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The boy, who was detained with his father, died less than 100 miles north of the border crossing in El Paso, Texas.”},{“title”:”Trump: Mnuchin is a very smart person”,”duration”:”01:08″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/25/trump-white-house-mnuchin-federal-reserve-comments-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/25/trump-white-house-mnuchin-federal-reserve-comments-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181225182146-trump-steve-mnuchin-financial-markets-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/25/trump-white-house-mnuchin-federal-reserve-comments-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump spoke to reporters at the White House and answered a question about US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and discussed the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump spoke to reporters at the White House and answered a question about US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and discussed the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates.”},{“title”:”Trump asks child if she believes in Santa Claus”,”duration”:”00:55″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/25/trump-christmas-santa-claus-norad-phone-calls-emg-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/25/trump-christmas-santa-claus-norad-phone-calls-emg-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181225023747-trump-christmas-eve-call-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/25/trump-christmas-santa-claus-norad-phone-calls-emg-orig.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump and first lady Melania Trump spent their Christmas Eve in Washington, accepting calls through NORAD from children asking about the location of Santa Claus.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump and first lady Melania Trump spent their Christmas Eve in Washington, accepting calls through NORAD from children asking about the location of Santa Claus.”},{“title”:”Trump tweets ‘poor me’ as shutdown continues”,”duration”:”02:03″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/24/trump-christmas-eve-shutdown-tweets-abby-phillip-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/24/trump-christmas-eve-shutdown-tweets-abby-phillip-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181221132432-03-trump-shutdown-1221-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/24/trump-christmas-eve-shutdown-tweets-abby-phillip-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump spent most of Christmas Eve alone in the White House tweeting grievances. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/abby-phillip-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Abby Phillip\u003c/a> reports.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump spent most of Christmas Eve alone in the White House tweeting grievances. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/abby-phillip-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Abby Phillip\u003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”Who made Cillizza’s 2018 naughty list”,”duration”:”04:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/25/politics-naughty-nice-list-2018-cillizza-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/25/politics-naughty-nice-list-2018-cillizza-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181225082339-cillizza-new-day-12252018-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/25/politics-naughty-nice-list-2018-cillizza-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Chris Cillizza reveals who was naughty and who was nice in US politics in 2018.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Chris Cillizza reveals who was naughty and who was nice in US politics in 2018.”},{“title”:”McCaskill: Some GOP senators call Trump ‘nuts'”,”duration”:”00:50″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/24/mccaskill-gop-senators-trump-sot-raju-ip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/24/mccaskill-gop-senators-trump-sot-raju-ip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181103202233-01-claire-mccaskill-file-1103-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/24/mccaskill-gop-senators-trump-sot-raju-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) told CNN’s Manu Raju that some of her Republican Senate colleagues will say privately that President Donald Trump is \”nuts,\” and she believes history will judge them for not standing up to the President.”,”descriptionText”:”Outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) told CNN’s Manu Raju that some of her Republican Senate colleagues will say privately that President Donald Trump is \”nuts,\” and she believes history will judge them for not standing up to the President.”},{“title”:”Paul: We could get $5B for wall if we did this”,”duration”:”00:52″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/24/rand-paul-border-wall-funding-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/24/rand-paul-border-wall-funding-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181224082537-rand-paul-sotu-12232018-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/24/rand-paul-border-wall-funding-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper he supports funding for a border wall but only by reallocating money from existing expenditures.”,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper he supports funding for a border wall but only by reallocating money from existing expenditures.”},{“title”:”Clapper blasts Trump’s ‘appalling arrogance'”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/24/james-clapper-isis-not-beaten-trump-arrogance-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/24/james-clapper-isis-not-beaten-trump-arrogance-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181224065941-james-clapper-12242018-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/24/james-clapper-isis-not-beaten-trump-arrogance-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former Director of National Security James Clapper says ISIS has not been defeated and blasts President Donald Trump’s previous claims that he knows more about ISIS than the generals do.”,”descriptionText”:”Former Director of National Security James Clapper says ISIS has not been defeated and blasts President Donald Trump’s previous claims that he knows more about ISIS than the generals do.”},{“title”:”Trump, Erdogan discuss withdrawal of US troops “,”duration”:”02:06″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/24/trump-erdogan-syria-troops-withdrawal-lkl-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/24/trump-erdogan-syria-troops-withdrawal-lkl-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170419101031-trump-erdogan-split-0419-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/24/trump-erdogan-syria-troops-withdrawal-lkl-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”US President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the US was \”done\” with Syria as the pair discussed the possible withdrawal of US forces from the country.”,”descriptionText”:”US President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the US was \”done\” with Syria as the pair discussed the possible withdrawal of US forces from the country.”},{“title”:”Allies fear US pullout in Syria emboldens ISIS”,”duration”:”03:00″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2018/12/23/isis-defeated-us-syria-withdrawal-allies-concern-ian-lee-nr-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2018/12/23/isis-defeated-us-syria-withdrawal-allies-concern-ian-lee-nr-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220172426-fight-in-syria-isis-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2018/12/23/isis-defeated-us-syria-withdrawal-allies-concern-ian-lee-nr-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump has ordered staff to execute the \”full\” and \”rapid\” withdrawal of US military from Syria, declaring that the US has defeated ISIS. CNN’s Ian Lee reports”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump has ordered staff to execute the \”full\” and \”rapid\” withdrawal of US military from Syria, declaring that the US has defeated ISIS. CNN’s Ian Lee reports”},{“title”:”Schiff may try to force Mueller report release”,”duration”:”01:26″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/23/adam-schiff-mueller-report-release-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/23/adam-schiff-mueller-report-release-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181223113032-adam-schiff-sotu-dec-22-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/23/adam-schiff-mueller-report-release-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) says if President Trump’s attorneys try to assert executive privilege to stop the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s eventual report, he would likely compel publication in some form.”,”descriptionText”:”Rep. 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