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President Trump said that if Iraq expels US troops from the country, he could impose sanctions “like they've never seen before” https://t.co/OW6ggEM7VB pic.twitter.com/RGkRk38EOT — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 6, 2020

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This week, Trump assassinated Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani — a decision he made while vacationing in Mar-a-Lago, and unilaterally, without seeking approval or consulting with Congressional leaders. As a backdrop, this week additional reporting and documents released under Freedom of Information Act requests painted a far more dire picture for Trump heading into a Senate impeachment trial. As House Speaker Nancy … Read More

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backs President Trump's strong threats to Iran as the US braces for potential retaliatory actions by the country https://t.co/bdfgjt2F0m pic.twitter.com/92w7HGEiXA — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 5, 2020

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DHS is monitoring the apparent hack of a government website that displayed an image of Trump bleeding from his mouth with an Iranian Revolutionary Guard fist in his face, a senior official says https://t.co/8QctiodxNv pic.twitter.com/W986O1QIDt — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 5, 2020

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Trump warns Iran that if it retaliates against Americans or American assets, the US has 52 Iranian sites targeted for attack https://t.co/mxKGvy5Hn1 pic.twitter.com/fF56AFXmIP — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 4, 2020

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The Trump administration formally notifies Congress regarding the drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, sources say https://t.co/qAPpL8oYvv pic.twitter.com/KHX1kgiPzt — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 4, 2020

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President Trump says the US “did not take action to start a war” following an attack that killed a top Iranian general. Follow live updates. https://t.co/vdxjJi0m2i pic.twitter.com/XA2UXd2tnt — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 3, 2020

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A White House budget official told the Pentagon that the order to hold Ukraine aid came from Trump, a national security site reportshttps://t.co/fXQYssFrUM pic.twitter.com/DZCabJmfX0 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 2, 2020

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President Trump weighs in on protesters' attempts to storm the US Embassy in Baghdad, tweeting that “Iran is orchestrating” the attack. Follow live updates: https://t.co/p26FeuYWRd pic.twitter.com/9yUjsOYFUX — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 31, 2019

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President Trump weighs in on protesters' attempts to storm the US Embassy in Baghdad, tweeting that “Iran is orchestrating” the attack. Follow live updates: https://t.co/p26FeuYWRd pic.twitter.com/9yUjsOYFUX — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 31, 2019

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The White House issues a readout of Sunday's call between Putin and Trump https://t.co/34Hd2eUGjt pic.twitter.com/HqJ0uDRDjk — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 30, 2019

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This was the quietest week in months as Congress left Washington for a two-week holiday break. After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate, Trump spent the week stewing and repeatedly attacking her on Twitter and in his limited public appearances. Sen. Lisa Murkowski became the first Republican Senator to speak out against Majority … Read More

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President Trump says he'll handle whatever “Christmas gift” North Korea has in store and suggests it might be “a beautiful vase” https://t.co/gr5wpZZ8MC pic.twitter.com/jWqSfVpYNz — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 24, 2019

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In this historic week, Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. Unlike his recent predecessors who faced the process, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, Trump showed no remorse; rather as the vote was occurring, Trump blasted impeachment and his political opponents in a two-hour meandering speech at a campaign rally in Michigan. Even by his standards, … Read More

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The spending bill President Trump has signed into law includes a measure that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 https://t.co/rQrITZvA9U pic.twitter.com/c4NmVisbwt — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 21, 2019