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First Read's Morning Clips: The shutdown is costing $1 billion per week

A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day

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In test, steel prototype for border wall was cut through with saw

NBC News obtained a photo showing results of a test on a steel wall prototype.

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The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on

Economists warn that a catastrophe is in the making if the partial government closure continues for weeks or months.

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House Democrats asking questions about Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Mnuchin will give the House a classified briefing Thursday, after a request from the Democratic chairs of the main House investigative panels.

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The government shutdown's impact so far

Nineteen days into the government shutdown, federal agencies and government employees are feeling the impact.

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Republican senators discuss including DACA in wall negotiations

The conversation over DACA picked up steam on Wednesday as the stalemate over the government shutdown and the border wall showed no signs of easing.

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House Democrats investigate HUD as shutdown threatens affordable housing

One HUD employee said the agency took "a shrug of the shoulders kind of approach" to protecting low-income Americans from the shutdown.

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Democratic billionaire and impeachment crusader Tom Steyer won't run for president

Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer announced Wednesday that he will not seek the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination

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Shutdown showdown: Pelosi says 'no', Trump says 'bye-bye'

President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of a closed-door meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday in the White House Situation Room.

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Furloughed family feels strain as government shutdown stretches on

Joe Zimmerman, a sidelined federal worker, said he considered getting a second job, but needs permission. There's no one in his department to grant it.

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Pelosi says Trump 'insults the memory' of victims in the deadly California wildfires

The speaker attacked after the president threatened to withhold federal funding from the Golden State.

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Trump's Oval Office address was a wasted opportunity

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

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First Read's Morning Clips: Fact-checking the president's speech

A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day

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Pelosi, Schumer accuse Trump of using prime-time address 'to manufacture a crisis'

"The symbol of America should be the Statue of Liberty, not a 30-foot wall," Schumer said following the president's Oval Office remarks Tuesday night.

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Trump's Oval Office address shows he's losing on the border wall

Analysis: Now wrapped in the rhetoric of a 'humanitarian crisis,' his product still isn't selling. And he knows it.

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Fact-checking the Democratic response: A look at the claims of Pelosi and Schumer

NBC News examined the remarks of Democratic leaders after the president's speech.

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Read: Pelosi and Schumer's response to Trump's border speech

Read: Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer's response to Donald Trump's border speech

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Read Trump's first Oval Office address

Read the full text of President Donald Trump's speech from the Oval Office.

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Crisis? How many times can Trump and White House officials say it

"This is a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul," Trump said in his speech.

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Trump declares a 'growing humanitarian and security crisis' on the border in address to the nation

It is the president first prime-time address from the Oval Office.