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Robert Mueller testimony: Everything you need to know

The former special counsel will testify publicly before two different congressional panels on Wednesday.

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New study throws fuel on the health care debate: Who'll be covered, what's the cost?

A plan to open up Medicare to everyone is gaining traction among Democrats. A liberal think tank tried to figure out how much we'll have to pay.

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Nadler says Mueller should ignore DOJ 'cover-up' efforts on testimony

The congressman said on Tuesday that Mueller should ignore Justice Department attempts to restrict his testimony.

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Doctors find differences in brains of U.S. diplomats who alleged mystery attacks in Cuba

Doctors found "significant differences" but couldn't say if they were caused by whatever happened in Cuba or if those differences were tied to symptoms.

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How Mueller's testimony could reverberate in 2020

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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Gillibrand: 'Outrageous' to blame her and women senators for Franken

"Who is being held accountable for Al Franken's decision to resign?" Gillibrand said Monday. "Women senators, including me. It's outrageous. It's absurd."

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Rights groups, senators sound alarm over new Trump commission

A trio of letters sent Tuesday voice concern over the administration's new "Commission on Unalienable Rights."

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A Warren or Sanders presidency could cost Democrats a Senate seat

Republican governors in Massachusetts and Vermont would have the power to name temporary replacements ahead of a special election.

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Question for Mueller: Why wasn't Trump Jr. interviewed?

The president's son was the only American participant in the infamous Trump Tower meeting not to talk with investigators in the Russia probe.

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Democrats want Mueller to tell swing voters what Trump did wrong

Analysis: Dems want to make more swing voters aware that the Mueller report, far from exonerating Trump, contains significant evidence of wrongdoing.

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Abner, 17, says he slept on a trash pile at the Yuma border station

Abner said he gave food to younger migrant kids so they wouldn't go hungry, saw a guard hit a boy, and drank from the sink by cupping his unwashed hands.

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Mueller will make the full report his official statement to Congress committees

The former special counsel is set to testify on Wednesday before House Judiciary and Intelligence panels.

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Trump says he might watch a 'little bit' of Mueller testimony

President Trump had previously said he would not watch the former special counsel's public congressional testimony this week, scheduled for Wednesday.

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Mueller as muse: Artists get creative with the ex-special counsel and his report

Before his testimony Wednesday, the former FBI chief's silence has intrigued playwrights, graphic novelists and others who have filled in the blanks.

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White House, Democrats close to deal on budget, debt ceiling

The talks, which were being led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are down to technical language issues, a source said.

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'Not very smart': Trump renews attacks on 'the squad'

At a press conference last week, the four Democratic lawmakers sharply rebuked Trump, calling his rhetoric "the agenda of white nationalists."

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Wendy Davis to challenge Chip Roy in Texas congressional race

"I'm running for Congress because people's voices are still being silenced," Davis said

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Louisiana police officer suggests on Facebook that AOC be shot

The officer was responding to a fake quote attributed to Ocasio-Cortez.

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Here's what to expect from Robert Mueller on Wednesday

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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The one Democrat who can get Trump's state taxes doesn't want to. That's infuriated the left.

Ways and Means chair Richard Neal, D-Mass., is taking a pass on a new NY law allowing him to obtain info on the president's finances.