Trump considering payroll tax cut after WH denied it Monday; New CNN poll: 54% say beating Trump is most important in 2020; Pompeo: Caliphate is gone, but ISIS stronger in areas; U.S. Steel temporarily lays off hundreds in Michigan

Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 9:54 p.m.

Pres. Trump: the word recession is "inappropriate"; Pres. Trump and allies dismiss talk of looming downturn; Trump: Gun background checks can be "Slippery slope"; New CNN poll shows Biden strong front-runner as Jill Biden says her husband has best chance to beat Trump; New CNN poll: Support for Harris plummets by double digit; Warren's new criminal justice plan would scrap 1994 crime bill; In hist first TV ad in Iowa, Biden says he is the strongest democrat to beat Trump; Report: Troop pullout plays role in strengthening ISIS; Rust belt voters sharply divided over Trump's economy; Gangs & gold: inside the mines keeping Maduro in power; CNN goes 150 feet underground into the "Millionaires" mine; Sources: Maduro profits form gold mines, buying allegiance of military; Three more NRA leaders step down amid controversy via Knit