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Lawmakers' racial dispute mars Cohen hearing

Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib and GOP Rep. Mark Meadows got into a heated exchange over a black Trump family friend.

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Trump inaugural committee hit with another subpoena

The action by the attorney general for Washington, D.C., marks the third government agency scrutinizing the finances of the committee.

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U.S. drops demand for full accounting of N. Korea nuclear program ahead of talks

Negotiators focus in on Yongbyon reactor, the "heart" of North Korea's nuclear program.

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Michael Cohen speaks directly to Trump in scathing closing statement

Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for Donald Trump, delivered a powerful closing statement on Wednesday as he wrapped up a day of testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

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Senate investigators warn of Chinese state-run centers at more than 100 U.S. colleges

China's government "controls nearly every aspect" of the Confucius Institutes, according to a new, bipartisan report.

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Central figure in North Carolina absentee ballot fraud indicted on multiple counts

McCrae Dowless is charged with felonious obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit federal obstruction of justice and possession of absentee ballots.

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Investigations, controversy are frequent Trump traveling companions

The president is on the world stage while, once again, investigations back home take a dramatic turn.

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From 'fire and fury' to 'great success,' North Korea is the exception, not the rule

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 dines with Kim in Vietnam just before Cohen goes nuclear on Capitol Hill

Cohen "did bad things unrelated to Trump. He is lying in order to reduce his prison time," the president tweeted from Hanoi, shortly before his sitdown with the North Korean leader.

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House poised to pass major first major gun bill in a generation

Legislation to strengthen background checks is expected to face stiff opposition in the Senate.

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Trump faces Hill nightmare as Michael Cohen testifies publicly

A description of a conversation between Trump and adviser Roger Stone days before WikiLeaks released a trove of DNC emails is the big allegation.

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Medicare For All bill unveiled: 'Complete transformation' of health care

The legislation's most controversial provision would end private health insurance and replace it with government benefits.

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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz tweets cryptic message to Cohen before public testimony

Gaetz defended his tweet, telling The Daily Beast in an interview soon after that he was "challenging the veracity and character of a witness" and not trying to intimidate Cohen.

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Michael Cohen has been disbarred

After Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018 the loss of his legal license was expected. He is expected to begin a 3-year prison sentence in May.

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Trump approved operation that disabled Russian troll farm during 2018 midterms

The action against the Internet Research Agency was part of a larger effort to combat attempts to interfere in U.S. politics ahead of the elections.

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In Senate testimony, pharma executive admits drug prices hit poor the hardest

Pharmaceutical executives did not guarantee that they would lower the prices of prescription drugs, citing systemic problems in health care.

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Kamala Harris thinks Trump is a racist. GOP chairwoman calls her 'desperate.'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., another 2020 candidate, called the president "a racist" during an Martin Luther King Jr. Day event last month.

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Bernie Sanders staff shakeup: Top strategists leave his presidential campaign

The chief strategist of the Vermont independent's 2016 campaign and two other aides cited creative differences as they parted ways.

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Ivanka Trump slams Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal

"I don't think most Americans, in their heart, want to be given something," she said.

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House prepares to rebuke Trump in effort to repeal emergency declaration

The Tuesday afternoon vote comes as the measure appeared on the verge of capturing enough Senate support to pass when the upper chamber votes on it next month.