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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

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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

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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

USA

The White House plugged 'unity' ahead of the State of the Union. That's not what Trump delivered

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.

06/02/2019

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First Read's Morning Clips: A growing disconnect between the White House and Congress

A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day

06/02/2019

USA

On Trump's calendar, just 17 intelligence briefings in 85 days

U.S. officials also say Trump does not regularly read the written intelligence briefing sent over daily.

06/02/2019

USA

At halfway mark, grades for Trump are mixed in county he flipped red in 2016

"Trump isn't the greatest dude in the world, I know, but we all make mistakes and he's somebody like you and me," one Trump supporter said.

06/02/2019

USA

2020 contenders show 'unity' against Trump's State of the Union

Democrats vying for Trump's job in 2020 ripped his State of the Union address, while Republicans united behind it.

06/02/2019

USA

On Trump's big SOTU applause line, the sound of silence was stunning

Analysis: The State of Trump's union with Republicans in Congress is... complicated.

06/02/2019

USA

Fact-check: Stacey Abrams delivers Democratic SOTU response

NBC News examines claims of bipartisanship in Georgia, maternal mortality, the tax cut, and voting reforms.

06/02/2019

USA

Top 10 highlights from Trump's State of the Union

President Trump's State of the Union Address: Top 10 highlights

06/02/2019

USA

Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union 2019 address

NBC examines claims about the economy, manufacturing and immigration.

06/02/2019

USA

Stacey Abrams to slam shutdown as a 'stunt engineered by the president'

Abrams, the first black woman to deliver an official response to a State of the Union address, planned to tout bipartisanship and take aim at GOP leaders.

06/02/2019

USA

Trump to call for national unity in State of the Union address

President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress that includes Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

06/02/2019