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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.

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Senators move to block Trump's 'emergency' arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

Trump's fellow Republicans say Congress's role as a check on presidential power is at stake.

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Trump promised to put 'American truckers first.' Drivers say he hasn't delivered

Republican-led changes to the tax law have left some truckers feeling especially pinched.

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Bernie Sanders brings battle against 'greed' inside Walmart shareholders meeting

The presidential candidate, who's blasted the retail giant for paying employees "starvation wages," told company execs they should spread the wealth.

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Nadler 'confident' Mueller will testify before Congress, prepared to issue subpoena

"We want him to testify openly....and we'll make that happen," the House Judiciary Committee chairman said of the former special counsel on Wednesday.

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AOC gets it wrong on tweet about Manafort 'solitary confinement'

The president's former campaign chairman is expected to be transferred temporarily for an upcoming court appearance in New York.

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Trump the nationalist celebrates D-Day's triumph of internationalism

Analysis: The tension in the president — eager to buff his credentials as a bare-knuckled nationalist after rubbing elbows with royalty — reflects a deeper crisis.

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Biden campaign's elf-inflicted error is one it can't really afford

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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Trump 'not even sure' his team requested the USS John McCain be kept out of sight

The military confirmed that the White House made the request for the ship to be kept away from Trump during his recent visit to Japan.

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Biden's long evolution on abortion rights still holds surprises

As a senator from Delaware, he once supported stripping exceptions for rape and incest from federal funding.

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'Happy hunting': Border Patrol searches on buses increase

Advocates argue that asking Greyhound passengers about their citizenship can be unconstitutional and involve racial profiling.