Afghanistan until at least 2017. President obama made the theyre vital to afghanistans future. And necessary to protect our National Security. Edward lawrence has the details. President obama announced more troops are needed to stay longer in afghanistan to keep that country secure , even though the combat mission is over. By stabilizing afghanistan, the president says americans will be safer. Sot president obama 15 23i believe this mission is vital to our National Security interests preventing terrorist attacks against our citizens and our nation. The president reassessed his plan to draw down the number of troops by the end of 2016 because of recent taliban advances. This abrupt turn around keeps our presence at 9800 troops through next year. Then drops to 5500 in 2017. Sot president obama 45 49 this modest but meaningful extension of our presence can make a real difference. Its the right thing to do. He adds the Mission Remains the same. Advise and train with some Counter Terrorism
Scandal. It started last month. Remember, President Trump sent out a tweet accusing the Obama Administration of is your veil lens during the election. Since then weve been peeling away all the layers of the president s team with the help of the investigative reporting from people like sara carter and john solomon. Now, first sara and john uncovered the existence of an fbi investigation into a server being utilized at trump tower. They also discovered that an fisa warrant that allowed federal officials to capture Trump Team Communications existed prior to the president taking office. Then they revealed that high ranking officials with direct access to president obama may have had access to unmasked federal surveillance of Trump Transition Team members. This is all very important. And they may have briefed the president about this information. Then on march 22nd, House Intel Committee chairman devin nunes revealed he had seen reports that proved that President Trump and members of his Tr
Probably a similar deal, little bit later, but a similar kind of thing. You know, i really believe you dont know until youre tested, but i really believe id run in even if i didnt have a weapon, and i think most of the people in this room would have done that, too. Because i know most of you. But the way they performed was, was really a disgrace. Theyre called medal of honor recipients. A Close Campaign advisor, rick gates, a man who was in the president s inner circle until october 2017 when he and Paul Manafort were indicted, is rearing its head in many ways, including more frequent swipes at attorney general jeff sessions. A lot of bad things happened on the other side, not on this side, but on the other side. And somebody should look into it, because what they did is really fraudulent and somebody should be looking into that and by somebody, im talking about you know who. I have a feeling i know who it is, mr. President. Even trumps aides acknowledge there is a sensz of unease hang
Calls to reunite families faster. I could only imagine what it would be like to have my Breast Feeding child ripped away from me. What the Trump Administrations plan . Tammy duckworth will be here in moments. And trumps golden age, President Trump celebrates a week of weekend and judicial victories. The red wave is happening. As democrats face a growing activist left. We have to create a lot of pressure. Is the Trump Presidency shaping Democratic Party more than the gop . Hello, im jake tapper. The state of our union is gearing up for a summer fight. President trump is taking a working weekend at his golf club in bedminister new jersey and plans to announce a nominee to replace Justice Anthony kennedy on the Supreme Court only eight days from now on july 9th. The president spoke over the phone to don mcgahn and expected to interview one or two candidates for the seelt this weekend. Democrats worn warn it could put abortion rights and affirmative action at risk. One day after Justice Ke
Deciding vote. Susan collins responds live, next. Immigration outrage. Protesters take to the streets nationwide. As lawmakers and a judge demand calls to reunite families faster. I could only imagine what it would be like to have my breastfeeding child away from me. What is trump administrations plan . Is there one . Trumps golden age. President trump celebrates a week of political and judicial victories. The red wave is happening. As democrats face a growing activist left. We have to create a lot of pressure. Tis the Trump Presidency reshaping the Democratic Party even more than the gop . Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is gearing up. Trump is taking a working weekend at his golf club. He plans to announce a candidate to replace Anthony Kennedy on july 9th. Saturday the president spoke over the phone and is expected to interview one or two candidates for that seat. This weekend democrats warn the president s choice could put abortion rights, samesex g