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This Atlanta suburb could flip Georgia blue

It's difficult to overstate how rapidly the politics of the area has evolved. The results from the last few elections tell the story.

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Republicans who believe in climate change seek antidote to Green New Deal

"We have a voice in this too," Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., said.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes aim at the 'worship' of 'meh'

At South by Southwest, the 29-year-old freshman congresswoman drew bigger crowds than any of the half-dozen presidential candidates who came to Austin, too.

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Beto O'Rourke drops f-bombs, snaps at staff, stresses out in revealing new documentary

The Texas Democrat attended the premiere of an inside look at his campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz as he ponders a possible presidential run.

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State legislation to curb abortion rights is surging. What's next?

From 'trigger laws' to the courts: An explainer on what's happening in the fight over abortion in 2019

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Pete Buttigieg wants 'intergenerational justice.' What's that?

The youngest 2020 contender in the race so far has made the idea key plank of his campaign for the Democratic nomination.

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Manafort's wheelchair (and other factors) might have helped

Legal analysis: Trump's ex-campaign chairman received a light sentence. Here's a look what the judge may have been considering.

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Manafort sentence highlights unequal treatment of poor, minority defendants

Analysis: The 47-month prison term is also an outlier by the standards of similar white collar schemes.

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Iranian-backed hackers stole data from major U.S. government contractor

The hackers are believed to have penetrated the software giant Citrix years ago and have remained inside the company's computer network ever since.

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Bill Shine resigns as White House communications director, joins Trump's 2020 campaign

The former Fox News executive is leaving the White House to become a senior adviser to President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, per the WH

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Trump says Cohen asked 'directly' for a pardon, lied to Congress about it

The president's former fixer quickly fired back Friday, naming hush-money recipients and accusing Trump of 'lies' and 'dirty deeds.'

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Republican congressman releases full transcript of Bruce Ohr hearing

Top House Republican unilaterally released the transcript to highlight Justice Department official's ties to Steel dossier author.

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House majority backs massive Democratic ethics and election law overhaul

The massive Democratic package would also require the release of presidential tax returns.

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Trump claims vindication after Manafort's light sentence, but misstates judge's declaration

The president again slammed the special counsel's Russia investigation as a "Witch Hunt Hoax."

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How Joe Biden has cleared the 2020 field — and how he hasn't

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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The fight over Rep. Ilhan Omar exposed deep divisions in the Democratic caucus

Analysis: Democrats can expect to find themselves brawling on ideological, generational, religious and racial lines again.

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Manafort's light sentence criticized as 'disrespectful' and 'an outrage'

"As a former prosecutor, I'm embarrassed," said NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner.

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Mueller's scorecard: Who's been convicted, sentenced

Paul Manafort, who got 47 months in prison on Thursday, is one of seven people convicted to date in the special counsel probe.

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Congress, DHS watchdog probing if U.S. border agents targeted journalists

NBC News and KNSD revealed Wednesday that U.S. border agents in California had a list of reporters, lawyers and activists to be questioned at the border.

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In surprise announcement, Sherrod Brown says he won't run in 2020

"I will do everything I can to elect a Democratic President and a Democratic Senate in 2020," the Ohio Democratic senator said in a statement.