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Here's what Barr left out in his summary of Mueller's findings

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 fires off dozens of retweets over firefighters union supporting Biden

Early Wednesday, the president retweeted 59 people in rapid succession who replied to a tweet from conservative media personality Dan Bongino.

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'Democracy Dollars': Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns

The Democratic presidential hopeful wants to use a voucher system to clean up politics — but it's got strings attached.

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House Dems ratchet up threats to include fines, possible jail for noncompliant officials

"There is no tool in our toolbox that we should not explore," House Oversight Committee chair Elijah Cummings said.

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Biden's the king of the hill. Can Bernie Sanders knock him off?

Analysis: The former vice president is off to a stronger-than-expected start and that may spell trouble for his Democratic rivals.

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Barr: Justice Department is done with Mueller probe

"The Department's work on this matter is at its end," the attorney general will tell senators on Wednesday.

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Giuliani calls Mueller's letter to AG Barr 'very odd'

"If he didn't want confusion, he should have made a decision" on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, Giuliani tells NBC News.

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A frustrated Mueller told AG Barr his short summary of the special counsel report caused confusion

The special counsel expressed frustration over the lack of context and substance of the letter that Barr made public.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar calls anti-Semitism and Islamophobia 'two sides of the same coin of bigotry'

Her remarks come after several conservatives, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attributed some blame to Omar in the wake of the synagogue shooting on Saturday.

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Ex-CIA officer Jerry Lee expected to plead guilty to spying for China

Lee was accused of preparing documents in response to Chinese requests, making several unexplained cash deposits and repeatedly lying to the FBI.

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Schumer, Pelosi strike deal with Trump to move forward with infrastructure

The Democratic congressional leaders' optimistic remarks marked a stark turn from the their last confrontational meeting with Trump in December.

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Trump bids to block request to hand over financial records to Congress

President Donald Trump responded to the Democrats with a legal maneuver in a bid to block a request to hand over financial records sought by Congress

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Schiff says he will send criminal referral for Erik Prince to Justice Department

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said it was likely the Trump backer lied to Congress.

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Battle for the Senate in 2020 is critical for presidential candidates' plans

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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Stacey Abrams rules out 2020 Senate bid

Abrams said she did not see being a senator as "the best role for me in this battle for our nation's future."

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Trumps sue to quash congressional bank subpoenas

Deutsche Bank has continued to lend money to the president when other banks have refused. Trump wrote a check to Michael Cohen on his Capital One account.

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Rod Rosenstein resigns from Justice Department, effective May 11

The deputy attorney general submitted his letter to Trump and said he enjoyed the president's "humor and courtesy."

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'Truth over lies': Biden takes aim at Trump at kickoff campaign rally

The former vice president stumped in Pittsburgh and ignored the other Democrats running for president.

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Can Congress make Attorney General Barr testify? It won't be easy

Congress has three different methods at its disposal to seek compliance with a subpoena by holding a witness in contempt, and all have shortcomings.

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DHS won't answer questions about staff, funds for domestic terror fight

Former DHS officials who previously worked on terrorism prevention worry the new office lacks the funding and staff to be effective.