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will not get him his wall.\””},{“title”:”Blitzer to Stephen Miller: Why did Trump fail?”,”duration”:”01:27″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/trump-adviser-stephen-miller-sitroom-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/trump-adviser-stephen-miller-sitroom-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220184620-stephen-miller-sitroom-dec-20-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/trump-adviser-stephen-miller-sitroom-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Wolf Blitzer pushes senior adviser to President Trump Stephen Miller about the possibility of a government shutdown over the border wall.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Wolf Blitzer pushes senior adviser to President Trump Stephen Miller about the possibility of a government shutdown over the border wall.”},{“title”:”Trump: Made my position clear on wall funding”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/donald-trump-border-wall-stance-farm-bill-signing-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/donald-trump-border-wall-stance-farm-bill-signing-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220160656-donald-trump-1220-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/donald-trump-border-wall-stance-farm-bill-signing-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump speaks at a signing event after refusing to accept a funding bill that doesn’t include funds for his long-promised border wall, saying that he’s made his position in the matter very clear.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump speaks at a signing event after refusing to accept a funding bill that doesn’t include funds for his long-promised border wall, saying that he’s made his position in the matter very clear.”},{“title”:”Ryan: Trump won’t sign without border security”,”duration”:”00:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/paul-ryan-trump-funding-bill-border-security-sot-crn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/paul-ryan-trump-funding-bill-border-security-sot-crn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220133615-paul-ryan-12-20-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/paul-ryan-trump-funding-bill-border-security-sot-crn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”House Speaker Paul Ryan said that President Trump told Republican leadership he will not sign any funding bill that does not fund border protection measures. “,”descriptionText”:”House Speaker Paul Ryan said that President Trump told Republican leadership he will not sign any funding bill that does not fund border protection measures. “},{“title”:”Whitaker told he can oversee Russia probe”,”duration”:”01:27″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/matthew-whitaker-russia-investigation-ethics-laura-jarrett-ip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/matthew-whitaker-russia-investigation-ethics-laura-jarrett-ip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181114131148-01-whitaker-11142018-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/matthew-whitaker-russia-investigation-ethics-laura-jarrett-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Acting attorney general Matt Whitaker has consulted with ethics officials at the Justice Department and they have advised him he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a source familiar with the process told CNN.”,”descriptionText”:”Acting attorney general Matt Whitaker has consulted with ethics officials at the Justice Department and they have advised him he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a source familiar with the process told CNN.”},{“title”:”Sen. Graham says Trump should do this …”,”duration”:”01:40″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-urges-trump-to-reconsider-syria-withdrawal-bts-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-urges-trump-to-reconsider-syria-withdrawal-bts-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220114606-sen-graham-newsroom-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-urges-trump-to-reconsider-syria-withdrawal-bts-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Lindsey Graham pleads with President Trump to reverse course on withdrawing ground forces from Syria.”,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Lindsey Graham pleads with President Trump to reverse course on withdrawing ground forces from Syria.”},{“title”:”Official: Trump may reverse course on shutdown”,”duration”:”02:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/gop-conference-delayed-border-wall-funding-trump-ryan-ath-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/gop-conference-delayed-border-wall-funding-trump-ryan-ath-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220143211-trump-syria-t1-intl-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/gop-conference-delayed-border-wall-funding-trump-ryan-ath-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The House GOP Leaders weekly presser conference was canceled just before the House was scheduled to vote to keep the government open. Sources say President Trump is now unsure if he will sign the short-term funding bill. “,”descriptionText”:”The House GOP Leaders weekly presser conference was canceled just before the House was scheduled to vote to keep the government open. Sources say President Trump is now unsure if he will sign the short-term funding bill. “},{“title”:”Watch US senators fiery farewell speeches”,”duration”:”02:15″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/19/mccain-mccaskill-hatch-flake-senate-farewell-speeches-orig-js.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/19/mccain-mccaskill-hatch-flake-senate-farewell-speeches-orig-js.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219144043-senate-farewell-speeches-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/19/mccain-mccaskill-hatch-flake-senate-farewell-speeches-orig-js.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Senate farewell speeches are usually nostalgic and uplifting affairs. Not this year.”,”descriptionText”:”Senate farewell speeches are usually nostalgic and uplifting affairs. Not this year.”},{“title”:”Warner: Trump should withdraw Barr nomination”,”duration”:”02:39″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/mark-warner-trump-barr-nomination-raju-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/mark-warner-trump-barr-nomination-raju-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220132146-sen-mark-warner-manu-raju-trump-barr-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/mark-warner-trump-barr-nomination-raju-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) tells CNN’s Manu Raju he wants President Trump to \”withdraw\” the nomination of William Barr in the aftermath of news of the memo showing Barr raising concerns about the Mueller Probe. “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. 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Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Fareed Zakaria says President Trump’s decision to remove troops from Syria feels worse than the moment former President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq.”},{“title”:”Sen. Graham: ‘Fake news’ to say ISIS defeated”,”duration”:”00:51″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-senate-floor-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-senate-floor-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219221456-lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-senate-floor-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. 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