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Pro-impeachment billionaire Tom Steyer makes late entry into Democratic race

The California hedge funder, who considered running earlier this year but pulled back, now joins a crowded field of over 20 candidates.

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The 2020 Senate map begins to take shape

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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Pelosi calls on Labor Secretary Acosta to resign over Epstein deal

Trump's Cabinet secretary made an 'unconscionable" agreement with the sex offender that was kept secret from victims, the Speaker said.

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Miners' union invites Democratic candidates to court coal workers

The union's invitation to 23 presidential candidates comes as mining job losses continue under President Trump.

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Federal judges weigh fate of Obamacare as Trump tries to gut the law

Red states and blue states are battling over the future of the health care program.

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Black women mayors: A rising force in major American cities

At Essence Fest in New Orleans, many of these leaders converged to discuss the challenges their cities face — and the solutions they've brought to the table.

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Mitch McConnell, who opposes reparations, is descended from two slave owners

McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of slaves, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor.

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Swalwell ends presidential campaign less than two weeks after first debate

The California Democrat had struggled to gain traction in the crowded primary field.

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NY Gov. Cuomo signs bill allowing Congress to access Trump's state tax returns

The measure ensures that "no one is above the law," the governor said in a statement.

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For Democrats next November, the middle still matters

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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Biden's post-debate South Carolina support: Strong — but not certain

Amid signs some black voters may be rethinking their support, party leaders in the state say that it will take more than a few bad news cycles for Biden to lose serious ground.

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Trump 'determined' to add citizenship question to the census, immigration official says

"I think the president has expressed determination," top immigration official Ken Cuccinelli said. "He's noted that the Supreme Court didn't say this can't be asked."

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Amash doesn't rule out presidential bid, says Pelosi should start impeachment

"From a principled moral position, she's making a mistake," Amash said of Pelosi's impeachment stance. "From a strategic position, she's making a mistake."

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Trump reaches highest approval rating of presidency in latest poll

However, most Americans in The Washington Post/ABC News poll released Sunday say Trump has not acted in a way that is fitting and proper for a president.

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Data: Red & Blue voters vacation differently

Data show how deeply the red/blue split runs through the culture, right down to how we vacation.

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'Blacklisted' political consultants profit from Democrats' civil war

The fight centers on campaign operatives working for progressive insurgents trying to oust incumbent House members.

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Biden's mastery of backlash politics takes center stage

For better and worse, the former vice president's Senate civil rights record is currently central to his presidential campaign.

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Biden invoking Obama's picking him for vice president to defend record

Biden will defend his record in the Senate, especially on issues of race, by noting that he was "vetted" and "selected" by Obama to be his vice president.

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Homeland insecurity: Empty seats at agency dealing with overcrowding at the border

Resignations and a purge by the president have left the top ranks of Homeland Security muddled as it grapples with a crisis at the southern border.

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Administration tells judge 'all available options' being considered to add citizenship question

The Trump Administration notified a federal judge Friday that government lawyers are looking at "all available options" for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census form that goes to every U.S. household.