White House delegation cancels Davos trip – CNN

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CNN’s Jim Acosta reports.”},{“title”:”House majority leader: Trump’s actions are small, petty”,”duration”:”01:44″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/steny-hoyer-kevin-mccarthy-trump-pelosi-codel-bts-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/steny-hoyer-kevin-mccarthy-trump-pelosi-codel-bts-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117163952-steny-hoyer-shutdown-1-17-2019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/steny-hoyer-kevin-mccarthy-trump-pelosi-codel-bts-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer slams President Trump’s decision to deny House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the use of a military plane to fly abroad.”,”descriptionText”:”House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer slams President Trump’s decision to deny House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the use of a military plane to fly abroad.”},{“title”:”Erin Burnett scorches Trump’s ‘unpresidential’ letter”,”duration”:”03:30″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/18/erin-burnett-monologue-trump-pelosi-childish-unpresidential-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/18/erin-burnett-monologue-trump-pelosi-childish-unpresidential-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117194018-erin-burnett-1-17-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/18/erin-burnett-monologue-trump-pelosi-childish-unpresidential-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/erin-burnett-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Erin Burnett\u003c/a> slams President Trump’s \”unpresidential\” letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi canceling her trip to Afghanistan during the shutdown. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/erin-burnett-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Erin Burnett\u003c/a> slams President Trump’s \”unpresidential\” letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi canceling her trip to Afghanistan during the shutdown. “},{“title”:”Trump pens letter to Pelosi: I’m canceling your trip”,”duration”:”02:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/trump-writes-letter-to-pelosi-canceling-trip-shutdown-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/trump-writes-letter-to-pelosi-canceling-trip-shutdown-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190103100228-pelosi-gavel-trump-briefing-room-split–large-16-9.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/trump-writes-letter-to-pelosi-canceling-trip-shutdown-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter canceling her trip to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan during the shutdown. CNN’s Jim Acosta reports.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter canceling her trip to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan during the shutdown. CNN’s Jim Acosta reports.”},{“title”:”Trump uses Pentagon speech to rant about border wall”,”duration”:”02:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/trump-pentagon-visit-syria-attack-border-wall-barbara-starr-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/trump-pentagon-visit-syria-attack-border-wall-barbara-starr-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117114933-donald-trump-trump-pelosi-shutdown-border-security-sot-vpx-00005911-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/trump-pentagon-visit-syria-attack-border-wall-barbara-starr-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump visited the Pentagon a day after the death of four Americans in Syria and used time from his speech to speak about the border wall.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump visited the Pentagon a day after the death of four Americans in Syria and used time from his speech to speak about the border wall.”},{“title”:”Pelosi: Trump’s been very silent”,”duration”:”01:20″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/nancy-pelosi-weekly-presser-trump-silent-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/nancy-pelosi-weekly-presser-trump-silent-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117113610-nancy-pelosi-weekly-presser-trump-silent-sot-vpx-00002507-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/nancy-pelosi-weekly-presser-trump-silent-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Speaking at her weekly press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump has been unusually silent over the last 24 hours as the partial government shutdown drags on.”,”descriptionText”:”Speaking at her weekly press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump has been unusually silent over the last 24 hours as the partial government shutdown drags on.”},{“title”:”Democrat thanks CNN for putting Giuliani on TV”,”duration”:”01:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/ted-lieu-thanks-cnn-rudy-giuliani-nr-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/ted-lieu-thanks-cnn-rudy-giuliani-nr-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117143628-ted-lieu-january-17-2019-01-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/ted-lieu-thanks-cnn-rudy-giuliani-nr-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) says President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani made an stunning admission to CNN when Giuliani denied that he had said anyone on President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign ever colluded with Russians who were meddling in the election.”,”descriptionText”:”Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) says President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani made an stunning admission to CNN when Giuliani denied that he had said anyone on President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign ever colluded with Russians who were meddling in the election.”},{“title”:”NYT reporter: Trump sided with Russia on 2016 DNC hacks”,”duration”:”01:43″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/david-sanger-trump-putin-dnc-hack-newday-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/david-sanger-trump-putin-dnc-hack-newday-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117100458-trump-putin-praise-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/david-sanger-trump-putin-dnc-hack-newday-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”A New York Times’ reporter said President Donald Trump called him last year to say the Russians couldn’t have hacked into the DNC, insisting that Russia was falsely accused of election interference.”,”descriptionText”:”A New York Times’ reporter said President Donald Trump called him last year to say the Russians couldn’t have hacked into the DNC, insisting that Russia was falsely accused of election interference.”},{“title”:”The many nice things Trump has said about Putin”,”duration”:”02:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/trump-putin-praise-vstan-orig-me.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/trump-putin-praise-vstan-orig-me.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117100458-trump-putin-praise-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/trump-putin-praise-vstan-orig-me.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”From businessman to US President, Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and, at times, echoed his point of view.”,”descriptionText”:”From businessman to US President, Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and, at times, echoed his point of view.”},{“title”:”Why the wall won’t stop the flow of drugs into US”,”duration”:”03:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/john-avlon-drugs-wall-reality-check-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/john-avlon-drugs-wall-reality-check-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190117093633-avlon-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/john-avlon-drugs-wall-reality-check-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s John Avlon checks President Trump’s claim that the southern border wall would stop the flow of drugs in the US. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s John Avlon checks President Trump’s claim that the southern border wall would stop the flow of drugs in the US. “},{“title”:”WSJ: Cohen paid thousands to rig polls in Trump’s favor”,”duration”:”02:06″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/wsj-donald-trump-michael-cohen-poll-rigging-sot-vpx-nr.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/wsj-donald-trump-michael-cohen-poll-rigging-sot-vpx-nr.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181207165138-02-michael-cohen-1206-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/wsj-donald-trump-michael-cohen-poll-rigging-sot-vpx-nr.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump’s former \”fixer\” Michael Cohen paid the head of a small technology company thousands in 2015 to rig online polls and elevate Cohen’s character to benefit Trump’s presidential campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump’s former \”fixer\” Michael Cohen paid the head of a small technology company thousands in 2015 to rig online polls and elevate Cohen’s character to benefit Trump’s presidential campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported.”},{“title”:”Karen Pence teaching at school that bans gay students”,”duration”:”01:06″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/cuomo-closing-argument-karen-pence-teacher-chris-cuomo-cpt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/cuomo-closing-argument-karen-pence-teacher-chris-cuomo-cpt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170606133717-karen-pence-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/cuomo-closing-argument-karen-pence-teacher-chris-cuomo-cpt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The office of Karen Pence defended a decision by the second lady to teach art at a Christian school in northern Virginia that bans gay students and parents. CNN’s Chris Cuomo reports. “,”descriptionText”:”The office of Karen Pence defended a decision by the second lady to teach art at a Christian school in northern Virginia that bans gay students and parents. CNN’s Chris Cuomo reports. “},{“title”:”Giuliani: Probe is ‘over enough’ for Mueller to report”,”duration”:”01:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/rudy-giuliani-mueller-manafort-we-dont-need-investigation-chris-cuomo-sot-cpt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/rudy-giuliani-mueller-manafort-we-dont-need-investigation-chris-cuomo-sot-cpt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190116213248-rudy-giuliani-cpt-11619-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/rudy-giuliani-mueller-manafort-we-dont-need-investigation-chris-cuomo-sot-cpt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo that special counsel Robert Mueller’s work is \”over enough\” and that he should show what he’s found.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo that special counsel Robert Mueller’s work is \”over enough\” and that he should show what he’s found.”},{“title”:”Diabetic federal worker: I went to bed, hoped to wake up “,”duration”:”02:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/01/17/diabetic-federal-worker-mallory-lorge-ac360-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/01/17/diabetic-federal-worker-mallory-lorge-ac360-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190116212249-mallory-lorge-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/01/17/diabetic-federal-worker-mallory-lorge-ac360-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Mallory Lorgre, a federal worker for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is diabetic and needs insulin but said she couldn’t face the medical costs with no end to the government shutdown in sight. “,”descriptionText”:”Mallory Lorgre, a federal worker for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is diabetic and needs insulin but said she couldn’t face the medical costs with no end to the government shutdown in sight. “}],’js-video_headline-featured-13y2sap’,”,”js-video_source-featured-13y2sap”,true,true,’this-week-in-politics’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length