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Where he spoke with a top u.s. diplomat about u.s. embassy security. >> reporter: a surprise declaration from the taliban today, the group has now taken control of 85% of afghanistan. the afghan government dismissed the claim, but no one disputes that the talibans rapid territorial gains are causing shockwaves in the capital and increasing concerns at the u.s. increasing embassy. its only a few short miles from the u.s. embassy to the airport, but long before the u.s. drawdown, american diplomat...

Project in moscow and whether the president signed it. this after cnn exclusively obtained a copy of the letter and confirmed the facts. empty threat. after the president said he would be proud to shut down the government over the border wall funding issue, hes backed down on his demand. will a deal be sealed as the deadline nears? and fed up. the federal reserve raises interest rates for the fourth time this year, ignoring the presidents attempts to influence the decision. strong reaction t...

Since the inauguration. but many lawmakers in his own party arent ready to offer endorsements just yet. senior congressional correspondent manu raju joining is us. youre doing polling of republicans up on capitol hill. what are they telling you? >> reporter: republican i talked to are not ready to enforce president trump despite him declared candidate raising money, holding campaign rallies. a lot of republicans are not sure that hes going to run for re-election. others are not sure what the mou...