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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”:”Corker fires back at Trump on Twitter”,”duration”:”02:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/24/bob-corker-tweet-daycare-staff-trump-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/24/bob-corker-tweet-daycare-staff-trump-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181206143152-bob-corker-trump-khashoggi-unamerican-crn-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/24/bob-corker-tweet-daycare-staff-trump-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) criticizes President Trump on Twitter after Trump slammed Corker for his criticism of the partial federal government shutdown.”,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) criticizes President Trump on Twitter after Trump slammed Corker for his criticism of the partial federal government shutdown.”},{“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. 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.”},{“title”:”Rand Paul says he backs Trump’s Syria decision”,”duration”:”02:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/23/rand-paul-support-pulling-troops-out-syria-sotu-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/23/rand-paul-support-pulling-troops-out-syria-sotu-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181223095557-senator-rand-paul-sotu-12232018-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/23/rand-paul-support-pulling-troops-out-syria-sotu-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper why he supports President Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria. “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper why he supports President Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria. “},{“title”:”Sen. Corker: Shutdown fight is juvenile”,”duration”:”02:07″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/23/sen-bob-corker-trump-shutdown-fight-political-posturing-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/23/sen-bob-corker-trump-shutdown-fight-political-posturing-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181223095558-sen-bob-corker-sotu-12232018-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/23/sen-bob-corker-trump-shutdown-fight-political-posturing-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said that President Donald Trump pushed the government into partial shutdown as an act of political posturing.”,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said that President Donald Trump pushed the government into partial shutdown as an act of political posturing.”},{“title”:”Lemon stumps panel with shutdown question”,”duration”:”01:29″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/22/government-shutdown-question-stumps-panel-ctn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/22/government-shutdown-question-stumps-panel-ctn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181222011251-lemon-panel-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/22/government-shutdown-question-stumps-panel-ctn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Don Lemon’s question on the incentive for Democrats to act after a partial government shutdown leaves a panel of analysts stumped.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Don Lemon’s question on the incentive for Democrats to act after a partial government shutdown leaves a panel of analysts stumped.”},{“title”:”Former defense secretaries: Trump’s unfit”,”duration”:”02:19″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/21/hagel-trump-unfit-cohen-tapper-lead-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/21/hagel-trump-unfit-cohen-tapper-lead-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181221180550-hagel-cohen-trump-unfit-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/21/hagel-trump-unfit-cohen-tapper-lead-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says that he does not believe President Trump has any coherent foreign policy, and that he is \”not equipped on any level to be President of the United States.\” “,”descriptionText”:”Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says that he does not believe President Trump has any coherent foreign policy, and that he is \”not equipped on any level to be President of the United States.\” “},{“title”:”Mulvaney in 2015: Trump’s views on wall ‘simplistic'”,”duration”:”01:48″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/21/mick-mulvaney-trump-border-wall-2015-sot-andrew-kaczynski-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/21/mick-mulvaney-trump-border-wall-2015-sot-andrew-kaczynski-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181214172653-mick-mulvaney-1017-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/21/mick-mulvaney-trump-border-wall-2015-sot-andrew-kaczynski-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Incoming White House acting-chief of staff Mick Mulvaney once called President Donald Trump’s views on a border wall and immigration \”simplistic\” and \”absurd and almost childish\” in a 2015 interview uncovered by CNN’s KFile.”,”descriptionText”:”Incoming White House acting-chief of staff Mick Mulvaney once called President Donald Trump’s views on a border wall and immigration \”simplistic\” and \”absurd and almost childish\” in a 2015 interview uncovered by CNN’s KFile.”},{“title”:”Mattis rebukes Trump in resignation letter”,”duration”:”02:33″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-world-view-sciutto-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-world-view-sciutto-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181221085713-03-trump-mattis-lead-image-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-world-view-sciutto-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned on the heels of President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Syria, citing irreconcilable policy differences in a move that took Washington by surprise.”,”descriptionText”:”Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned on the heels of President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Syria, citing irreconcilable policy differences in a move that took Washington by surprise.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-1jtg4m1′,”,”js-video_source-featured-1jtg4m1″,true,true,’this-week-in-politics’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length