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Is pushing for a citizenship census question almost as valuable for Trump as getting one?

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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Trump expected to order citizenship question added to the census

Trump and A.G. William Barr have said they'd soon announce how the administration intends to ask the citizenship question as part of the census process.

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House Democrats seek documents from for-profit companies detaining migrants

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is asking for in-depth business information from companies managing detention centers at the southern border.

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Bipartisan warning to Trump: Don't tread on Congress on arms sales

"Don't make the mistake of thinking that it is simply Democrats who are concerned about this," said GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

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Second judge hands Trump census defeat, won't allow lawyers off citizenship case

The Maryland federal judge said the current attorneys have to stay on the job unless the Justice Department provides more information.

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Prosecutors can file secret evidence in Mar-a-Lago intruder case, judge says

Yujing Zhang, a Chinese national, was arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago in March. She is being investigated as a possible spy.

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Pelosi warns Democrats slamming colleagues: 'Do not tweet' your complaints!

The House speaker made the closed-door comments amid party divisions that came into sharp relief over the border bill vote.

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Trump's costly July Fourth event bankrupted Washington's security, anti-terror fund

Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a letter to the president that she wants the federal government to reimburse D.C. millions of dollars.

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Labor Secretary Acosta to hold news conference after Epstein fallout

Acosta, who served as a U.S attorney in Florida, secured the federal non-prosecution agreement against Epstein in 2008, which critics have blasted as too lenient.

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Appeals court dismisses emoluments clause case against Trump

A three judge panel said the state attorneys general's "interest in enforcing" the emoluments clause was "so attenuated and abstract."

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Can Tom Steyer overcome the challenges of a late entry into the presidential campaign?

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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Migrant kids in Arizona report sex assault, retaliation from U.S. border agents

Migrant children held in Yuma, Arizona, report sex assault and retaliation for protests in addition to unsanitary conditions and overcrowding.

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Senator proposes blocking men's World Cup funds until U.S. women's team gets equal pay

"They are the best in the world and deserve to be paid accordingly," Sen. Joe Manchin said of the USWNT.

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Michael Flynn's prospects for lenient sentence now in doubt

Prosecutors said they don't agree with Trump's former national security adviser's explanations related to his conduct on behalf of the Turkish government.

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Biden made nearly $16 million in two years after leaving White House, tax returns show

The former vice president, who is leading in the presidential polls, released financial information about he and his wife's sources of income.

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McConnell likens himself to Obama: 'We both are the descendants of slave owners'

The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News' report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves.

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Fact check: Trump misleads on tackling lead in drinking water

Environmental advocates say that despite the president's boasts Monday, his administration is undercutting clean water initiatives through other regulation rollbacks.

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Trump defends Acosta, says he had a 'falling out' with Jeffrey Epstein 'a long time ago'

"I was not a fan of his. That I can tell you," Trump said of Epstein, the wealthy, politically connected sex offender arrested over the weekend.

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Judiciary panel to vote to authorize subpoenas targeting Trump officials

The list of a dozen names the panel will consider Thursday includes Trump son-in-law and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein.

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Secret Service report finds mass attackers leave warning signs before violence

The agency's National Threat Assessment Center analyzed 27 incidents, mostly shootings, during 2018.