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Do Democrats have a shot at Iowa?

Iowa last elected a Democratic governor in 2006. Republicans hold its four House and two Senate seats. And Donald Trump won 94 of 99 counties in 2024. But in his travels across Iowa, John King meets voters clamoring for change.

01:36 • Source: CNN
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Do Democrats have a shot at Iowa?

Iowa last elected a Democratic governor in 2006. Republicans hold its four House and two Senate seats. And Donald Trump won 94 of 99 counties in 2024. But in his travels across Iowa, John King meets voters clamoring for change.

01:36 • Source: CNN
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Rubio ignores question on if administration put Americans at risk on Air Force One

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ignored a question from CNN about whether the administration put American lives at risk by having them fly on Air Force One while it was under threat. The question followed reports that President Trump hid in a catering truck and boarded an alternative military plane while leaving Turkey last month due to an Iranian threat.

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WaPo: Trump secretly switches planes using catering truck

Washington Post reporter Dan Lamothe shares details about an exclusive report on how a catering truck transported President Trump from Air Force One to an Air Force C-32A when he departed from Turkey on July 8, following an Iranian assassination threat. “This was a surreal story to cover,” Lamothe tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.

01:51 • Source: CNN
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Erin Burnett debunks Trump's claim that childhood vaccine is ‘size of a bottle of soda’

Erin Burnett examines President Trump's claim that he has seen "proof" of a vaccine for children that is "the size of a bottle of soda." This comes as the president tries to upend the childhood vaccination schedule.

01:59 • Source: CNN
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Trump signs childhood vaccines executive order

CNN's Jacqueline Howard breaks down President Donald Trump's executive order, which aims to reshape the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines.

01:33 • Source: CNN
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Will Dems’ distancing from the ‘woke’ era work?

Repeating a joke from NYC Council Member Chi Ossé, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said, “Woke 1 was crazy,” referring to Covid-era policy proposals. CNN’s David Chalian explains why the joke reflects a broader strategy for the congresswoman and the party as a whole.

02:42 • Source: CNN
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Rep. Nancy Mace doubles down on anti-Muslim remarks

Rep. Nancy Mace doubled down on anti-Muslim comments she made on X when pressed by CNN's Omar Jimenez on First Amendment protections.

02:08 • Source: CNN