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Paul Manafort, Trump's onetime campaign chairman, to be sentenced on fraud charges

Federal guidelines call for Manafort, 69, to spend 19 to 24 years in prison.

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Investigators are eyeing presidential pardon talk once again

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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Paws off these cats: Bill seeks to stop gov't 'slaughter' of kittens

Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon called the government's research experiments on felines "horrific."

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Fact check: Did Ocasio-Cortez and her team break campaign finance law?

A conservative group filed an FEC complaint on Tuesday, alleging violations. Here's what's behind it.

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The new majority experiences some tough 'growing' pains

House Democrats are facing internal fractures that are distracting from their bigger objectives in the new Congress.

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House Democrats poised to take the baton from Mueller, move toward impeachment

Analysis: Democrats are divided over whether — and how fast — to impeach the president. That hasn't stopped them from launching down that path.

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John Kelly differs with Trump on immigration, mum on security clearances

At Duke University, Trump's former chief of staff dodged questions about security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.

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U.S. border agents had list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question

Several people on the list told NBC News they were questioned at the border as part of what U.S. border agents called a "national security investigation."

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Not fair and balanced: DNC bars Fox from hosting Dem presidential debate

Party chair Tom Perez cited what he called the network's "inappropriate relationship" with Trump and his administration

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Pence, admin officials press senators on emergency declaration, border security

Vice President Pence, Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen and others cite an increase in illegal border crossings as reason to back the declaration.

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Trump cancels Obama policy of reporting drone strike deaths

The reporting requirement was the first-ever effort by the U.S. government to account for how many people have been killed in targeted strikes.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib rallies with activists calling for Trump impeachment

"If we don't hold impeachment proceedings today... this is not going to be the last CEO that runs for President of the United States," the Michigan congresswoman said Wednesday.

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Truth and consequences: How Trump's honesty problem has caught up to him

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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Paul Manafort is going to prison. For how long? We'll know soon.

The former Trump campaign chairman's future will be decided in a pair of sentencing hearings — the first of which is Thursday.

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Melania Trump closes 'Be Best' tour with shots at the media

At a Las Vegas town hall, the first lady was critical of the level of coverage of the nation's opioid crisis.

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Trump to nominate Jessie Liu for No. 3 spot at Justice Dept.

Liu served on Trump's transition team, a position Democrats raised as a potential conflict of interest during her confirmation to be U.S. attorney for D.C.

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N.Y. regulators probing Trump Organization's insurance practices

The move by the New York State Department of Financial Services adds to the growing threats facing the Trump Organization.

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White House refuses to hand over Kushner security clearance docs

House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings blasted the move, saying it "defies the Constitutional separation of powers, decades of precedent ... and just plain common-sense."

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Bernie Sanders signs loyalty pledge: 'I am a member of the Democratic Party'

The 2020 candidate has long resisted calls to officially align himself with the Democratic Party, preferring to remain a political independent.

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Michael Bloomberg says he won't run for president in 2020

"I believe I would defeat Donald Trump," Bloomberg said. "But I am clear-eyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination."