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World Leaders Urge Trump Not To Pull Out Of Iran Nuclear Pact

10:18am September 21, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, who warns if President Trump pulls out of the deal, it will alienate allies, and Iran may restart its nuclear program.

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Former President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday at the Goalkeepers 2017 conference, at New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Politics & Government

Obama Argues Against Dark Worldview, Defends Health Care Law

7:50pm September 20, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

"We have to reject the notion that we are suddenly gripped by forces that we cannot control," the former president said Wednesday, speaking in New York City while his successor was at the U.N.

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Jimmy Kimmel, seen hosting the Academy Awards in February, has been thrown into political hot waters. His name has been invoked by a GOP senator looking to pass an Obamacare repeal and replace bill.

WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Blasts GOP Health Bill, Says It Fails The 'Jimmy Kimmel Test'

1:19pm September 20, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

After GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy invoked the late night host's name, Kimmel went after him and the Republican health care bill, pulling it apart point by point for an audience that might not normally care.

Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On The High Holy Days

6:06am September 20, 2017

by Leah Donnella

It's one thing when outsiders don't recognize my faith. It's a different kind of sadness when I'm made to feel like a stranger in the synagogue.

Trump To Outline His Foreign Policy Vision To U.N. General Assembly

8:15am September 19, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Elliott Abrams, a veteran U.S. diplomat who served as deputy national security advisor in the George W. Bush administration. He's now on the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Faces A New Onslaught Of Criticism

8:15am September 19, 2017

As President Trump goes before the U.N. General Assembly, his top diplomat is under fire. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Eliot Cohen, who served in the State Department under President George W. Bush.

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North Koreans walk in downtown Pyongyang on April 18.

Fuel Shortages And The North Korean Economy, Explained

10:27am September 18, 2017

by Elise Hu

A recent tweet by President Trump about long gas lines in North Korea reopens questions about what's going on in the country's opaque economy after several rounds of economic sanctions.

People at the Seoul Railway Station in the South Korean capital watch a TV report on North Korea's missile launch on Friday, days after the U.N. Security Council adopted new sanctions against Pyongyang.

World News

Some Analysts Say Time May Be Right For A Rethink On North Korean Nuclear Crisis

2:22pm September 17, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Sanctions and the threat of military action have proven ineffective at stopping North Korea's nuclear program. Some say that a deal with North Korea, with China's involvement, may be the way to go.

Jemele Hill, co-host of ESPN's SC6, speaking on a panel last year. Hill has landed in hot water for calling President Trump a "white supremacist." She's got her critics and lots of supporters.

ESPN Flap Shows People Can't Even Agree On What They're Arguing Over In Trump Era

2:09pm September 17, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The ESPN host called the president a "white supremacist" and "bigot." ESPN has not suspended her; conservatives are calling it a double standard, but supporters of Hill are asking what she said wrong?

Amid his travels to hurricane-battered Florida, President Trump was repeatedly asked to explain what steps he hopes to take on the DACA program.

Republicans Are Happy Trump Ended DACA. They're Less Sure About Deporting DREAMers

7:00am September 17, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Polls broadly suggest that Republicans are more upset about the existence of the DACA program than about the underlying substantive concerns that led to creation of it.