Now playing Next USA Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union transcript In the transcript of the 2018 State of the Union speech, the word "wall" appears just twice. In 2019 it occurs eight times. 06/02/2019
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Now playing Next USA Stacey Abrams to slam shutdown as a 'stunt engineered by the president' Abrams, the first black woman to deliver an official response to a State of the Union address, planned to tout bipartisanship and take aim at GOP leaders. 06/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump to call for national unity in State of the Union address President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress that includes Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 06/02/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Trump effect' on climate may be dimming, new polls shows Among liberal and moderate Republicans, 70 percent said they believed that global warming was occurring, a seven percentage point increase from 2017. 06/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Beto O'Rourke leans into 2020, promises decision by end of February The Texas Democrat and rising star in the party made the comments in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. 06/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Universal gun background checks returns to Congress. And now Democrats have the House. A bill to crack down on unregulated firearms sales will be considered by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. 06/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Following Trump, Stacey Abrams could make a big impression, as well as history Abrams may have lost the election for Georgia governor, but her political skills have given her the opportunity to speak for a rising opposition. 06/02/2019
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Now playing Next USA Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax's accuser goes public, hires Christine Blasey Ford's legal team Fairfax has emphatically denied the allegation and said the encounter was consensual. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump nominee Rao grilled on past writings, expresses 'regret' about some Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who is a victim of rape and sexual assault, said that some of Rao's college writings give her "pause." 05/02/2019
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Now playing Next USA Ivanka Trump responds to D.C. exhibit 'Ivanka Vacuuming' Guests are invited to throw crumbs at a "woman bearing a striking resemblance to that Ivanka" as she continuously vacuums. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA The State of the Union is much stronger than the State of Trump 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. 05/02/2019
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Now playing Next USA Democrats take aim at Trump nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh Neomi Rao is expected to be grilled by Democrats about her views on the environment, affirmative action, sexual harassment and government's role on these issues. 05/02/2019
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Now playing Next USA Francis becomes 1st pope to celebrate Mass in Arabian Peninsula An estimated 135,000 people witnessed the pontiff's homily being delivered in Italian and translated into Arabic with English subtitles on giant screens. 05/02/2019