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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.

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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.