USA Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion law on 5-to-4 vote The ruling blocks Louisiana from enforcing a law that women's groups said would leave only a single doctor legally allowed to perform abortions in the state. 08/02/2019
USA Tax expert tells Congress there is 'a lot to find' in Trump's tax returns The House Ways and Means Committee kicked off its attempts to obtain the president's taxes on Thursday. 08/02/2019
USA Top Va. senator Tommy Norment swept up in state blackface scandal "The use of blackface is abhorrent in our society and I emphatically condemn it," Norment said in a statement. 07/02/2019
USA Manafort kept working in Ukraine after Mueller indictment, transcript shows According to prosecutors, Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik had a discussion that referred to a "backdoor." 07/02/2019
USA With deadline looming, Trump says failure to fund border security is 'not an option' Congressional negotiators have until Feb. 15 to pass a bill and get the president's approval. 07/02/2019
USA Pelosi names climate change panel, Ocasio-Cortez not among members Ocasio-Cortez, meanwhile, is set to roll out the framework of her "Green New Deal" plan. 07/02/2019
USA Ocasio-Cortez offers 'Green New Deal' plan for switch to renewable energy The proposal notably does not include a carbon tax — an issue that has divided environmental advocates. 07/02/2019
USA Embattled Virginia Democrats could survive, but at what cost? 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. 07/02/2019
USA First Read's Morning Clips: Harassment or legitimate investigation? A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day. 07/02/2019
USA New Trump rules make it easier for U.S. gun makers to sell overseas Manufacturers will no longer need State Department licenses to sell dozens of weapons overseas. 07/02/2019
USA Bipartisan Venezuela legislation fizzles over use of military force Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., are in a stand-off over whether the resolution should prohibit the use of military force. 07/02/2019
USA Justice Dept. opens probe into Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., called the 2008 agreement an "epic miscarriage of justice." 07/02/2019
USA Elizabeth Warren keeps on apologizing for Native American controversy Months after trying to get the issue behind her, the presidential candidate said Wednesday she had apologized to the leader of the Cherokee Nation. 06/02/2019
USA Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax's accuser details sexual assault allegation Fairfax has emphatically denied the claim. 06/02/2019
USA U.S. will let just 20 migrants per day in caravan cross Texas border Eagle Pass, Texas, is not staffed to process large numbers of migrants seeking asylum, and the U.S. is not adding officials who could speed up the process. 06/02/2019
USA House Intelligence Committee votes to send documents to Mueller The pace of House Democratic probes on a number of fronts is picking up steam this week. 06/02/2019
USA Virginia Attorney General admits he wore blackface The news comes after blackface admission by Gov. Ralph Northam and sex assault allegation against Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax 06/02/2019
USA House Oversight Committee chairman wants answers on legal immigration backlog Rep. Elijah Cummings voices concerns about immigration ombudsman's commitment in a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News. 06/02/2019
USA U.S. sending 250 troops to Texas because of migrant caravan The troops will be moved from Arizona to Texas and will not represent an increase in the overall number of U.S. troops assigned to the border mission. 06/02/2019
USA Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's testimony delayed Cohen's testimony was originally going to take place on Friday. 06/02/2019