USA Fact checking the third Democratic debate Here's what the candidates said that was true, less than true and flat-out false. 13/09/2019
USA Andrew Yang's 'big' surprise is big bucks Yang announced he was going to give "$1,000 a month to 10 American families for an entire year, someone watching this at home right now." 13/09/2019
USA Leading 2020 Democrats set to face off for first time Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will be on stage together, but aides to both insist they're not gunning for a fight. 13/09/2019
USA House committee subpoenas Trump's envoy on Taliban talks Rep. Eliot Engel of New York accused the Trump administration of keeping Congress and Americans "in the dark" about the negotiations with the Taliban. 13/09/2019
USA September Democratic Debate: Live Updates NBC News' live blog with the latest coverage of the third democratic primary debate for the 2020 presidential election hosted by ABC in Texas on September 12, 2019. 12/09/2019
USA Explaining the student debt crisis and what Dem candidates propose doing about it From tuition-free college to canceling all student loans at once, 2020 contenders have a variety of ideas. 12/09/2019
USA Andrew McCabe appeal to avoid criminal charges rejected A DOJ watchdog said former FBI Deputy Director McCabe made unauthorized releases of information and then misled investigators about it. 12/09/2019
USA 5 things to watch at Thursday's Democratic debate in Houston Analysis: Biden vs. the left, and four more subplots as the culling continues. 12/09/2019
USA They're telling us there's a chance: Why the debate nonqualifiers won't quit (yet) Why the longest long shots of the still-bloated 2020 Democratic presidential field say they're staying in the fray. 12/09/2019
USA Impeachment inquiry ramps up as Judiciary panel adopts procedural guidelines The House committee passed a resolution Thursday that would set the outlines for future impeachment investigation hearings. 12/09/2019
USA 145 CEOs across America send letter to senators urging gun legislation The letter, signed by the chief executives of Uber, Levi Strauss & Co., Twitter and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., among other companies, calls firearm violence "a public health crisis that demands urgent action." 12/09/2019
USA Biden and Warren had a long history of squabbles before 2020 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. 12/09/2019
USA Gun control coalition amps up pressure on corporations A coalition of gun control advocates issues an open letter asking U.S. companies to break all ties with the NRA. 12/09/2019
USA Buttigieg, O'Rourke fight to reinvigorate their campaigns As they head into Thursday's debate, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O'Rourke are trying to recapture the early excitement of their early campaign days. 12/09/2019
USA Democrats prep for debate: Watch the clock, no cursing, who will strike first The third faceoff takes place in Houston on Thursday night, and features the top 10 candidates on stage together for the first time. 12/09/2019
USA Trump agency to halt House oversight trips amid complaint over staff behavior Democrats believe the battle is a proxy fight in a larger war between Subcommittee Chairwoman Betty McCollum, D-Minn., and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. 12/09/2019
USA Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce toughest restriction yet on migrant asylum requests A lawsuit to stop the new policy is still working its way through the lower courts. 12/09/2019
USA Five takeaways from Republicans' narrow escape in North Carolina's 9th District If Trump were to replicate Dan Bishop's performance all over the state next November, he'd clearly lose North Carolina. 11/09/2019
USA What is Andrew Yang's 'big' Democratic debate surprise? Yang mysteriously tweeted that "we've got something big in store!" 11/09/2019
USA Trump admin will deny temporary protected status to Bahamians who fled Hurricane Dorian The status would have let Bahamians work and live in the U.S. until it is deemed safe to return home. 11/09/2019