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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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."

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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.

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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..

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Biden drops support for Hyde amendment restricting abortion funding after criticism

Joe Biden on Thursday night announced that he was abandoning his support for the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortions.

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Dead GOP operative's files reveal North Carolina gerrymandering strategy, watchdog says

The deceased strategist has also been linked to the Trump administration's controversial push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

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Lawyer: Dmytro Firtash could be extradited to U.S. by early July

The Ukrainian oligarch and former associate of Paul Manafort has been fighting extradition for 5 years. An Austrian court may rule on his fate in June.

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FCC votes to make it easier for phone companies to block robocalls

The change — which allows carriers to enroll customers in call blocking services by default — could lead to higher monthly phone bills, one member of the panel warned.

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Pelosi reportedly told Democrats she would rather see Trump 'in prison,' not impeached

Sources told The Washington Post that the meeting was not particularly contentious and described Pelosi's comments as offhand.

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Democratic rivals pile on Biden

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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Warren wishes handcuffs for Trump, says Biden wrong on abortion

The Massachusetts Democrat and 2020 contender let loose at an MSNBC town hall in Indiana.

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U.S. and Mexico fail to reach immigration deal days before Trump tariffs deadline

A White House meeting between the two countries ended without a deal as the Monday deadline approached, with negotiations expected to resume on Thursday.

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Judge delays decision in census citizenship case after hearing evidence of GOP scheme

"There is no smoking gun here, only smoke and mirrors," lawyers for the Justice Department said.

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Record number of undocumented immigrants flooded the southern border in May

"We are in a full-blown emergency, and I cannot say this stronger: The system is broken," said acting CBP Commissioner John Sanders.