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Newsom and Vance spar over live-fire demonstration near California freeway

Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps on Saturday at a California's Camp Pendleton event that drew some pushback from Gov. Gavin Newsom over the use of live ammunition over a busy freeway.

01:07 • Source: CNN
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Newsom and Vance spar over live-fire demonstration near California freeway

Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps on Saturday at a California's Camp Pendleton event that drew some pushback from Gov. Gavin Newsom over the use of live ammunition over a busy freeway.

01:07 • Source: CNN
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Analysis: Trump puts his mark on the federal government

CNN's Betsy Klein examines how President Donald Trump has treated the US government as a business, following his decades-long career in real estate.

01:30 • Source: CNN
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Tapper: Trump trolls Americans as a strategy

CNN's Jake Tapper analyzes a fake AI video President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social showing him flying a jet that dumps sewage on protesters during "No Kings" rallies.

02:42 • Source: CNN
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CNN presses former Rep. George Santos on whether he'll pay restitution to victims

CNN’s Dana Bash asks former Rep. George Santos whether he still plans to pay the large, court-ordered fine to his victims after President Donald Trump commuted his seven-year sentence. Santos spoke with Bash just two days after his release from prison.

01:36 • Source: CNN
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Trump says war should end 'where they are' following Zelensky meeting

President Donald Trump posted a message to Truth Social calling on Russia and Ukraine to end the war “where they are” shortly after concluding his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, who in turn suggested he was unable to secure a commitment for Tomahawk missiles from the US.

01:09 • Source: CNN
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Trump says Maduro ‘doesn’t want to f**k around with the United States’

President Donald Trump responded to reports Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered preferential access to the nation’s natural resources in exchange for lowering the temperature as the US conducted a series of Caribbean strikes, telling reporters Maduro “doesn’t want to fuck around with the United States.”

00:31 • Source: CNN
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Tapper explains the Pentagon's new press rules

Pentagon reporters from most news outlets turned in their press passes in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. CNN's Jake Tapper explains what's actually in these new rules and why many journalists are refusing to accept them.

03:14 • Source: CNN
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Trump says he thinks he can convince Putin to end war in Ukraine

Asked by reporters outside the West Wing while greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if President Donald Trump thought he could convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, Trump said, “Yup, we can.” During remarks later in the White House Cabinet Room, Trump said he thinks the Russian president “wants to end the war.”

00:24 • Source: CNN
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Zelensky congratulates Trump on ceasefire deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated US President Donald Trump on securing a Gaza ceasefire deal at the opening of a working lunch at the White House, saying it could be the “momentum” to end the war in Ukraine.

00:52 • Source: CNN
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Deleted posts show Maine Senate Candidate's raw views on politics

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer who is now a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police as bastards, and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid, according to deleted social media posts reviewed by CNN’s KFile.

03:08 • Source: CNN
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Federal worker: Shutdown is 'taking food off my table'

As the government shutdown stretches into a third week, many federal workers will not receive paychecks if the shutdown continues. CNN's Rene Marsh speaks with one family who will have to choose between putting food on the table or car payments.

01:32 • Source: CNN
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How CA voters could decide who controls the US House

In a November special election, California voters will decide on Proposition 50, a redistricting effort led by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The newly proposed congressional map could help Democrats add five seats in the US House. CNN's Elex Michaelson explains.

01:35 • Source: CNN
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John Bolton arrives at federal court after being indicted

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, faces eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information. Bolton said he's a victim of weaponization at the Department of Justice under Trump's administration.

00:18 • Source: CNN
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Trump comments on price of weight loss drugs

US President Donald Trump said he will bring down the prices of weight loss drugs like Ozempic on Thursday before Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, added that prices were still being negotiated.

00:40 • Source: CNN