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Top Democratic senator requests probe into border wall contracts

The request from Sen. Jack Reed follows the awarding of a $400 million contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel, a company whose work has been touted by Trump.

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Why the House impeachment standard would never survive the criminal justice system

Legal analysis: Should the lawmakers have taken into account what might happen during a Senate trial?

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Lawyers say border agents keep writing false addresses on migrant papers, undermining asylum cases

Lawyers for migrants are filing a Supreme Court brief saying El Paso border agents are undermining asylum cases by using false addresses on migrant papers.

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Impeachment of President Donald Trump: By the numbers

Dozens of witnesses and depositions, many hours of testimony, endless speeches by lawmakers.

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Democratic debate in December: Everything you need to know

The event in Los Angeles will feature the fewest candidates on stage — 7 — of any previous face off.

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Impeachment is historic and dramatic — but it hasn't changed anything

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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McConnell says Pelosi 'too afraid' to send impeachment articles to Senate

A trial of Trump can't begin in the Senate until it receives the abuse of power and obstruction measures passed by the House on Wednesday.

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Trump-ally Mark Meadows won't run for re-election next year

Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina said in a statement that his "work with President Trump and his administration is only beginning."

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'A stable political base': Biden remains at the top of the Dem field, NBC/WSJ poll finds

Warren loses ground gained in autumn surge, Sanders has enthusiasm edge.

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Trump pays a historic price for doing business his way: Impeachment

Analysis: While the president and GOP loyalists insist he is a blameless victim, there will now be a big black asterisk emblazoned next to his name in ledger of American history.

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Tulsi Gabbard votes 'present' on Trump impeachment articles

The Democratic presidential candidate said she could not in "good conscience" vote for or against impeachment.

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Court strikes down Obamacare's individual mandate as unconstitutional

The Trump administration backed an effort by Republican attorneys general to invalidate the Affordable Care Act.

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NBC/WSJ poll: Public remains split on Trump's impeachment and ouster from office

About half of all voters also say they are certain to vote against the president next November.

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The 10 best lines from the full House impeachment debate

Dozens of House members uttered tens of thousands of words during Wednesday's — still ongoing — historic impeachment debate. Here are some of the buzziest.

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Bloomberg says Democratic candidates, including Biden, don't have right experience

"The presidency shouldn't be a training job," Bloomberg said. "You need somebody who comes in and knows how to run an organization."

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New Trump admin rule would further limit immigrants' eligibility for asylum

DUIs, drug paraphernalia possession, and unlawful receipt of public benefits would be among seven triggers barring migrants from even applying for asylum.

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Supreme Court to decide scope of church immunity to employment lawsuits

Lower courts have generally held that employees who perform any religious function cannot sue for job discrimination, whether they are considered ministers or not.

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Impeachment caps a dark and dysfunctional decade in American politics

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 on impeachment: 'Can you believe...'

The president took to Twitter ahead of historic action expected in the House of Representatives.

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On impeachment day, Schiff condemns Trump's 'lack of morality'

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee spoke out after the president attacked him in a rambling six-page letter to Pelosi.