Now playing Next USA Why the stakes for Biden in this week's debates are so high 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. 29/07/2019
Now playing Next USA 2008: Clinton, Obama in an epic duel The former first lady came to the race as the front-runner in the polls, but that's not how it ended. 29/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020 NBC News has assembled for the first time a record of the black vote for each competitive Democratic presidential campaign since exit polling began. 29/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Warren, Sanders to split center stage on first night of debate Experts predict little drama between the two Democratic progressives, but they could come under fire from the other candidates. 29/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Midwest will be key to Democrats' 2020 plan Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will hold the keys to the White House for Democrats 28/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Press 1 for Harris. Press 2 for Biden...'Tele-voting' comes to the presidential race Democrats in Iowa and Nevada will have a chance to cast their 'ballot' for the party's nominee from their own homes. 28/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Two longtime Biden African American supporters in S. Carolina defect to Tim Ryan The state is critical to the former VP's path to winning the Democratic nomination, but some say he's neglected relationships there. 26/07/2019
Now playing Next USA What happened to the Republican outrage on Russia? 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. 26/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump DOJ plans to execute inmates Two days after the Democratic presidential front-runner proposed terminating the federal death penalty, the Justice Department announced it would execute five prisoners. 25/07/2019
Now playing Next USA An old Clinton conspiracy theory finds new life in Jeffrey Epstein news The news that the disgraced financier was injured has revived a decades-old conspiracy theory that baselessly links Hillary Clinton to a number of "suspicious" deaths. 25/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Facebook's $5 billion 'sweetheart deal' prompts question: Why so little? There is no meaningful data privacy law at the federal level, and experts and officials say that has left the government and the FTC will little power to take action. 25/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Six takeaways from Mueller's day before Congress 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. 25/07/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Sweetheart deal': Facebook's $5 billion settlement blasted by politicians and consumer advocates The FTC settlement includes a record-setting fine for privacy violations, though the $5 billion only amounts to less than 25 percent of the company's 2018 profits. 24/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Mueller won't say whether Trump Jr. threatened to invoke the 5th Donald J. Trump Jr. was not interviewed by investigators on the former special counsel's team, but it's been unclear why he wasn't forced to answer questions. 24/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Facebook to pay record $5 billion US fine over privacy violations Social media giant Facebook has been slammed with a record fine of more than €4 billion over privacy violations, but will this be enough to change how Facebook handles users' privacy data? 24/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Have Democrats dropped the ball on pledge to hold Trump accountable? 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. 24/07/2019
Now playing Next USA Facebook hit with $5 billion fine, forced to create privacy oversight board It's a record penalty that shows the federal government taking a harder stance against tech firms but one that may stop short of changing how Silicon Valley does business. 24/07/2019