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House Judiciary prepares to subpoena full Mueller report

The resolution to be voted on Wednesday would also authorize the committee to issue subpoenas for documents and testimony from five current and former White House aides.

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Democrats wanted a big win in Wisconsin but now they'll have to wait

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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Pompeo to families of Americans held abroad: Ransoms aren't worth the risk

"Many of you shared experiences today where you were frustrated that not enough is being done," he said. "I implore you don't give up ... we will not."

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At the Federal Election Commission, no watchdog for the watchdogs

Resignations, fights and flame-outs have defanged the FEC inspector general's office.

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Donors to Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations. But are they qualified?

"Trump's picks are less qualified than prior presidents'," said a law professor at Marquette who has looked at the qualifications of nearly 2,000 nominees.

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Trump needles Biden over claims: 'Are you having a good time, Joe?'

The president, speaking at a GOP fundraising dinner on Tuesday, also suggested that "the socialists" were behind recent allegations against his potential 2020 rival.

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White House whistleblower says she felt humiliated after retaliation from boss

Tricia Newbold says of supervisor moving files out of her reach: "It was definitely humiliating...But it didn't stop me from doing what was right."

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Chinese woman charged with illegally entering Mar-a-Lago

Zhang was arrested Saturday after getting past a Secret Service checkpoint. President Trump was not on the grounds at the time, but nearby golfing.

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Trump '100 percent' ready to shut down U.S.-Mexico border

"Security is more important to me than trade," the president said Tuesday, as he demanded a new immigration deal from Democrats.

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McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees

With debate limited to just two hours instead of 30, it will be easier to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial and executive branch nominees.

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House panel preps subpoenas on White House security clearances, 2020 census

The panel is expected to vote along party lines to subpoena the testimony of the former White House personnel security director to discuss the security clearance process.

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Bernie Sanders raises $18 million as Democrats' money primary kicks off

The Vermont senator is leading the field, but Beto O'Rourke has yet to reveal his cash haul for the first quarter of the year.

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Nine more lives! Government halts deadly cat experiments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it was ending the testing — which included feeding cats to other cats — effective immediately.

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Trump turns 2020 election into a referendum on health care

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 says still-in-the-works GOP healthcare plan won't be voted on until after 2020

Trump tweeted: "Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win back the House."

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A special election in Pittsburgh suburbs could hold early clues for 2020

A state senate race in a bellwether district is being watched by both parties as national politics become part of the contest.

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Progressive groups plan nationwide protests over Mueller report release

A coalition of grassroots groups are organizing activists to raise awareness over information that might be kept out of any eventual release.

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Abolish the Electoral College? The filibuster? Both? 2020 hopefuls pitch major structural changes

At a forum in Washington, candidates said it wasn't enough to come up with new policy ideas, but that the system has to be changed to implement them.

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GOP disaster relief bill fails to advance in Senate

The proposal would have provided millions of dollars less than Democrats have said is needed to assist continued storm recovery efforts in Puerto Rico.

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Reporters group seeks nearly complete Mueller report

The group petitioned a federal judge for the underlying grand jury material used to inform special counsel Robert Mueller's findings.