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Kevin Liptak
18 days
I asked Pres. Trump what happens if Zelensky doesn't agree to his 28-point peace plan by Thursday. Is that the end of American military support or intel sharing? "Then he can continue to fight his little heart out," Trump says.
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Abbas Al Lawati
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My analysis with @BeckyCNN: Beyond the Oval Office theatrics, the substance tells the real story of bin Salman’s remarkable rehabilitation in Washington. It also underscores his ability to skillfully navigate great power rivalries to his advantage. https://t.co/Xg69JQsxgj
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Just three years ago, the US was openly reconsidering its relationship with Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden had vowed to make Mohammed bin Salman a pariah. Even arms sales to one of America’s...
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Alayna Treene
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ICYMI: Our story on how Trump is pulling out all the stops to welcome the Saudi crown prince for first White House visit since the killing of Khashoggi Their meeting has all the trappings of a state visit (pomp & ceremony, black tie dinner, etc), though it can't be formally
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President Donald Trump is planning to receive Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday with all the trappings of a state visit, sources familiar with the...
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Alejandra Jaramillo
1 month
Last shutdown, Trump hunkered down at the White House ‘all alone.’ This time, Mar-a-Lago beckons- from CNN’s @Kevinliptakcnn https://t.co/u4Ha5WTTTC
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The last time the federal government ran out of money, President Donald Trump wanted the world to know he was making sacrifices.
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Kevin Liptak
2 months
White House photo of Netanyahu's apology call to Qatar
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Kevin Liptak
3 months
A lengthy statement from the spokesperson for the UN secretary general about this morning’s escalator episode:
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Kevin Liptak
3 months
Large new flag on the White House North Lawn lowered to half-staff for the first time in honor of Minnesota shooting victims
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Kristen Holmes
4 months
NEW: Summer is Alaska's peak tourist season & officials quickly learned that options to host a Trump-Putin summit were severely limited. Details on the WH scramble behind landing on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage for the meeting -w/ @Kevinliptakcnn https://t.co/gt6PEhDTHi
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American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were...
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Kevin Liptak
4 months
US officials, including Trump, have briefed European leaders and Ukrainian officials on a plan offered by Putin to halt the war in Ukraine in exchange for significant territorial concessions by Kyiv, according to Western officials briefed on the matter.
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President Donald Trump said Friday that he’ll be meeting “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and previewed terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could...
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Kevin Liptak
4 months
With Scott Bessent's withdrawal of interest in the Fed chairmanship, it's a battle of the Kevins -- Warsh and Hassett -- for Federal Reserve chairman. “Both Kevins are good,” Trump tells CNBC. There are two non-Kevins in the running as well.
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Kevin Liptak
5 months
Trump again warns Republicans against cutting too deep in his agenda bill: “I don’t want to go too crazy with cuts. I don’t like cuts. There are certain things that have been cut, which is good. I think we’re doing well, we’re going to have to see. It’s very complicated stuff.”
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Kevin Liptak
6 months
"I can only confirm that there are both public and private messages being directly delivered to the Iranians in multiple channels, giving them every opportunity to come to the table,” Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth says today
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Kristen Holmes
6 months
US conveyed to Iran through back-channel discussions that strikes President Trump ordered on the country's nuclear facilities would be contained, and that no further strikes were planned going forward, two people familiar with the discussions tell @Kevinliptakcnn @ZcohenCNN
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Becky Anderson
6 months
President Trump's blunt assessment of the French president after G7: "Emmanuel always gets it wrong." Tonight, I got reaction to that harsh post from French FM spokesperson @Ch_Lemoine:
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Kevin Liptak
6 months
President Trump is departing the G7 early -- “President Trump will return to Washington tonight so he can attend to many important matters," Karoline Leavitt says.
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Kevin Liptak
6 months
Trump, on his call earlier with Putin: “He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end.”
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Kevin Liptak
6 months
California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis says on CNN to @jessicadean there will likely be a lawsuit filed tomorrow challenging Pres. Trump’s activation of national guard troops in Los Angeles
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Kylie Atwood
6 months
Asked what the Trump admin will do given China not living up to trade commitments, Stephen Miller on CNN points to Rubio rolling out plans to revoke Chinese student visas & more measures will be considered. Reporting w/ @Kevinliptakcnn & @Phil_Mattingly
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The flurry of punitive measures taken against China by the Trump administration over the last few days was prompted by a belief among US officials that China has failed to live up to commitments it...
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Kevin Liptak
7 months
Amid ongoing battle with Harvard, Trump in the Oval Office raises notion of a 15% cap on foreign students so more Americans can attend.
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Alayna Treene
7 months
Historic and controversial changes at breakneck speed: Inside Trump’s first 100 days New reporting w/ @Kevinliptakcnn
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Delivering the longest inaugural address in history in January, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump made clear he had little time to waste.
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