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Sessions likely headed to runoff in Alabama GOP Senate race, Roy Moore won't make it

Trump has trashed his former attorney general as the "biggest mistake" of his presidency.

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Biden takes Massachusetts, defeating home state Sen. Warren and Sanders, NBC projects

Once the favorite, Warren fell to third place in the Bay State

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Biden wins Minnesota, after home state Sen. Klobuchar drops out, NBC projects

The senator endorsed the former vice president at a rally in Texas.

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Bloomberg notches first win — in American Samoa, 6000 miles from U.S., NBC projects

The former New York City mayor, who has spent $500 million on his race, collected at least four delegates.

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First Super Tuesday polls set to close as Democratic contest heads into crucial stretch

A total of 1,344 pledged delegates are at stake — and how they are eventually awarded may determine the party's nominee.

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'Gardens and graveyards' of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia's coast

Scientists are interested in these submarine crannies because they sit on the front lines of oceanic climate change

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Coronavirus fears dampen hustle and bustle of world's busiest cities

An eerie quiet has settled upon normally teeming streets and squares as many residents opt to stay home.

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Tennessee tornadoes kill at least 19 people and destroy 40 buildings

One of the tornadoes caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a historic church and leaving hundreds of people homeless.

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2020 Super Tuesday live updates: 14 states hold primaries

More than 1,300 delegates — or about a third of the total — are at play on Super Tuesday.

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Deadly floods leave path of destruction in Rio de Janeiro

At least four people have died and hundreds affected by heavy rains that have been lashing Rio de Janeiro since Saturday, causing severe floods.

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Bloomberg's novel meme strategy is drawing the wrong kind of buzz

The 78-year-old billionaire as a meatball in sauce? "I don't really think it worked," one Democratic strategist said.

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With Biden on the rise, Bloomberg's campaign faces toughest test yet

The former NYC mayor's 'Super Tuesday strategy' comes into play as voters head to the polls across the country.

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Who will dominate Super Tuesday? Here are three scenarios to watch

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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After shift to the right under Trump, Supreme Court to hear major abortion case

The outcome is uncertain following the president's nominees Gorsuch and Kavanaugh joining the bench.

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Amy Klobuchar rejects idea that moderate Dems are trying to crush Sanders

Klobuchar exited the Democratic primary race Monday after she came in sixth place in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.

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7 things to watch on Super Tuesday

The biggest day on the Democratic presidential calendar could establish a front-runner, lock in a two-person race and settle the fate of wild cards.

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Super Tuesday polls: A state-by-state look at who's leading

Bernie Sanders is up in California, home of the biggest trove of delegates, although Joe Biden's big South Carolina win appears to be registering in recent surveys.

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'They are defeated': With U.S. deal, Taliban claim victory over America

"Even if we don't say that the U.S. is defeated in Afghanistan, it's an open secret now that they are," a member of the Taliban's Haqqani network said.

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Warren takes aim at Biden: A 'Washington insider will not meet this moment'

In her sharpest attack yet on the former vice president, Warren says Biden is a risk to the Democratic Party and the country.