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Republican senator asked if he would vote again to confirm Pete Hegseth

Republican Senator John Curtis sits down with Dana Bash to discuss mounting pressure on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the controversial double-tap strike on an alleged drug vessel and his use of Signal to discuss sensitive war plans.

02:03 • Source: CNN
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Republican senator asked if he would vote again to confirm Pete Hegseth

Republican Senator John Curtis sits down with Dana Bash to discuss mounting pressure on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the controversial double-tap strike on an alleged drug vessel and his use of Signal to discuss sensitive war plans.

02:03 • Source: CNN
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Hegseth defends US strikes on alleged drug traffickers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s military actions against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean during remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum on Saturday.

00:48 • Source: CNN
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GOP rep to party: doing nothing on health care ‘is not an option’

Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) speaks with CNN's Manu Raju about the political impact of the Republican party's approach to health care and affordability. For more of the interview, watch "Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju" on Sunday at 8a and 11a ET on CNN.

01:44 • Source: CNN
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Dem Rep. Henry Cuellar reveals why he thinks he got a Trump pardon

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) tells Kaitlan Collins he trusts President Trump's judgement after receiving a pardon, and that he's asked a House Committee to investigate the DOJ over the bribery indictment against him. The congressman and his wife were charged in 2024 with accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, according to the indictment. Cuellar has denied any wrongdoing by him and his wife.

01:15 • Source: CNN
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Sabrina Carpenter is in an unprecedented spat with the White House

Sabrina Carpenter called out the White House's use of her music in an ICE arrest montage, describing the video posted on by the official White House social media as "evil and disgusting." The White House took down the original video, but doubled down by saying they "won't apologize" and posted yet another arrest montage featuring Carpenter's likeness.

02:17 • Source: CNN
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Hawaii Gov: Confusion around vaccines is ‘our enemy’

Hawaii’s Governor Josh Green says the CDC’s change to the childhood vaccine schedule could lead to more disease outbreaks. Green told CNN’s Laura Coates the CDC is putting the public’s health at risk after the agency voted to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns on Friday.

00:54 • Source: CNN
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Analysis: What Trump's new national security strategy means

The White House has released its national security strategy detailing America's foreign policy priorities from ending the war in Ukraine to no longer prioritizing the Middle East. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports.

01:18 • Source: CNN