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Debate night split screen highlights the Democrats' Trump challenge

Analysis: The president has honed clear, sharp lines of attack on his 2020 rivals. They're still figuring out the best way to land return punches.

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Ex-bouncer emerges as torchbearer for secular Israelis ahead of elections

The former defense minister has tapped into a wellspring of resentment of the ultra-Orthodox, attracting a new base of voters.

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California follows Europe in bid to regulate apps like Uber

California legislators passed landmark legislation that could redefine what it means to work for apps like Uber and Lyft.

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6 months after mosque shootings, New Zealand plans more gun restrictions

A new bill would create a register to track all the guns in the country and require gun owners to renew their licenses every five years instead of every 10.

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Francis Ford Coppola dismayed he may have inspired Boris Johnson

Coppola said he felt bad his movie had seemingly given "encouragement to someone I see is about to bring the beloved United Kingdom to ruin."

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Francis Ford Coppola dismayed he may have inspired Boris Johnson

Coppola said he felt bad his movie had seemingly given "encouragement to someone I see is about to bring the beloved United Kingdom to ruin."

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What was going on between Biden and Castro on health care?

The candidates were largely talking past each other: Castro articulated a real divide, but Biden described his plan largely accurately.

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Who won the third Democratic debate in Houston?

Analysis: Here's how the candidates fared — from those who gave their campaigns a likely boost to those who mostly missed the mark.

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Democrats call for unity in order to defeat Donald Trump in 2020

Candidates clashed over healthcare but agreed on the need for gun control,

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Texas GOP lawmaker tells Beto O'Rourke: 'My AR is ready for you'

The apparent threat came after O'Rourke discussed mandatory buybacks for assault weapons during Thursday's Democratic presidential debate.

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Fact checking the third Democratic debate

Here's what the candidates said that was true, less than true and flat-out false.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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With confetti and push notifications, stock app Robinhood nudges investors toward risk

"I liken it to giving the keys of a sports car to a 12-year-old," said Tara Falcone, a certified financial planner and the founder of ReisUP, a financial education company.

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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.

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5 things to watch at Thursday's Democratic debate in Houston

Analysis: Biden vs. the left, and four more subplots as the culling continues.

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On Friday the 13th, a full 'harvest moon' will be visible in the night sky

The timing may seem ominous, but there's no reason to be spooked by this skywatching event.

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Cockpit coffee spill forces commercial jet to make emergency landing

The Airbus A330-243 flying to Cancun, Mexico, from Frankfurt, landed at Shannon in Ireland.

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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

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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.

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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."

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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

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Netanyahu denies Israel planted spy devices near the White House

The allegations that Israel planted surveillance devices near the White House were reported by news site Politico.

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