US announces further drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq before Biden takes office

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begins to build staff despite Trump impeding transition”,”duration”:”01:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/17/jen-omalley-dillon-biden-administration-staff-phillip-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/17/jen-omalley-dillon-biden-administration-staff-phillip-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201117121557-biden-advisors-split-restricted-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/17/jen-omalley-dillon-biden-administration-staff-phillip-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President-elect Joe Biden is u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/politics/biden-white-house-senior-staff/index.html” target=”_blank”>building out the staffu003c/a> that will surround him in the White House, announcing Tuesday that he is tapping two long-time advisers for top roles and naming several other veterans of his presidential 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endgame”,”duration”:”03:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/17/anthony-scaramucci-lists-three-pieces-trumps-endgame-ctn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/17/anthony-scaramucci-lists-three-pieces-trumps-endgame-ctn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201117000111-anthony-scaramucci-ctn-intv-11162020-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/17/anthony-scaramucci-lists-three-pieces-trumps-endgame-ctn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, predicts what President Trump’s endgame might be as he continues to deny the results of the 2020 presidential election.”,”descriptionText”:”Former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, predicts what President Trump’s endgame might be as he continues to deny the results of the 2020 presidential election.”},{“title”:”NYT: Trump sought options for possible strike on Iran nuclear site”,”duration”:”02:33″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/17/new-york-times-trump-options-iran-sanger-cooper-ac360-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/17/new-york-times-trump-options-iran-sanger-cooper-ac360-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201027121111-donald-trump-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/17/new-york-times-trump-options-iran-sanger-cooper-ac360-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks to New York Times correspondent David Sanger about his reporting that President Donald Trump asked his advisers about a possible offensive strike on Iran’s key nuclear site. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks to New York Times correspondent David Sanger about his reporting that President Donald Trump asked his advisers about a possible offensive strike 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CNN’s Pamela Brown reports.”,”descriptionText”:”President Trump held a meeting that was described by several sources as “contentious” after learning his lawyers dropped a lawsuit seeking a review of Arizona ballots. CNN’s Pamela Brown reports.”},{“title”:”Lankford says he did ‘step in’ over Biden intelligence briefing”,”duration”:”01:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/17/james-lankford-biden-intelligence-briefing-gsa-ac360-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/17/james-lankford-biden-intelligence-briefing-gsa-ac360-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180801105730-james-lankford-11302015-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/17/james-lankford-biden-intelligence-briefing-gsa-ac360-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. James Lankford said that he did “step in” with the General Services Administration over the presidential transition process and seemed satisfied with the agency’s handling of the matter, although there is no indication yet that Joe Biden will start getting intelligence briefings.”,”descriptionText”:”Sen. James Lankford said that he did “step in” with the General Services Administration over the presidential transition process and seemed satisfied with the agency’s handling of the matter, although there is no indication yet that Joe Biden will start getting intelligence briefings.”},{“title”:”Congresswoman-elect says Republicans mistook her for Breonna Taylor”,”duration”:”02:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/17/cori-bush-republicans-breonna-taylor-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/17/cori-bush-republicans-breonna-taylor-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201116202543-cori-bush-breonna-taylor-cnntv-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/17/cori-bush-republicans-breonna-taylor-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush (D-MO) says that multiple Republicans on Capitol Hill mistook her for Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police in Kentucky.”,”descriptionText”:”Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush (D-MO) says that multiple Republicans on Capitol Hill mistook her for Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police in Kentucky.”},{“title”:”Biden: ‘More people may die’ without a smooth transition “,”duration”:”01:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/16/joe-biden-transition-of-power-coronavirus-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/16/joe-biden-transition-of-power-coronavirus-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201116160516-joe-biden-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/16/joe-biden-transition-of-power-coronavirus-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President-elect Joe Biden said that “more people may die” if he’s not able to coordinate a smooth transition with President Trump’s administration in order to administer a vaccine and combat the coronavirus.”,”descriptionText”:”President-elect Joe Biden said that “more people may die” if he’s not able to coordinate a smooth transition with President Trump’s administration in order to administer a vaccine and combat the coronavirus.”},{“title”:”US military anticipates Trump will order troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan”,”duration”:”02:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/16/trump-iraq-afghanistan-troop-drawdown-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/16/trump-iraq-afghanistan-troop-drawdown-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160706103928-05-us-afghanistan-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/16/trump-iraq-afghanistan-troop-drawdown-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”US military commanders are u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/politics/trump-afghanistan-iraq-troop-drawdown-order/index.html” target=”_blank”>anticipating that a formal order will be givenu003c/a> by President Donald Trump as soon as this week to begin a further withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office on January 20, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. 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CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/barbara-starr-profile” target=”_blank”>Barbara Starru003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”Trump backtracks after acknowledging that Biden won”,”duration”:”02:11″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/11/15/trump-tweet-acknowledges-biden-win-ip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/11/15/trump-tweet-acknowledges-biden-win-ip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201113163942-03-trump-rose-garden-presser-1113-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/11/15/trump-tweet-acknowledges-biden-win-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Trump for the first time acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory, tweeting, “He won because the Election was Rigged,” before continuing to blame his loss on baseless and debunked conspiracy theories about the election. 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