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AOC and GOP Rep. Crenshaw duel online over background checks

'You are a member of Congress," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. "Why are you 'lending' guns to people unsupervised who can't pass a basic background check?"

04/09/2019

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Lyft fails to protect passengers against sexual assault, harassment, lawsuit claims

"There have been many sexual assaults much worse than the ones suffered by plaintiffs ... where victims have been attacked and traumatized," the lawsuit alleges.

04/09/2019

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Trump dims lights on Obama-era light bulb energy regulations

Environmental groups said the actions will raise utility bills and increase the production by greenhouse-gas emitting power plants.

04/09/2019

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Here's how Trump could escape 'emoluments' claims he's profiting as president

Analysis: Ethics watchdogs and Democrats decried VP Pence's stay at the golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland.

04/09/2019

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'Little ones' separated from parents at border felt mental stress, says report

Kids separated from parents under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy in 2018 showed a particularly high number of mental health challenges.

04/09/2019

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Around the world, disruption is beating out stability

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.

04/09/2019

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'Bring it on': Stormy Daniels says she's ready to testify at House hush-money hearings

The Judiciary Committee plans to launch an investigation into alleged Trump payments to two women ahead of the 2016 election.

04/09/2019

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U.S. woman arrested after trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby in hand luggage

Jennifer Erin Talbot was arrested after attempting to hide the six-day old baby in her hand-luggage, immigration authorities said.

04/09/2019

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Pence distances Trump from uproar over VP's stay at president's Irish golf club

The statement was the third time this week the VP or his team have addressed the issue, which ignited widespread criticism.

04/09/2019

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Hong Kong's Carrie Lam withdraws extradition bill

The controversial extradition bill that prompted mass demonstrations in June has been withdrawn, but protesters have other demands.

04/09/2019

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Iran to release seven crew members of detained British tanker

The Stena Impero was detained by Tehran on July 19, two weeks after Britain detained an Iranian tanker off the territory of Gibraltar

04/09/2019

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Booker's history with DeVos is under scrutiny

While other candidates pile on the education secretary in campaign speeches, Cory Booker is defending his past ties to her organization.

04/09/2019

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Pentagon is moving $3.6 billion in military funding to build Trump's wall

Officials said money planned for military construction projects will instead be spent on a wall on the southern border.

04/09/2019

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Boris Johnson's Brexit plans in tatters after losing key vote

The prime minister's Brexit plan is torn to shreds by rebellious lawmakers who oppose leaving the European Union without a deal.

03/09/2019

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4chan trolls impersonate Jewish people on social media to spread hate

The troll campaign provides yet another example of how online political discourse can be infiltrated and aggravated by outside groups.

03/09/2019

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Mysterious radio bursts from space may soon have an explanation

The recent discovery of eight new signals means astronomers may finally have all the clues they need to solve a longstanding mystery.

03/09/2019

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What the 'Green New Deal' is, and how it would work

See what each candidate has to say on climate change and the environment.

03/09/2019

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Trump defends golf outings while attacking London mayor

Mayor Sadiq Khan had criticized the president for canceling a trip to Europe because of Hurricane Dorian and then going golfing.

03/09/2019

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Bear cub stuck in rubbish container rescued

A bear cub trapped in a dumpster in California managed to free itself when deputies placed a ladder in the container.

03/09/2019

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House Democrats to hold hearings on Stormy Daniels hush-money case

Democrats are highlighting a case in which they believe prosecutors would have enough evidence to charge Trump with a crime if not for Justice Department policy.

03/09/2019

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U.S. contractor killed in Iraq while clearing area of mines, officials say

The unnamed American citizen was killed while defusing an improvised explosive device.

03/09/2019

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Manchin rules out bid for West Virginia governor, will stay in Senate

The senator — and former governor of the state — was debating whether to challenge Republican Gov. Jim Justice in 2020.

03/09/2019

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Boy, 14, confesses to shooting all five members of family in US home

The teen, who has not been identified, was helping investigators Tuesday morning to find the gun, which he said was a 9 mm handgun he "tossed nearby."

03/09/2019

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Five political storylines to watch this fall

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.

03/09/2019

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Trump made 'suggestion' Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says

"I don't think it was a request, like a command," Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday. "I think that it was a suggestion."

03/09/2019

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Trump's 2020 pitch: A powerless presidency

Analysis: The most powerful man in the world would like voters to know he is beset on all sides by sinister forces that deprive him of the authority he needs to deliver on his vision for America.

03/09/2019