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The President launches new attacks on four Democratic Congresswomen of color. He tweets they are racist and not very smart. It was a racist Trump tweet a week ago that escalated this fight, and one member of the so called "squad" today vows she is not going anywhere, quote, "Until I impeach this President." Plus, a political crisis in Puerto Rico. Protesters reject the governor's pledge to not run for reelection next year. They say he must resign now for offensive texts and because of broader corruption problems. And a Supreme Court farewell: The President and First Lady are among those paying respect to the late justice John Paul Stevens. Today's Panel: CNN's Abby Phillip, Michael Bender with The Wall Street Journal, Rachael Bade with The Washington Post, and Amy Walter with Cook Political Report Also on the Program: CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, Cristina Alesci and Phil Mattingly
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President Trump plays the race card - doubling down on racist attacks on four minority Democratic congresswomen. Is he previewing a re-election strategy centered on stoking racial resentment? Plus, debates, round two. A rematch for Biden and Harris, a progressive face-off for Sanders and Harris, and a make-or-break moment for candidates lagging in the polls. And are Democrats drifting too far left? Some in the party think so - with health care as Exhibit A. Today's Panel: Eliana Johnson of Politico, CNN's Manu Raju, Asma Khalid of NPR, and Time's Molly Ball
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The lineups are set: Democratic debates round two includes a Biden-Harris rematch on one night. And on the other, center stage will feature the two leading progressives -- Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- whose public talk of being friends and allies is being tested by an intense campaign competition. Plus, Hope Hicks has some explaining to do. She told Congress under oath she knew nothing about hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Newly released court documents from the Michael Cohen case paint a different picture. And President Trump lashes out again at the media and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. She did what the President asked, sort of -- receiving a very warm welcome going back home to Minnesota. Today's Panel: Julie Pace with the Associated Press, Rachael Bade with The Washington Post, Vivian Salama with The Wall Street Journal and CNN's Jeff Zeleny Also on the Program: CNN's Manu Raju and Evan Pérez
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New court documents just released detail how candidate Donald Trump, his lawyer Michael Cohen and close aide Hope Hicks scrambled after the release of that Access Hollywood tape to suppress additional allegations of sexual misbehavior from spilling into public view. Plus, tonight we learn the lineups for the next round of Democratic Presidential debates. Joe Biden is trying to stop a slide in the polls, and the CNN debates could be a last chance for some of the candidates struggling at the bottom of the crowded field. And, chants of "send her back" at a North Carolina Trump rally make clear race and resentment are the President's weapons of choice for 2020. Today's Panel: Toluse Olorunnipa with The Washington Post, Eliana Johnson with POLITICO, Lisa Lerer with The New York Times, and CNN's Phil Mattingly Also on the Program: CNN's Kara Scannell and Legal Analyst Elie Honig
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Together yesterday -- divided today: House Democrats are unanimous in condemning President Trump's racist attacks on four minority women. But there is a big split in the Democratic Caucus today as one Liberal member forces a vote on an impeachment resolution. Plus, the President's constant efforts to stoke resentment over race and immigration was a big reason Republicans got crushed in the 2018 midterms, especially among suburban women. So why does he think it is the recipe for re-election success in 2020? And the House debate over the President's racist tweets was fiercely partisan -- and unruly. So much so the Congressman presiding over the debate got up and walked away. Today's Panel: Seung Min Kim with The Washington Post, Heather Caygle with POLITICO, Catherine Lucey with The Wall Street Journal, and Jackie Kucinich with The Daily Beast. Also on the Program: CNN's Manu Raju and Joan Biskupic, and Presidential Historian Tim Naftali.
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The House will vote this evening on a resolution condemning President Trump's racist tweets and words attacking four Democratic women of color. The President is showing the very opposite of remorse or pause -- insisting today he is not racist and tweeting that if you don't like it here, you can leave. Plus, a new CNN poll shows more warning signs for Joe Biden. The former Vice President narrowly leads a tight race in the first primary state - New Hampshire -- and voters there don't see him as the best candidate on health care. Today's Panel: CNN's Abby Phillip, Jonathan Martin with The New York Times, NPR'S Asma Khalid, and Julie Hirschfeld Davis with The New York Times. Also on the Program: CNN's Manu Raju and Phil Mattingly.
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President Trump speaks for the first time since he launched a racist twitter attack on four congresswomen. Instead of debating their liberal policy ideas, the president says these women of color should go home. Three of the four were born in America. More Republicans are condemning the president's reprehensible words, and as the president yet again flexes his race-baiting instincts -- several conservative voices lament he is giving Democrats a political gift. And Joe Biden draws a dividing line in the Democratic race for president. He says improving Obamacare must be the party's health care north star -- not the more liberal Medicare for All. Today's panel: Margaret Talev with Bloomberg, Toluse Olorunnipa with The Washington Post, Molly Ball with Time, and Tarini Parti with The Wall Street Journal. Also on the program: CNN's Suzanne Malveaux, Arlette Saenz, and Shimon Prokupecz.
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A coast-to-coast deportation blitz, as President Trump's new crackdown on illegal immigration starts today. Plus -- an ugly intra-party feud. Can Speaker Pelosi and four liberal firebrands forgive and forget? And Joe Biden under attack from top rivals - but still not returning fire. Phil Mattingly in the anchor chair. Today's panel: Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal's Michael Bender, Lisa Lerer of the New York Times, and CNN's Jeff Zeleny. Additional reporting from CNN's Rosa Flores.
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Labor secretary Alex Acosta resigns -- deciding his role in a sweetheart deal for accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago is too much of a political headache for President Trump heading into his re-election campaign. Plus, Mueller delayed -- the special counsel's long-awaited congressional testimony is being pushed back a week -- to July 24th now -- as lawmakers try to negotiate a deal for Robert Mueller to spend more time taking questions. And a 30-minute session with reporters this morning is trademark Trump. A lot of insults, a lot of twisted facts, plus takes on house speakers past and present. Republican Paul Ryan gets a tongue lashing, and Democrat Nancy Pelosi gets an endorsement of sorts. Today's Panel: Olivier Knox with SiriusXM, Toluse Olorunnipa with The Washington Post, Margaret Talev with Bloomberg, and CNN's Dana Bash. Also, on the Program: CNN's Kaitlan Collins and Manu Raju.
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And the speaker versus the squad. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says speaker Pelosi is disrespecting the new liberal women of color in the democratic house. Just moments ago, the speaker defended her leadership -- but did not respond directly. President Trump's Rose Garden re-election strategy is on overdrive today. A news conference later to highlight his plan to force a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Before that, a so-called White House "Social Media Summit" whose guests list includes far right conspiracy theorists and smear artists. Plus, flip, flop, flip: Amy McGrath was against Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, then for it, and now against him again. A very rough start for the Kentucky Democrat Party leaders in Washington say is the best challenger for majority leader Mitch McConnell. Today's Panel: Carl Hulse with The New York Times, Sahil Kapur with Bloomberg, Rachael Bade with The Washington Post, CNN's Kaitlan Collins Also, on the Program: CNN's MJ Lee and Manu Raju.
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