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Nevada Democratic presidential debate: Everything you need to know

The Las Vegas debate, featuring six candidates, is the last before the Nevada caucuses

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Mike Bloomberg bets on zigging while other presidential candidates are zagging

A late entrant into the Democratic presidential race, the former New York City mayor is making a billion-dollar bet that the old rules no longer apply.

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Trump grants clemency to former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

The football icon pleaded guilty to a felony charge in 1998 related to a payment to former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards to help secure a casino license.

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Here's what Michael Bloomberg joining the debate stage means for Wednesday night

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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Kenan Thompson, Hasan Minhaj to headline White House Correspondents' Dinner

Minhaj headlined the 2017 dinner.

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Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate

The late entrant to the presidential race got the final poll he needed to make the debate stage in Las Vegas.

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Early voting a boon for Las Vegas Strip workers

Las Vegas Strip workers don't need to travel far to cast their votes ahead of Saturday's caucuses.

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Warren: Sanders 'has a lot of questions to answer' about supporters' attacks

"That is not how we build an inclusive Democratic party. ... We do not build on a foundation of hate," Warren says after threats made to union that criticized his healthcare plan.

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Bolton book remains stuck in White House classification review

A Bolton adviser says the delay is "more about suppressing" the former national security adviser's book than concerns over classified information.

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Sanders, trying to head off Bloomberg threat, finds his billionaire foil

Sanders is juggling a fight for the nomination on two fronts, competing in early states but attempting to blunt Bloomberg's Super Tuesday strategy.

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Democrats who don't want Sanders will have to sort out a muddle in the middle

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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Sanders' opposition to the Iraq War was more complicated than he presents

While Congress was debating how much authority to give the Bush administration, Sanders was more concerned with unilateralism than questioning WMDs.

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These prosecutors want radical criminal justice change. Barr is fighting to stop them.

With progressive district attorneys on the march, Attorney General William Barr delivered a blistering attack speech.

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Kellyanne Conway says Trump 'works hand in glove' with Barr

The top White House aide's remarks come amid blowback over the Justice Department backtracking on its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone.

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Buttigieg hits back: I won't 'take lectures on family values' from Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh suggested Americans wouldn't elect Buttigieg because he is gay, saying, "How's this going to look ... on stage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump?"

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Bernie Sanders hits a voter ceiling

Skeptics will note that Sanders was likely hurt by the large field of candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire that gave the vote more places to go.

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A powerful Ukrainian is playing both sides of Giuliani's Ukraine project

Ukraine official Arsen Avakov communicated with Guiliani pal Parnas, but also warned Amb. Yovanovitch that Giuliani wanted her ousted as U.S. ambassador.

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Trump pushed CIA to find, kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets

When the CIA gave Trump a list of major terror leaders to kill, he said he'd never heard of them. Instead he focused on a target with a famous name.

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Biden calls on Sanders to take accountability for supporters' threats

The message comes after the powerful Culinary Workers Union said supporters of the Vermont senator had "viciously attacked" its members.

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LA County built its new voting machines from scratch. Will they be ready?

The county has been in a race against the clock to shore up vulnerabilities in its system ahead of the California Democratic primary.