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      Corker: 'I'm saddened' by Trump Syria decision

      Jake Tapper is joined by outgoing chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker to discuss government shutdown, James Mattis' resignation as Secretary of Defense, and President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria.

      • Schiff may try to force Mueller report release

        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.
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        Collins: This was not a good week for Trump

        Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine joins Jake Tapper to discuss a federal judge striking down Obamacare as unconstitutional, the Southern District of New York's investigation into Donald Trump directing illegal campaign payments, and the possibility of President Trump facing a Republican challenger in 2020.
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        Cummings: Impeaching Trump is 'premature'

        Congressman Elijah Cummings, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight Committee, discusses his plans for hearings on oversight of the Trump White House and administration, a federal judge's ruling striking down Obamacare as unconstitutional and the possibility of impeaching President Trump.

       

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        Corker: 'I'm saddened' by Trump Syria decision

        Jake Tapper is joined by outgoing chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker to discuss government shutdown, James Mattis' resignation as Secretary of Defense, and President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria.
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        Paul on Syria: 'I'm very proud of the president'

        Senator Rand Paul joins Jake Tapper to discuss Defense Secretary James Mattis' resignation, President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, and the government shutdown over the U.S-Mexico border wall.
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        Schiff: Trump pressing Whitaker 'wrong at every level'

        Incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Adam Schiff discusses Matthew Whitaker's refusal to recuse himself as Acting Attorney General and the possibility he will subpoena the Mueller report.

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      Santorum: I hope Trump walks back Syria decision

      Jake Tapper is joined by Paul Begala, Mary Katarine Ham, Nina Turner, and Rick Santorum to discuss the government shutdown over the U.S.-Mexico border wall, the chaotic week for the White House, and GOP allies who denounced the President's decision to withdraw troops from Syria.

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      Psaki: Obamacare decision 'not a win' for Trump, GOP

      Jake Tapper is joined by Jen Psaki, Amanda Carpenter, Symone Sanders, and David Urban to discuss a judge's decision to strike down the Affordable Care Act and President Trump's new acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.

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      GOP Rep. on Trump allegations: 'we're worried'

      Jake Tapper is joined by Rick Santorum, Jennifer Granholm, Nina Turner, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger to discuss John Kelly's retirement from his role as Chief of Staff and the Southern District of New York's court filing on former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.

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      You can call him on his cellphone...

      Phone calls remain an important part of communication for President Trump, in this week's State of the Cartoonion, Jake Tapper imagines what that looks like.
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      The Amazon HQ2 Hunger Games

      In this week's State of the Cartoonion, Jake Tapper imagines the hoops politicians jumped through to get CEO Jeff Bezos to choose their city as Amazon's HQ2.