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Not this year.”},{“title”:”Warner: Trump should withdraw Barr nomination”,”duration”:”02:39″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/mark-warner-trump-barr-nomination-raju-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/mark-warner-trump-barr-nomination-raju-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220132146-sen-mark-warner-manu-raju-trump-barr-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/mark-warner-trump-barr-nomination-raju-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) tells CNN’s Manu Raju he wants President Trump to \”withdraw\” the nomination of William Barr in the aftermath of news of the memo showing Barr raising concerns about the Mueller Probe. “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) tells CNN’s Manu Raju he wants President Trump to \”withdraw\” the nomination of William Barr in the aftermath of news of the memo showing Barr raising concerns about the Mueller Probe. “},{“title”:”Zakaria: Syria decision feels like Bush moment”,”duration”:”00:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/fareed-zakaria-trump-syria-troops-withdrawal-george-bush-mission-accomplished-ctn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/fareed-zakaria-trump-syria-troops-withdrawal-george-bush-mission-accomplished-ctn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219235548-fareed-zakaria-trump-syria-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/fareed-zakaria-trump-syria-troops-withdrawal-george-bush-mission-accomplished-ctn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Fareed Zakaria says President Trump’s decision to remove troops from Syria feels worse than the moment former President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Fareed Zakaria says President Trump’s decision to remove troops from Syria feels worse than the moment former President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq.”},{“title”:”Sen. Graham: ‘Fake news’ to say ISIS defeated”,”duration”:”00:51″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-senate-floor-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-senate-floor-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219221456-lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/lindsey-graham-syria-isis-fake-news-senate-floor-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blasts the decision to withdraw troops from Syria, saying President Trump’s declaration that ISIS has been defeated is \”fake news.\” “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blasts the decision to withdraw troops from Syria, saying President Trump’s declaration that ISIS has been defeated is \”fake news.\” “},{“title”:”Fight against ISIS in Syria is far from over”,”duration”:”02:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2018/12/20/trump-syria-isis-troops-withdrawal-nick-paton-walsh-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2018/12/20/trump-syria-isis-troops-withdrawal-nick-paton-walsh-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181220032800-nick-paton-walsh-isis-syria-pkg-1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2018/12/20/trump-syria-isis-troops-withdrawal-nick-paton-walsh-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump plans to remove troops from Syria, saying that the fight against ISIS is over, but the sudden withdrawal could affect how much influence other countries and groups have in the region. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump plans to remove troops from Syria, saying that the fight against ISIS is over, but the sudden withdrawal could affect how much influence other countries and groups have in the region. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports.”},{“title”:”WSJ: Sworn statements show Trump understood campaign finance law”,”duration”:”02:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/wall-street-journal-trump-sworn-statements-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/wall-street-journal-trump-sworn-statements-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181211125207-01-trump-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/wall-street-journal-trump-sworn-statements-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump’s past sworn statements could show that the president has a sufficient understanding of campaign finance laws to prove he knowingly broke the law with hush money payments. “,”descriptionText”:”The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump’s past sworn statements could show that the president has a sufficient understanding of campaign finance laws to prove he knowingly broke the law with hush money payments. “},{“title”:”Berman calls Trump’s bluff about border wall”,”duration”:”02:32″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/20/trump-mexico-border-wall-government-shutdown-kth-ac360-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/20/trump-mexico-border-wall-government-shutdown-kth-ac360-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219205841-john-berman-12-19-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/20/trump-mexico-border-wall-government-shutdown-kth-ac360-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s John Berman says President Donald Trump agreeing to sign a bill to keep the government funded seems odd because it does not include money for a border wall, which he previously said he would shut down the government to fund.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s John Berman says President Donald Trump agreeing to sign a bill to keep the government funded seems odd because it does not include money for a border wall, which he previously said he would shut down the government to fund.”},{“title”:”Rep. Himes: Concerned about Stone’s honesty”,”duration”:”01:57″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/shows/situation-room”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/19/mueller-roger-stone-himes-bts-tsr-blitzer-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/19/mueller-roger-stone-himes-bts-tsr-blitzer-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219183946-rep-jim-himes-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/19/mueller-roger-stone-himes-bts-tsr-blitzer-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) talks about the possibility of special counsel Robert Mueller having a copy of Roger Stone’s testimony to the House intelligence panel.”,”descriptionText”:”Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) talks about the possibility of special counsel Robert Mueller having a copy of Roger Stone’s testimony to the House intelligence panel.”},{“title”:”Trump orders US withdrawal from Syria”,”duration”:”02:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/19/syria-us-trump-withdrawal-barbara-starr-lead-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/19/syria-us-trump-withdrawal-barbara-starr-lead-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181219091812-01-us-troops-syria-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/19/syria-us-trump-withdrawal-barbara-starr-lead-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump has ordered staff to execute the \”full\” and \”rapid\” withdrawal of US military from Syria, declaring that the US has defeated ISIS.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump has ordered staff to execute the \”full\” and \”rapid\” withdrawal of US military from Syria, declaring that the US has defeated ISIS.”},{“title”:”Van Jones praises Trump: This is history”,”duration”:”01:31″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/19/van-jones-praises-trump-criminal-justice-reform-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/19/van-jones-praises-trump-criminal-justice-reform-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181218200059-van-jones-praises-trump-criminal-justice-reform-ebof-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/19/van-jones-praises-trump-criminal-justice-reform-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN host \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/van-jones\” target=\”_blank\”>Van Jones\u003c/a> praises Jared Kushner, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and President Trump for getting a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill to a vote in the US Senate.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN host \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/van-jones\” target=\”_blank\”>Van Jones\u003c/a> praises Jared Kushner, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and President Trump for getting a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill to a vote in the US Senate.”},{“title”:”Analyst: Flynn could do more damage than Cohen”,”duration”:”00:49″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2018/12/19/ralph-peters-trump-michael-flynn-michael-cohen-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2018/12/19/ralph-peters-trump-michael-flynn-michael-cohen-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181218230135-ralph-peters-12-18-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2018/12/19/ralph-peters-trump-michael-flynn-michael-cohen-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters tells CNN’s John Berman that President Trump might be going easy on his former national security adviser Michael Flynn in comparison to his former personal attorney Michael Cohen because Flynn could have more damaging information.”,”descriptionText”:”Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters tells CNN’s John Berman that President Trump might be going easy on his former national security adviser Michael Flynn in comparison to his former personal attorney Michael Cohen because Flynn could have more damaging information.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-15na29z’,”,”js-video_source-featured-15na29z”,true,true,’this-week-in-politics’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length