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Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence Committee

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday subpoenaed Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer.

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Paul Manafort will be allowed to wear a suit to court Friday

Manafort, whose lavish taste in suits was the subject of scrutiny during his 2018 trial, has previously made similar requests. At least one was denied.

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Gary Cohn says Trump must 'get the government open'

"He's got to get the government open," Cohn told MSNBC.

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Airline industry is at serious risk because of shutdown, union leaders say

"In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict" when "the entire system will break," they said.

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Where's the "art of the deal"? Trump has simply stopped negotiating to end the shutdown

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: Shutdown continues its damage

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

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Shutdown pain for federal contractors gets more dire by the day

For the estimated 1.2 million contract workers impacted by the shutdown, there's no guarantee of making up lost pay.

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Ocasio-Cortez is lone Democrat to vote against bill to re-open government

Ocasio-Cortez is one of several elected Democrats who support abolishing the agency.

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Why the 2020 Democratic primary could turn into 'Lord of the Flies'

Top party insiders see a real possibility that superdelegates could play a role at a brokered convention.

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Trump says he will not give State of the Union until government shutdown is over

"I am not looking for an alternative venue for the SOTU Address," the president tweeted.

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Florida official reprimanded for comments about Rep. Rashida Tlaib

The Hallandale city commission voted to formally apologize for past racial harm and to attend cultural sensitivity training.

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What the State of the Union reveals about the Trump-Pelosi power struggle

Analysis: The latest brawl has implications reaching far beyond the annual address, the border wall or the government shutdown.

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Lawyers for Manafort charge Mueller has unfairly accused him of lying

Trump's former 2016 campaign chairman is to be sentenced in March.

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Could Mitch McConnell still be the 'guy who gets us out of shutdowns'?

Amid the first fitful signs of Senate action since the shutdown began, his supporters and critics agree: if the government is to re-open, the majority leader could well hold the keys.

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Stormy Daniels bares expletives in scathing attack on Michael Cohen's manhood

The porn star lashed out after the president's former personal lawyer said he was cancelling a planned public appearance before Congress.

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Michael Cohen says Trump's 'threats against his family' will delay his testimony before the House

"This is a time where Mr. Cohen had to put his family and their safety first," Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, said.

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House Democrats probe how Jared Kushner got security clearance

The probe was launched "in response to grave breaches of national security at the highest levels of the Trump Administration," said Rep. Elijah Cummings.

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U.S. ramping up probe against Julian Assange, WikiLeaks says

Federal prosecutors have formally approached people in the U.S., Germany and Iceland and pressed them to testify against Assange, according to WikiLeaks.

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Hakeem Jeffries defends calling Trump 'Grand Wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'

"I don't believe that the president is a card-carrying member of the KKK," Jeffries said.

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First Read's Morning Clips: GOP floats another DACA trial balloon

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