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'Don't help elect Trump': Heckler interrupts Howard Schultz book tour event

The heckler called Schultz an "egotisical billionaire a------" and said he should "go back to getting ratioed on Twitter."

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New members are prepared for battle on House Oversight Committee

The committee is stacked with eager, media-friendly Democrats hungry to rein in President Trump.

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The shutdown is over, but the pain for low-income families lingers

"It's going to take a time for them to clean up the wreckage and get the money out the door," said one housing advocate.

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Cohen to offer closed-door congressional testimony Feb. 8

The lawyer for Trump's former attorney said last week that his client was delaying his public testimony due to threats from Trump and others.

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Mueller investigation near completion, acting AG Whitaker says

Special counsel Robert Mueller has nearly finished his nearly two-year investigation of collusion and Russian interference in the 2016 election, the acting attorney general said Friday.

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Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union address on Feb. 5

Nancy Pelosi invited the president to deliver his State of the Union address on February 5th, less than a week after cancelling it during the shutdown.

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U.S. charges top Chinese cellphone firm Huawei with money laundering, fraud

"Huawei employed a strategy of lies and deceit to conduct and grow its business," said Richard Donoghue, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of N.Y.

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Bolton: 'All options are on the table' for Trump in Venezuela

The U.S. announced sanctions Monday against Venezuela's state-owned oil company amid a constitutional power struggle in that nation.

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Shutdown cost U.S. economy $11 billion, budget office says

Of that $11 billion hit, $3 billion is gone forever, a Congressional Budget Office report found.

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Hillary Clinton runs to Puerto Rico, not the White House

Those close to the former presidential contender are tamping down a report that she might be considering a bid.

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The state of Trump's presidency is, well, pretty feeble.

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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First Read's Morning Clips: Public sours on nation's direction after shutdown

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

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Democrats urge ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to ditch 'spoiler' presidential bid

"The stakes couldn't be higher," one Bloomberg aide tweeted. "We can not afford the risk of spoiler politics that result in Trump's re-election."

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From 'illegal' to 'abolish ICE': Gillibrand grapples with past conservative immigration views

A decade ago, the New York politician's stance on the issue sounded more akin to President Donald Trump than the modern Democratic party.

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Kamala Harris hits Trump, promises progressive change in presidential campaign kick-off

"Lord knows, I am not perfect," Harris said. "But I will always speak with decency and moral clarity and treat all people with dignity and respect."

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Trump cites misleading statistics in alleging Texas voter fraud

President Donald Trump tweeted misleading statistics about voter fraud on Sunday, claiming that nearly 60,000 non-citizens voted in Texas.

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Julián Castro: Howard Schultz running as an independent would provide Trump 'his best hope' of re-election

Castro said Schultz to consider the "negative impact" of an independent bid.

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Roger Stone says he would 'certainly testify honestly' if he cooperates with Mueller

"I'd also testify honestly about any other matter, including any communications with the president," Stone said.

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Do remarks by Giuliani, Trump count as witness tampering or obstruction?

Analysis: The most problematic part of a recent Trump tweet about Michael Cohen is the cryptic recommendation to watch his father-in-law.

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Democratic coalition shows fissures

There are differences of opinion in the Democratic Party and those differences are more than just cosmetic.