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Trump impeachment trial: What to expect from the Q&A phase

Senators will have 16 hours to grill lawyers from the White House and the House managers before deciding whether to hear from witnesses.

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Dutch Trump superfan who claimed he surveilled Ambassador Yovanovitch told people he was DEA

Interviews with a half-dozen people who know Anthony de Caluwe and documents obtained by NBC News show that the Trump superfan has a shadowy past.

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Connecticut investigates HUD-funded landlord who rented infested homes to poor families

Connecticut's attorney general said his investigation was prompted by the federal government's failure to swiftly protect tenants.

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Trump accuses Democrats of 'deranged partisan crusades' as impeachment trial heats up

As the impeachment trial picks up speed in Washington, Trump attacked Democrats at a campaign rally and urged supporters to flip the House in November.

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Bloomberg dogged by awkward canine encounter

"Hmm shake my paw, not my teeth," the Twitter account for Elizabeth Warren's dog tweeted at the former New York City mayor.

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Does China's Huawei really pose a threat to national security?

The Trump admin argues China's Huawei should be banned from building 5g networks. But some U.S. allies, and even some U.S. intel officials, don't agree.

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Trump Middle East peace plan expands Israeli territory, offers path to Palestinian statehood

Elements of the plan, which the president announced at a White House event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have already been publicly criticized by Palestinians.

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GOP senators to meet to discuss calling witnesses in Trump trial

The lawmakers are also expected to discuss the issue of the president potentially using executive privilege to block testimony.

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Trump impeachment trial live coverage: The president's defense begins day 3

Trump's defense team will wrap up its arguments Tuesday.

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For the GOP on impeachment, it's Trump's way or the highway

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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The first vote of 2020 ends Tuesday, in Texas

Voters in a state house district in the Houston suburbs are set to deliver the first electoral decision of the year — and both parties are watching closely.

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'Women win': Warren takes on gender in final stretch before Iowa caucuses

Less than a week from the Iowa caucuses, Elizabeth Warren is leaning in on the gender question.

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Dershowitz says 'nothing' impeachable about Bolton allegations

In an unpublished manuscript obtained by the New York Times, Bolton claims Trump said he wouldn't release Ukraine aid without Biden investigations.

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State Dept. boots NPR reporter from trip after Pompeo spat

A different NPR reporter said last week that Pompeo berated her after she asked him about Ukraine.

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Trump's Senate impeachment trial: What happened on Day 6

The Bidens and Burisma, Ken Starr, Rudy Giuliani and more came into play in the proceedings against the president.

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Trump impeachment defense team turns attention to Bidens, Burisma

During the defense arguments on Monday, Pam Bondi became the first member of the White House legal team to bring up the Bidens.

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In 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court allows Trump plan to deny green cards to those who might need gov't aid

DHS said last year that it would expand the definition of "public charge," to be applied to people whose immigration to the U.S. could be denied because of a concern that they would primarily depend on the government.

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GOP senators under pressure for witness testimony at Trump trial after Bolton revelations

At least four Republicans would need to support Democrats' call for witnesses in a vote expected last this week.

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Here's why Sanders is rising — and how he could win

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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Trump impeachment trial live coverage: The president's defense begins day 2 of arguments

An explosive report alleges ex-national security adviser John Bolton says in his unpublished book that Trump personally tied aid for Ukraine to an investigation of the Bidens.