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This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. President obama authorizing more troops seeking more money for the u. S. Led war on isis, up to 1,500 more American Forces will be deployed to iraq where vast regions of the country are under terrorist control. Chris van holland is standing by to talk about this with us along with our correspondents and other guests. Cnn chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto, give us the latest. This is a substantial expansion of the u. S. Military presence in iraq. We talk about doubling the number of u. S. Troops from about 1,400 with this ...

Controversial cabinet officials in the Trump Administration, which in this administration is really saying something. Aside from the bare bones questions how he got this job in the first place and what a lifelong exxon employee might want to do to the u. S. State department and questions about the implications of his unusually close personal relationship of vladimir putin, alongside all those baseline concerns about him taking over at state, alongside all that, has risen something approaching panic now among Longtime Foreign Service professionals and senior diplomats. As Rex Tillerson has just...

Even if its a little tiny one. So i had a great thanksgiving, im happy as a clam. Its great to be back. You know what . Its nice to feel needed when you come back to work. And today the news gods have obliged by making today insane as a news day. Lets start tonight just with the stuff that is breaking this evening, just breaking tonight. Rex tillerson, secretary of state, has become one of the most controversial cabinet officials in the Trump Administration, which in this administration is really saying something. Aside from the bare bones questions about how exactly he got this job in the fir...

Hour also to discuss a new whistleblower emerging at the irs who may be reporting something about the president s tax returns. And at the end of the hour well take a look at how Vice President mike pences week is going as he is now sinking deeper and deeper into the mud of the investigation of his boss. We begin tonight with the president s solicitation of Reelection Campaign help from ukraine. The smoking guns are really piling up in that case. We already have a smoking gun in the president s phone call to the president of ukraine, the rough transcript of that in which the president solicited...

The first public hearings to be held all starting next week. Lets first get to capitol hill. Phil mattingly is there. First and foremost, what are you hearing Jennifer Williams is behind closed doors. What are you hearing about her testimony and how he fits into this entire thing . I think its the latter part to point out. Jennifer williams did show up. She showed up at 9 30 a. M. , and the reason is to paint the whole picture of what was going on. Find ago many people as they can involved in key elements of the investigation to fill in the picture. Jennifer williams, as you noted is a Nationa...