The House impeachment inquiry reaches out to John Bolton for possible testimony. The President's former national security adviser reportedly called Rudy Giuliani a "hand grenade" and likened his meddling in foreign policy to a "drug deal."

President Trump again trashes the impeachment process and insists his phone call with Ukraine's President was "perfect" in a Q&A with reporters at the White House.

And an all hands on deck farewell for Congressman Elijah Cummings at today's Baltimore funeral. Among those there -- two former Presidents and the former Secretary of State.

Today's Panel: CNN's Abby Phillip, Paul Kane with The Washington Post, Jackie Kucinich with The Daily Beast, and Maggie Haberman with The New York Times.

Also on the Program: CNN's Manu Raju

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Friday, October 25, 2019: Trump Again Defends Phone Call with Ukraine's President

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News

First: As of last night, seven jurors were seated in the Donald Trump hush money trial. Now, there are only six. 
Plus: Will Mike Johnson's decision to push a Ukraine aid bill cost him his gavel? 
And: A Kennedy family reunion with a notable no-show. 
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Jury selection hits a bump in the road

First: For the first time in nearly 150 years, a cabinet member will be tried in the Senate for high crimes. 
Plus: We're minutes away from the start of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment trial, which could be over soon after it starts. 
And: "Israel makes it own decisions." That's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's message to the world and his own political coalition. 
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History on the hill

First: Jury selection in the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Donald Trump continues. CNN is inside and outside the courtroom with all the breaking details on this critical moment in American history. 
Plus: Joe Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania to channel his working class roots and talk about taxes. 
And: "I am not resigning." That was Mike Johnson's message to his caucus as another House Republican joins the push to kick him out as speaker. 
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Trump eyes prospective jurors

First: Vice President Harris is on her way to Arizona where she'll attack Republicans for the state's civil war abortion ban that could soon be back in effect. It's an issue the Biden campaign hopes will carry them to reelection. 
Plus: The people of the state of New York versus Donald Trump kicks off on Monday. The former and perhaps future president will spend the next two months in court fighting criminal charges. 
And: Where does a Republican go when fighting for political survival? Mar-a-Lago, of course. Speaker Mike Johnson is there to meet with Trump today. 
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Going on offense

First: An Arizona court ruling rolls abortion rights back to the civil war era, igniting a massive GOP problem in November that Donald Trump thought he had just tamped down. 
Plus: New economic numbers show inflation on key items is, once again, headed in the wrong direction. 
And: Behind the Republican fight to change the way Nebraska awards its electoral votes. 
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Friday, October 25, 2019: Trump Again Defends Phone Call with Ukraine's President

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