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Now playing Next USA Bernie Sanders faces two big challenges as he enters the 2020 race 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. 19/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump asked for a wall. He's forcing a constitutional crisis. Analysis: The president made his move. Now, the courts will decide who really has the power over the wall. 15/02/2019
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