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Here are the top highlights from transcripts released in the impeachment inquiry

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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QAnon candidates: Fringe conspiracy theory moves closer to political mainstream

At least four candidates have shared QAnon messaging online or in person, suggesting the conspiracy theory is shifting from the internet to the campaign trail.

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Longtime New York Republican Rep. Pete King announces retirement

King had served his Long Island congressional district since 1993.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on Dreamers in case against Trump's move to end DACA

The fate of nearly a million young people is at stake in one of the most important cases before the justices this term.

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How a little-known GOP lawmaker became a point man in Trump's impeachment defense

In the transcripts made public, no Republican has spoken more than Rep. Lee Zeldin, who appears more than 550 times.

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Nikki Haley says Kelly, Tillerson tried to get her to resist Trump to 'save the country'

Haley said, the men "confided in me that when they resisted the president, they weren't being insubordinate, they were trying to save the country."

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Doctors, hospitals take up arms against Democrats' health care changes

The debate over various "Medicare for All" plans has gripped the presidential primary contest.

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Democrats push back on GOP efforts to have whistleblower, Hunter Biden testify

"I think the Republicans are making an issue of anything that they think will give them some gravitas," Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., told ABC.

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GOP Rep.: If 'murderers' and 'rapists' get due process, Trump should too

"There's a reason we let murderers and robbers and rapists go free when their due process rights have been violated," he said.

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Rep. Himes accuses Republicans of a false equivalency between Trump, Biden on Ukraine

"What the president did was wrong and impeachable," the Connecticut Democrat said in an exclusive interview with "Meet the Press."

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GOP senator: Trump advisers had to 'convince' Trump to release Ukraine aid

Most of Trump's "advisers wanted the military aid released," Johnson said, adding they tried to find any way to "convince" him to do so.

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Could Trump's re-election go up in a puff of smoke? Vapers say watch out.

E-cigarette users are banding together politically, forging a new constituency of passionate single-issue voters.

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GOP wants Hunter Biden, whistleblower to testify at impeachment hearing

A longtime business associate of Hunter Biden's, Devon Archer, is also on the list of requested witnesses that GOP Rep. Devin Nunes sent to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff.

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Three Senate Republicans aren't defending Trump from impeachment. Here's why.

Romney, Collins and Murkowski have refused to sign a resolution denouncing the House Democratic effort.

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Rep. Jim Jordan tapped by GOP leader to grill witnesses at impeachment hearing

The Ohio lawmaker got the nod a day after a second man accused him of ignoring abuse while working as a wrestling coach at Ohio State University.

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Bolton knows about 'many relevant meetings and conversations' on Ukraine that lawmakers might be unaware of, his lawyer says

Bolton's lawyer made the disclosure in a letter explaining why the former national security adviser says he needs a court order to be able to testify.

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'Absent yourself': Transcripts reveal what Schiff told Gaetz when he crashed secure hearing

There was a tense back-and-forth when Republicans who didn't belong were in the room during impeachment inquiry testimony.

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Whistleblower's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to White House over Trump's attacks

"Let me be clear: should any harm befall any suspected named whistleblower or their family, the blame will rest squarely with your client," Andrew Bakaj wrote.

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Mick Mulvaney defies subpoena, skips impeachment deposition

The White House chief of staff had been scheduled to appear Friday for closed-door congressional testimony.

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Bloomberg's 2020 flirtation shows instability in the Democratic race

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.