USA Congress this week: John Dean, subpoena vote, rare open counter-intelligence hearing The latest Democratic moves take place amid the backdrop of rising caucus divisions over the presidential impeachment process itself. 10/06/2019
USA House Democrats consider bills to 'safeguard democracy' in response to Mueller report One likely piece of legislation would be framed as "Duty to Report," requiring presidential campaign aides to report foreign contacts to law enforcement. 10/06/2019
USA Dem, GOP senators want to check Trump's power to sell arms to Saudis Sens. Murphy and Young want a resolution that would let Congress vote on last month's arms deal and block or restrict future weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. 09/06/2019
USA Responding to Pelosi's 'prison' remark, Democrats say Trump committed crimes "He did," said 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke. "I think that's clear from what we have learned from the Mueller report." 09/06/2019
USA 'All of it is new': Trump, acting DHS chief defend deal with Mexico against reports saying little is new Trump said Sunday that "some things" the countries agreed on were "not mentioned" in a press release, but did not say what those were. 09/06/2019
USA At HBCUs, crushing student loan debt is a symptom of even bigger problems "When these institutions were created they weren't created on equal footing with historically white institutions," one expert said. 09/06/2019
USA 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody during the Trump administration The deaths of 3 detainees since April, along with the release of internal reports about detention center conditions, have spurred an outcry from advocates. 09/06/2019
USA Unchartered territory: 2020 Democrats back away from charter schools The party's presidential hopefuls are improving their grades with teachers unions by looking to other education ideas. 09/06/2019
USA Buttigieg's big accomplishment that he never mentions on the campaign trail The South Bend mayor and presidential hopeful crafted a unique way to lend a hand to the city's immigrants. Why doesn't he talk about it? 08/06/2019
USA U.S. 'smart' bombs will be built in Saudi Arabia under Trump arms deal Democrats in Congress say the administration should not hand the Saudis valuable weapons tech given the kingdom's conduct in Yemen and human rights record. 07/06/2019
USA Justice Ginsburg hints at her ruling on upcoming census citizenship question She spoke candidly at a meeting of judges and lawyers in the Second Circuit court. 07/06/2019
USA Trump reverses thrust, says NASA should focus on Mars not the moon The president, along with Vice President Mike Pence, has been pushing for a return to the moon by 2024. 07/06/2019
USA Trump admin tells U.S. embassies they can't fly pride flag on flagpoles The administration is rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to fly the rainbow flag on flagpoles during June, LGBT Pride Month, say 3 U.S. diplomats. 07/06/2019
USA House will call spy hunters to testify about Trump campaign, Russia contacts Intel Committee chair Adam Schiff said he wants "to explain to the American people the serious counterintelligence concerns raised by the Mueller Report." 07/06/2019
USA Feds offer Manafort's SoHo apartment for sale for $3.6 million The listing describes the 2,000 square foot apartment as a "classic full-floor SoHo loft in a rare 5-unit condo" with "remarkable open sky and city views." 07/06/2019
USA Watchdog: ICE doesn't know how many veterans it has deported A new report commissioned by Congress found that some ICE agents were not aware of the agency's policies requiring additional approval to deport veterans. 07/06/2019
USA Kamala Harris ramps up in early primary states The Democratic presidential candidate hasn't matched the pace of other candidates on the ground but is ramping up her staffing in the early primary states.. 07/06/2019
USA Cummings threatens contempt for Barr, Ross after failure to comply with census subpoena The deadline has passed for complying with the House Oversight demand for documents about adding a citizenship question. 07/06/2019
USA Biden's reversal on Hyde Amendment caps a tough week 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. 07/06/2019
USA Biden's authenticity at risk in abortion flap Analysis: His reaction may have chipped away at his narrative — and at confidence in his decision-making — in ways that hurt him over the course of time. 07/06/2019