Now playing Next USA Matthew Whitaker has left the Justice Department His next career move is unknown, but Whitaker has told friends that he will remain in Washington because there are "many opportunities here," sources said. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA House Judiciary Committee launches investigation into potential Trump abuses Requests were sent to 81 individuals and entities, including the president's family, businesses and administration. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Supreme Court won't take New Jersey church case Three of the court's conservatives said the broader issue of whether states could deny historic preservation funds to churches must be addressed in some future case. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he's not running for president Holder will instead focus on his redistricting efforts, he wrote in a Washington Post op-ed. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA How 'socialism' plays poorly with the middle of the electorate 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. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA House Democrats eye GOP playbook for Justice Department requests Uncertain about how much of the Mueller report may be made public, Democrats will look to use their powers to obtain information. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Colorado's John Hickenlooper enters presidential race, says country faces a 'crisis' The former Colorado governor touted his state's success at implementing progressive priorities like gun control and expanding Medicaid. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Poll: More Americans see Democrats as 'mainstream' on climate, health care Republicans are seen as more in line with more Americans on issues of taxes and spending. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump admin to let Americans sue some foreign firms doing business in Cuba The Trump admin has long sought ways to toughen the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba and has rolled back some measures enacted by the Obama administration. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Warner: "Enormous evidence" of contacts between Trump campaign and Russia The top Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee says Trump campaign's contact with Russians during 2016 was historically unprecedented. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA In Chicago, Sanders signals his intent to reach black voters His effort to address the challenges facing African-Americans comes as the Vermont senator faces a large and diverse primary field. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump's ordering security clearance for Kushner 'an abuse of power,' lawmakers say Trump's reported demand that Jared Kushner be granted a clearance, overriding intelligence officials' concerns, "bothers me a great deal," Sen. Mark Warner said. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA McCarthy says hush payments aren't impeachable offenses "So to me, they're trying to find a case for a — for a problem that doesn't exist," McCarthy added. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Bolton defends Trump's comments about Kim Jong Un and Otto Warmbier "When he says I'm going to take him at his word, it doesn't mean that he accepted as reality; it means that he accepts that's what" Kim said," Bolton said. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Judiciary Chairman Nadler requesting documents from more than 60 people in Trump probe Nadler also said Michael Cohen's testimony "directly implicated the president" in "various crimes." 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA NBC News/WSJ poll: 2020 race will be uphill for Trump, but he has strong party loyalty NBC News/WSJ poll finds President Trump facing headwinds on Russia investigation and border wall but bolstered by strong GOP support and a good economy. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Democratic voters weigh 2020 candidate traits The latest NBC/WSJ poll may offer some hints about where Democratic heads are right now. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Democrats have big plans for every age group. Republicans call that socialism. Cycle of life: 2020 candidates have cradle-to-grave proposals for universal child care, tuition-free college and larger Social Security benefits. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump lets loose at conservative event in longest speech of his presidency Trump frequently went off-script in a wide-ranging speech that ran more than two hours. 03/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Former sales exec says opioid maker bribed doctors to prescribe drugs Alec Burlakoff, who testified against his former Insys colleagues, made a rap video for a sales meeting in which he popped out of a bottle of opioids. 02/03/2019