Mitch McConnell says he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020

‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘large-media_0’,adsection: ‘const-article-carousel-pagetop’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: “mini”:”width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124,”xsmall”:”width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173,”small”:”width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259,”medium”:”width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438,”large”:”width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619,”full16x9″:”width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900,”mini1x1″:”width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120,autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [“title”:”McConnell: Senate won’t confirm Garland if Clinton wins”,”duration”:”01:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Mitch McConnell says the Senate will not confirm Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland even if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. “,”descriptionText”:”Mitch McConnell says the Senate will not confirm Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland even if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. “,”title”:”Baseball team apologizes for video of Ocasio-Cortez”,”duration”:”01:58″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/oasio-cortez-baseball-fresno-grizzlies-memorial-day-enemies-of-the-people-serfaty-lklv-lead.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/oasio-cortez-baseball-fresno-grizzlies-memorial-day-enemies-of-the-people-serfaty-lklv-lead.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190426170629-alexandra-ocasio-cortez-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/oasio-cortez-baseball-fresno-grizzlies-memorial-day-enemies-of-the-people-serfaty-lklv-lead.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Minor league baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies are apologizing to their fans and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after they aired a Memorial Day video at their game in which the congresswoman was depicted among “enemies of freedom” like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty reports. “,”descriptionText”:”Minor league baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies are apologizing to their fans and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after they aired a Memorial Day video at their game in which the congresswoman was depicted among “enemies of freedom” like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty reports. “,”title”:”Justin Amash gets standing ovation”,”duration”:”01:45″,”sourceName”:”WOOD”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/amash-holds-first-town-hall-since-impeachable-tweet/2033569753″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx.wood/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx.wood”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190528181151-justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx.wood/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) faced a packed house in his home district and called for Congress to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his “misconduct.””,”descriptionText”:”Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) faced a packed house in his home district and called for Congress to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his “misconduct.””,”title”:”Trump takes bipartisan heat for backing Kim Jong Un”,”duration”:”03:28″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190528175957-donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx-00004215-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump returned from Japan to face a storm of criticism after u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/politics/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020/index.html” target=”_blank”>publicly siding with Kim Jong Un on former Vice President Joe Bidenu003c/a>. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/jim-acosta-profile” target=”_blank”>Jim Acostau003c/a> reports there’s bipartisan outrage.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump returned from Japan to face a storm of criticism after u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/politics/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020/index.html” target=”_blank”>publicly siding with Kim Jong Un on former Vice President Joe Bidenu003c/a>. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/jim-acosta-profile” target=”_blank”>Jim Acostau003c/a> reports there’s bipartisan outrage.”,”title”:”Crowdfunded private border wall breaks ground”,”duration”:”02:07″,”sourceName”:”HLN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/specials/videos/hln”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/private-border-wall-breaks-ground-gofundme-valencia-ots-vpx.hln/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/private-border-wall-breaks-ground-gofundme-valencia-ots-vpx.hln”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190528132731-private-border-wall-breaks-ground-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/private-border-wall-breaks-ground-gofundme-valencia-ots-vpx.hln/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”A group called “We Build the Wall” has broken ground on a private border wall and its founder says the project has the government’s blessing. CNN’s Nick Valencia reports.”,”descriptionText”:”A group called “We Build the Wall” has broken ground on a private border wall and its founder says the project has the government’s blessing. CNN’s Nick Valencia reports.”,”title”:”Trump flips stance on Iran regime change”,”duration”:”01:30″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/27/james-clapper-iran-trump-regime-change-nr-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/27/james-clapper-iran-trump-regime-change-nr-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190527065142-02-trump-tokyo-05272019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/27/james-clapper-iran-trump-regime-change-nr-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper agreed with President Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Iran’s nuclear weapons.”,”descriptionText”:”Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper agreed with President Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Iran’s nuclear weapons.”,”title”:”Trump: We’ve made progress on a lot of subjects”,”duration”:”00:47″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/05/27/trump-abe-japan-north-korea-meeting-remarks-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/05/27/trump-abe-japan-north-korea-meeting-remarks-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190526225222-trump-abe-meeting-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/05/27/trump-abe-japan-north-korea-meeting-remarks-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”After a day of casual diplomatic male bonding, u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/politics/trump-japan-visit/index.html” target=”_blank”>President Donald Trump entered the more stately portion of his visit to Japanu003c/a>, honoring the country’s newly enthroned Emperor and sitting for trade- and security-focused talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.”,”descriptionText”:”After a day of casual diplomatic male bonding, u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/politics/trump-japan-visit/index.html” target=”_blank”>President Donald Trump entered the more stately portion of his visit to Japanu003c/a>, honoring the country’s newly enthroned Emperor and sitting for trade- and security-focused talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.”,”title”:”Avlon fact-checks Biden on this 1994 crime bill”,”duration”:”03:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/reality-check-trump-biden-de-blasio-crime-bill-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/reality-check-trump-biden-de-blasio-crime-bill-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190523114530-joe-biden-05182019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/reality-check-trump-biden-de-blasio-crime-bill-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/john-avlon-profie” target=”_blank”>John Avlonu003c/a> analyzes a bill that’s been around for a quarter of a century, but is now a hot topic in the 2020 race. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/john-avlon-profie” target=”_blank”>John Avlonu003c/a> analyzes a bill that’s been around for a quarter of a century, but is now a hot topic in the 2020 race. “,”title”:”Rolling Thunder organizers contradict Trump’s tweet”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/26/trump-dc-rolling-thunder-ride-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/26/trump-dc-rolling-thunder-ride-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190526144149-rolling-thunder-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/26/trump-dc-rolling-thunder-ride-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”As hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists arrive in the nation’s capital to participate in the final Rolling Thunder, where they pay tribute to service members killed in action or taken as prisoners of war, President Donald Trump says the event will continue next year — even as the group’s president says the annual event is set to end.”,”descriptionText”:”As hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists arrive in the nation’s capital to participate in the final Rolling Thunder, where they pay tribute to service members killed in action or taken as prisoners of war, President Donald Trump says the event will continue next year — even as the group’s president says the annual event is set to end.”,”title”:”Sen. Ernst: Being called patriot doesn’t pay bills”,”duration”:”01:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/26/joni-ernst-trump-china-tariffs-patriot-bills-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/26/joni-ernst-trump-china-tariffs-patriot-bills-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190526094917-joni-ernst-5-26-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/26/joni-ernst-trump-china-tariffs-patriot-bills-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discusses the effect the prolonged US-China trade clash is having on US farmers. “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discusses the effect the prolonged US-China trade clash is having on US farmers. “,”title”:”Japanese leader courts Trump amid North Korea tension”,”duration”:”03:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”A sunny round of golf, double hamburgers for lunch, ringside seats at a sumo wrestling “basho” and a barbeque dinner. Those were the components of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest bid to become President Donald Trump’s best global friend. CNN’s Boris Sanchez reports.”,”descriptionText”:”A sunny round of golf, double hamburgers for lunch, ringside seats at a sumo wrestling “basho” and a barbeque dinner. Those were the components of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest bid to become President Donald Trump’s best global friend. CNN’s Boris Sanchez reports.”,”title”:”Retired Lt. Gen criticizes Trump’s North Korea tweet”,”duration”:”00:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/25/mark-hertling-trump-tweet-north-korea-se-cupp-unfiltered-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/25/mark-hertling-trump-tweet-north-korea-se-cupp-unfiltered-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525191735-mark-hertling-5-25-2019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/25/mark-hertling-trump-tweet-north-korea-se-cupp-unfiltered-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Retired Lt. Gen Mark Hertling criticizes President Trump for saying he doesn’t find North Korea’s missile tests disturbing while on a visit to Japan.”,”descriptionText”:”Retired Lt. Gen Mark Hertling criticizes President Trump for saying he doesn’t find North Korea’s missile tests disturbing while on a visit to Japan.”,”title”:”Smerconish: Trump has no strategy other than be provocative”,”duration”:”02:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-smerconish-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-smerconish-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525092558-smerconish-5-25-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-smerconish-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Michael Smerconish examines the growing divide between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Michael Smerconish examines the growing divide between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”,”title”:”Where blue-collar voters switched sides in 2016″,”duration”:”02:54″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/24/democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/24/democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190524201545-democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx-00005705-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/24/democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The President has a lot to say about the economy under his administration, but how will his message resonate with blue-collar voters in the key state of Ohio? CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/miguel-marquez-profile” target=”_blank”>Miguel Marquez u003c/a>has the story.”,”descriptionText”:”The President has a lot to say about the economy under his administration, but how will his message resonate with blue-collar voters in the key state of Ohio? CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/miguel-marquez-profile” target=”_blank”>Miguel Marquez u003c/a>has the story.”,”title”:”Burnett: It’s right here in the Mueller report introduction”,”duration”:”02:56″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/24/trump-barr-burnett-monologue-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/24/trump-barr-burnett-monologue-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190524190855-erin-burnett-monologue-5-24-2019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/24/trump-barr-burnett-monologue-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Erin Burnett criticizes President Trump for giving Attorney General William Barr sweeping powers to look into the Russia probe.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Erin Burnett criticizes President Trump for giving Attorney General William Barr sweeping powers to look into the Russia probe.”,”title”:”WaPo: Trump pushing for GOP donor to get wall contract”,”duration”:”02:01″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/24/border-wall-trump-fisher-industries-washington-post-marquardt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/24/border-wall-trump-fisher-industries-washington-post-marquardt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190524172009-fisher-industries-border-wall-construction-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/24/border-wall-trump-fisher-industries-washington-post-marquardt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump has “aggressively” pushed for the Army Corps of Engineers to u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/trump-fisher-industries-army-corps-of-engineers/index.html” target=”_blank”>award a border wall construction contractu003c/a> to a company whose top executive is a GOP donor and frequent Fox News guest. CNN’s Alex Marquardt has more. “,”descriptionText”:”The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump has “aggressively” pushed for the Army Corps of Engineers to u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/trump-fisher-industries-army-corps-of-engineers/index.html” target=”_blank”>award a border wall construction contractu003c/a> to a company whose top executive is a GOP donor and frequent Fox News guest. CNN’s Alex Marquardt has more. “],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) autoStartVideo = true;if (autoStartVideo === true) if (turnOnFlashMessaging === true) autoStartVideo = false;containerEl = jQuery(document.getElementById(configObj.markupId));CNN.VideoPlayer.showFlashSlate(containerEl); else CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = true;configObj.autostart = CNN.Features.enableAutoplayBlock ? false : autoStartVideo;CNN.VideoPlayer.setPlayerProperties(configObj.markupId, autoStartVideo, isLivePlayer, isVideoReplayClicked, mutePlayerEnabled);CNN.VideoPlayer.setFirstVideoInCollection(currentVideoCollection, configObj.markupId);var videoHandler = ,isFeaturedVideoCollectionHandlerAvailable = (CNN !== undefined &&CNN.VIDEOCLIENT !== undefined &&CNN.VIDEOCLIENT.FeaturedVideoCollectionHandler !== undefined);if (!isFeaturedVideoCollectionHandlerAvailable) CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature(‘videx’).done(function () jQuery.ajax(dataType: ‘script’,cache: true,url: ‘//www.i.cdn.cnn.com/.a/2.153.3/js/featured-video-collection-player.min.js’).done(function () initializeVideoAndCollection();).fail(function () throw ‘Unable to fetch /js/featured-video-collection-player.min.js’;);).fail(function () throw ‘Unable to fetch the videx bundle’;);function initializeVideoAndCollection() {videoHandler = new CNN.VIDEOCLIENT.FeaturedVideoCollectionHandler(configObj.markupId,”cn-featured-xae7vv”,’js-video_description-featured-xae7vv’,[“title”:”McConnell: Senate won’t confirm Garland if Clinton wins”,”duration”:”01:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160320093417-supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2016/03/20/supreme-court-merrick-garland-mitch-mcconnell-sotu.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Mitch McConnell says the Senate will not confirm Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland even if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. “,”descriptionText”:”Mitch McConnell says the Senate will not confirm Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland even if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. “,”title”:”Baseball team apologizes for video of Ocasio-Cortez”,”duration”:”01:58″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/oasio-cortez-baseball-fresno-grizzlies-memorial-day-enemies-of-the-people-serfaty-lklv-lead.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/oasio-cortez-baseball-fresno-grizzlies-memorial-day-enemies-of-the-people-serfaty-lklv-lead.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190426170629-alexandra-ocasio-cortez-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/oasio-cortez-baseball-fresno-grizzlies-memorial-day-enemies-of-the-people-serfaty-lklv-lead.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Minor league baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies are apologizing to their fans and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after they aired a Memorial Day video at their game in which the congresswoman was depicted among “enemies of freedom” like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty reports. “,”descriptionText”:”Minor league baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies are apologizing to their fans and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after they aired a Memorial Day video at their game in which the congresswoman was depicted among “enemies of freedom” like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty reports. “,”title”:”Justin Amash gets standing ovation”,”duration”:”01:45″,”sourceName”:”WOOD”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/amash-holds-first-town-hall-since-impeachable-tweet/2033569753″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx.wood/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx.wood”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190528181151-justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/justin-amash-town-hall-standing-ovation-vpx.wood/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) faced a packed house in his home district and called for Congress to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his “misconduct.””,”descriptionText”:”Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) faced a packed house in his home district and called for Congress to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his “misconduct.””,”title”:”Trump takes bipartisan heat for backing Kim Jong Un”,”duration”:”03:28″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190528175957-donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx-00004215-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/donald-trump-joe-biden-kim-jong-un-japan-memorial-day-record-acosta-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump returned from Japan to face a storm of criticism after u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/politics/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020/index.html” target=”_blank”>publicly siding with Kim Jong Un on former Vice President Joe Bidenu003c/a>. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/jim-acosta-profile” target=”_blank”>Jim Acostau003c/a> reports there’s bipartisan outrage.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump returned from Japan to face a storm of criticism after u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/politics/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020/index.html” target=”_blank”>publicly siding with Kim Jong Un on former Vice President Joe Bidenu003c/a>. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/jim-acosta-profile” target=”_blank”>Jim Acostau003c/a> reports there’s bipartisan outrage.”,”title”:”Crowdfunded private border wall breaks ground”,”duration”:”02:07″,”sourceName”:”HLN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/specials/videos/hln”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/private-border-wall-breaks-ground-gofundme-valencia-ots-vpx.hln/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/private-border-wall-breaks-ground-gofundme-valencia-ots-vpx.hln”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190528132731-private-border-wall-breaks-ground-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/private-border-wall-breaks-ground-gofundme-valencia-ots-vpx.hln/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”A group called “We Build the Wall” has broken ground on a private border wall and its founder says the project has the government’s blessing. CNN’s Nick Valencia reports.”,”descriptionText”:”A group called “We Build the Wall” has broken ground on a private border wall and its founder says the project has the government’s blessing. CNN’s Nick Valencia reports.”,”title”:”Trump flips stance on Iran regime change”,”duration”:”01:30″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/27/james-clapper-iran-trump-regime-change-nr-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/27/james-clapper-iran-trump-regime-change-nr-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190527065142-02-trump-tokyo-05272019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/27/james-clapper-iran-trump-regime-change-nr-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper agreed with President Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Iran’s nuclear weapons.”,”descriptionText”:”Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper agreed with President Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Iran’s nuclear weapons.”,”title”:”Trump: We’ve made progress on a lot of subjects”,”duration”:”00:47″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/05/27/trump-abe-japan-north-korea-meeting-remarks-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/05/27/trump-abe-japan-north-korea-meeting-remarks-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190526225222-trump-abe-meeting-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/05/27/trump-abe-japan-north-korea-meeting-remarks-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”After a day of casual diplomatic male bonding, u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/politics/trump-japan-visit/index.html” target=”_blank”>President Donald Trump entered the more stately portion of his visit to Japanu003c/a>, honoring the country’s newly enthroned Emperor and sitting for trade- and security-focused talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.”,”descriptionText”:”After a day of casual diplomatic male bonding, u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/politics/trump-japan-visit/index.html” target=”_blank”>President Donald Trump entered the more stately portion of his visit to Japanu003c/a>, honoring the country’s newly enthroned Emperor and sitting for trade- and security-focused talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.”,”title”:”Avlon fact-checks Biden on this 1994 crime bill”,”duration”:”03:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/28/reality-check-trump-biden-de-blasio-crime-bill-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/28/reality-check-trump-biden-de-blasio-crime-bill-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190523114530-joe-biden-05182019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/28/reality-check-trump-biden-de-blasio-crime-bill-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/john-avlon-profie” target=”_blank”>John Avlonu003c/a> analyzes a bill that’s been around for a quarter of a century, but is now a hot topic in the 2020 race. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/john-avlon-profie” target=”_blank”>John Avlonu003c/a> analyzes a bill that’s been around for a quarter of a century, but is now a hot topic in the 2020 race. “,”title”:”Rolling Thunder organizers contradict Trump’s tweet”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/26/trump-dc-rolling-thunder-ride-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/26/trump-dc-rolling-thunder-ride-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190526144149-rolling-thunder-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/26/trump-dc-rolling-thunder-ride-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”As hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists arrive in the nation’s capital to participate in the final Rolling Thunder, where they pay tribute to service members killed in action or taken as prisoners of war, President Donald Trump says the event will continue next year — even as the group’s president says the annual event is set to end.”,”descriptionText”:”As hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists arrive in the nation’s capital to participate in the final Rolling Thunder, where they pay tribute to service members killed in action or taken as prisoners of war, President Donald Trump says the event will continue next year — even as the group’s president says the annual event is set to end.”,”title”:”Sen. Ernst: Being called patriot doesn’t pay bills”,”duration”:”01:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/26/joni-ernst-trump-china-tariffs-patriot-bills-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/26/joni-ernst-trump-china-tariffs-patriot-bills-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190526094917-joni-ernst-5-26-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/26/joni-ernst-trump-china-tariffs-patriot-bills-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discusses the effect the prolonged US-China trade clash is having on US farmers. “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discusses the effect the prolonged US-China trade clash is having on US farmers. “,”title”:”Japanese leader courts Trump amid North Korea tension”,”duration”:”03:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525234758-21-trump-japan-abe-selfie-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/26/trump-shinzo-abe-tokyo-japan-sumo-match-golf-dinner-sanchez-lkl-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”A sunny round of golf, double hamburgers for lunch, ringside seats at a sumo wrestling “basho” and a barbeque dinner. Those were the components of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest bid to become President Donald Trump’s best global friend. CNN’s Boris Sanchez reports.”,”descriptionText”:”A sunny round of golf, double hamburgers for lunch, ringside seats at a sumo wrestling “basho” and a barbeque dinner. Those were the components of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest bid to become President Donald Trump’s best global friend. CNN’s Boris Sanchez reports.”,”title”:”Retired Lt. Gen criticizes Trump’s North Korea tweet”,”duration”:”00:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/25/mark-hertling-trump-tweet-north-korea-se-cupp-unfiltered-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/25/mark-hertling-trump-tweet-north-korea-se-cupp-unfiltered-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525191735-mark-hertling-5-25-2019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/25/mark-hertling-trump-tweet-north-korea-se-cupp-unfiltered-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Retired Lt. Gen Mark Hertling criticizes President Trump for saying he doesn’t find North Korea’s missile tests disturbing while on a visit to Japan.”,”descriptionText”:”Retired Lt. Gen Mark Hertling criticizes President Trump for saying he doesn’t find North Korea’s missile tests disturbing while on a visit to Japan.”,”title”:”Smerconish: Trump has no strategy other than be provocative”,”duration”:”02:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-smerconish-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-smerconish-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190525092558-smerconish-5-25-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-smerconish-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Michael Smerconish examines the growing divide between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Michael Smerconish examines the growing divide between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”,”title”:”Where blue-collar voters switched sides in 2016″,”duration”:”02:54″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/24/democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/24/democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190524201545-democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx-00005705-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/24/democrat-blue-collar-ohio-voters-switched-president-trump-marquez-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The President has a lot to say about the economy under his administration, but how will his message resonate with blue-collar voters in the key state of Ohio? CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/miguel-marquez-profile” target=”_blank”>Miguel Marquez u003c/a>has the story.”,”descriptionText”:”The President has a lot to say about the economy under his administration, but how will his message resonate with blue-collar voters in the key state of Ohio? CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/miguel-marquez-profile” target=”_blank”>Miguel Marquez u003c/a>has the story.”,”title”:”Burnett: It’s right here in the Mueller report introduction”,”duration”:”02:56″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/24/trump-barr-burnett-monologue-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/24/trump-barr-burnett-monologue-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190524190855-erin-burnett-monologue-5-24-2019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/24/trump-barr-burnett-monologue-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Erin Burnett criticizes President Trump for giving Attorney General William Barr sweeping powers to look into the Russia probe.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Erin Burnett criticizes President Trump for giving Attorney General William Barr sweeping powers to look into the Russia probe.”,”title”:”WaPo: Trump pushing for GOP donor to get wall contract”,”duration”:”02:01″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/05/24/border-wall-trump-fisher-industries-washington-post-marquardt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/05/24/border-wall-trump-fisher-industries-washington-post-marquardt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190524172009-fisher-industries-border-wall-construction-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/05/24/border-wall-trump-fisher-industries-washington-post-marquardt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump has “aggressively” pushed for the Army Corps of Engineers to u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/trump-fisher-industries-army-corps-of-engineers/index.html” target=”_blank”>award a border wall construction contractu003c/a> to a company whose top executive is a GOP donor and frequent Fox News guest. CNN’s Alex Marquardt has more. “,”descriptionText”:”The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump has “aggressively” pushed for the Army Corps of Engineers to u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/trump-fisher-industries-army-corps-of-engineers/index.html” target=”_blank”>award a border wall construction contractu003c/a> to a company whose top executive is a GOP donor and frequent Fox News guest. CNN’s Alex Marquardt has more. “],’js-video_headline-featured-xae7vv’,”,”js-video_source-featured-xae7vv”,true,true,’this-week-in-politics’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length