abby Phillip and The Lead panel President Donald Trump's comments to reporters about Russian interference in US elections that contradict the findings in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. #CNN #News
Congressman brings chicken to mock Barr’s no-show
Partisan theatrics and fireworks dominated Capitol Hill as the House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) opened the hearing with a prop, an empty chair for the nation’s top law enforcement officer Attorney General William Barr. Rep. Steve Cohen…
Sarah Sanders slams Dems as Barr skips House questioning
The White House attacked House Democrats for their handling of Attorney General William Barr's House testimony that never happened. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders zeroed in on Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY). CNN's Jake Tapper discusses with The Lead panel.…
Biden-Warren feud re-emerges on campaign trail
The rivalry between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden traces back some two decades, when the then-future vice president was entrenched in the US Senate and Warren, then a law professor at Harvard, took frequent aim at Biden and other lawmakers…