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Caucus Night: What to watch for in Iowa's key counties

Iowa is home to different kinds of communities and voters. Monday's results could offer a glimpse of how the Democratic electorate feels about the 2020 field.

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NBC/WSJ poll: Country remains divided over Trump's impeachment trial

Majorities of Americans believe the president abused his power and obstructed Congress but split over whether it was enough to remove him.

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With live music and booze, Sanders draws massive crowd to party-like Iowa campaign event

3,000 people turned out for his rally in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night, dwarfing attendance figures for events held by rival campaigns.

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Des Moines Register pulls gold-standard Iowa Poll after potential issue

The highly anticipated poll was suppressed after Pete Buttigieg's name may have been left off of a list of candidates read to some respondents.

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Yang turns to large number of out-of-state supporters in Iowa bid

Many of the campaign's precinct captains have never been to a caucus and aren't residents — in a state where the local touch can matter.

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Black women in Iowa say they may sit out this year's caucus

Some say candidates have reached out more to the state's rural areas. "And in rural Iowa, there's no black people."

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With Iowa on the line, Buttigieg leans into his faith

Mere days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses, the former South Bend mayor has made morality and theology a key part of his closing pitch.

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Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch retires from State Department

She was a key figure in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

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Senate vote on calling witnesses fails, ushering in trial endgame

Democrats has pressed to hear testimony from witnesses like ex-national security adviser John Bolton.

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Trump admin expands travel ban with new restrictions for six countries

The restrictions cover citizens of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. Five of six have large Muslim populations.

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New DNC debate rules open door for Bloomberg to make stage

For the Feb. 19 debate hosted by NBC News/MSNBC in Las Vegas, the party scrapped requirements that candidates have tens of thousands of individual donors..

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GOP Sen. Murkowski says she will vote against witnesses, calls impeachment articles 'rushed and flawed'

The Alaska senator's decision likely dooms Democrats' hopes of calling witnesses in impeachment trial

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Supreme Court sets arguments on Trump taxes, financial records in cases that could yield major rulings

The justices could issue important decisions on the power of the House of Representatives and the president.

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Iowa voters echo concerns about Buttigieg's ability to win beyond the caucuses

Even if he gets a significant boost from Iowa, the last weeks of his campaign in the state have clarified challenges he faces going forward.

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Hillary Clinton isn't running, but she hasn't gone away (even if some might like her to)

"Wouldn't we like to run against her?" Trump asked at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Trump impeachment trial: Senate votes loom on witnesses, Trump's fate

The Senate vote on witnesses Friday could end in a tie, but it's considered unlikely the chief justice would decide the question.

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Iowa could be Biden's last best chance to halt Sanders' rise

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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John Delaney ends presidential campaign

In a statement, the moderate former congressman warned about nominating progressives like Warren or Sanders.

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Sanders, Biden are neck-and-neck in new NBC/WSJ national poll

The two Democratic presidential contenders are statistically tied but Sanders has an edge in loyalty of his supporters.

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GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander, key impeachment vote, to reveal decision on witnesses tonight

Alexander is one of a handful of Republican senators who may vote to hear from witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial.