Republican in congress, eric cantor was in line when john boehner stepped down as speaker of the house. Eric cantor expected to win reelection, looks like he will go down as losing from the right. This was a challenger from the right . It was a challenger from the right. His opponent accused him of not being Strong Enough on immigration, were seeing it become front and center. So the question is what does it mean for those who want a sort of compromise down the road . There are some i would imagine that say this makes the idea of compromise in the next year or two even unlikely. It certainly sends that message. It certainly emboldens the tea party. Well see what happens in the next couple of weeks, where we see a Tea Party Member, in Congress Since 1973. But with cantor we see something very unexpected. Certainly in the house of representatives this will make the Tea Party Movement bolder which has really been frustrated by their lack of wins so far this year. This will be a big win. I
Ground you have liberated, he says. Only over your dead bodies and march towards baghdad because we have scores to settle there. Isis already closing in 100 miles north seizing tikrit, the hometown of saddam hussein. Mosul, iraqs second largest city, and parts of beijing, an oil refining town, iraqs foreign minister said action is needed. I hope this incident really will lead all iraqi leaders to come together to face this serious mortal threat to the country. Reporter suggesting a wider aim by the terrorists. Seizing baiji means having control over the highway leading into mosul, making it more difficult for the Iraqi Government to enforce its troops. And in tikrit, the terrorist group overran a military base. American supplied humvees, weapons and ammunition, now in in their hands. The former American Ambassador to iraq says if the fight reaches baghdad, it will destabilize the country and undercut global oil supplies. This is no longer a messy situation in is a catastrophe for the p
Pulled troops out now considering, quote, a range of options. Troubled soldier. Bergdahls journals and email paint a picture of what it calls a complicated and fragile young man. Calling himself the lone wolf of deadly nothingness struggling to maintain mental stability, frustrated and longing to travel. You have the layering of leadership and the young man is apparently delusional. Chaos on camera. Knocked down tie vegas cop killers in the final moments. Shot herself in the head. And power vacuum. Hes been a very good leader. Cantors out. Who will take his place as the second most powerful republican . Lets talk live in the cnn newsro newsroom. This is cnn breaking news. Good morning, im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. Out of iraq, new fears this morning that the United States could be drawn back into the quick sand of a new conflict. The big story this morning, iraq is saying theyre open for america to conduct air strikes in their country. Terrorists are rapidly sei
Iraq threatening the capital of baghdad. Staterun television says the Iraqi Military has taken back control of the city of that kreet which had appeared to have fallen day ago. It is called extremely urgent. Here is what president obama said today. My team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them. I dont rule out anything. Because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent foot hold in either iraq or syria for that matter. The white house spokesman jay carney says the United States is not contemplating ground troop but airstrikes are being considered. Iraqs military carried out their own airstrikes overnight. We are joined from iraq with the latest. We heard isis continuing to push through the country. Whats the latest youre hearing right now . Reporter well, anderson, they are still maintaining a very firm grip over the city of mosul. When it comes to the oilrich city of kirkuk, they took t
The leadership in congress has a lot of power but only if the folks back home keep sending them back to congress. And what happened last night, the defeat of a majority leader in Congress Never happened before. The New York Times called it one of the most stunning primary election upsets in congressional history. The Associated Press called it an upset for the ages. Eric cantor, the number two ranking republican in the power structure, is gone, beaten by a College Professor with a simple message for the folks back home in cantors virginia district. Those folks last night had a big voice in national politics. Its where we start tonight with Nbcs Kelly Odonnell and glen allen, virginia. Kelly, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. Its stormy here outside the challengers headquarters. This is not the history eric cantor hoped to make and when he came before reporters today, he repeatedly declined to offer any sort of political analysis about his own sudden fall. Jolted by his unexpe